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Grade Beam Design Based on ACI 318-99

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 3 ksi
REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 60 ksi
SQUIRE PAD SIZE B = 8 ft
T = 24 in
GRADE BEAM SIZE W = 60 in
D = 24 in
COLUMN DISTANCE L = 22 ft
GRADE BEAM EXTENSION Le = 5 ft
AXIAL LOADS PD,1 = 25 kips PD,2 = 25 kips (Dead Load)
PL,1 = 15 kips PL,2 = 15 kips (Live Load)
PE,1 = -30 kips PE,2 = 30 kips (Seismic Load)
SEISMIC SHEAR LOADS VE,1 = 50 kips VE,2 = 30 kips (Seismic Load)
SEISMIC MOMENTS ME,1 = 50 ft-kips ME,2 = 50 ft-kips (Seismic Load)

ALLOW SOIL PRESSURE Qa = 2.5 ksf

PAD REINFORCING 10 # 8 @ 9 o.c., Each Way, Bottom.

GRADE BEAM LONGITUDINAL REINFORCING

TOP 7 # 8
( d = 19.88 in )
( 1 Layer)
BOTTOM 7 # 8
( d = 19.88 in )
( 1 Layer)
GRADE BEAM HOOPS (ACI 21.3.3)
LOCATION AT END AT SPLICE
LENGTH 48 in 55 in
0.5
( 2h ) MAX{0.075fydb/[(fc') (c+Ktr)/db], 12}
BAR 4 Legs # 5 4 Legs # 5
(Legs to alternate long bars supported, ACI 7.10.5.3)
SPACING @ 4 in o.c. @ 4 in o.c.
MIN(d/4, 8db, 24dt, 12) MIN(d/4, 4)

THE GRADE BEAM DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
CHECK OVERTURNING AT CENTER BOTTOM OF PAD 2
MO = ME,1 + ME,2 + (VE,1+VE,2)(D+T) - PE,1L = 1080.0 ft-kips
2
MR = (PD,1 + conc B T) L + 0.5conc(L + 2Le) L D W = 2028.4 > MO / 0.9 = 1200 ft-kips [Satisfactory]

CHECK SOIL BEARING CAPACITY

0 M O P D , 2 PL ,2 CONC SOIL B T 0.5WDL

2

Q MAX 2
2
2.46 ksf < 4/3 Qa [Satisfactory]
B L B

where 0 = 2.2
(CBC 1633A.2.12)
conc = 0.15 kcf
soil = 0.11 kcf

CHECK PAD FLEXURAL REINFORCING

Mu
0.85 f 'c 1 1
0.383B d 2 f '

c 0.0011 <
fy provd = 0.0041

where d= 20.00 in
Qu,max = 1.5 Qmax = 3.69 ksf
Mu = 0.125 (B-W) 2 B Qu,max = 181 ft-kips
max = 0.0160 (ACI 10.2.7.3 & 10.3.3)
min = 0.0018 (ACI 7.12.2.1) [Satisfactory]
 (cont'd)
CHECK PAD ONE WAY SHEAR CAPACITY
Vu < Vn [Satisfactory]
where Vu = 0.5 (B - W) B Qu,max - d B Qu,max = 0.0 kips
Vn = 2 d B (fc')0.5 = 178.8 kips
= 0.85

CHECK GB SECTION REQUIREMENTS (ACI 21.3.1)

Pu = VE,1 - VE,2 = 20 kips < 0.1Agfc' = 432 kips [Satisfactory]
Ln=L - B = 14.00 ft > 4d= 6.63 ft [Satisfactory]
W/D= 2.50 > 0.3 [Satisfactory]
W = 60 in > 10 in [Satisfactory]
< B+1.5D = 132 in [Satisfactory]

CHECK GB FLEXURAL REQUIREMENTS

(ACI 21.3.2.1) top = 0.005 > min=MIN[3(fc')0.5/fy, 200/fy ]= 0.003 [Satisfactory]

< max = 0.025 [Satisfactory]
bot = 0.005 > min = 0.003 [Satisfactory]
< max = 0.025 [Satisfactory]
(ACI 21.3.2.2) Mn,top > (1/2)Mn,bot [Satisfactory]
Mn,bot = bot bd fy (1 - 0.588bot fy/fc') =
2
where 520 ft-kips > Mu,bot / [Satisfactory]
Mn,top = top bd2fy (1 - 0.588top fy/fc') = 520 ft-kips > Mu,top / [Satisfactory]
= 0.9
Mu,bot = ME,1 + 0.5VE,1 D = 100 ft-kips
Mu,top = ME,2 + 0.5VE,2 D = 80 ft-kips

CHECK GB SHEAR STRENGTH (ACI 21.3.4)

Ve = (Mpr, top + Mpr,bot) / Ln = 91.4 kips < 8(fc')0.5bd = 391.9 kips [Satisfactory]
< [2(fc')0.5bd + Avfyd/s ] = 375.2 kips [Satisfactory]
Mpr,top = top bd fy (1.25 - 0.919top fy/fc') =
2
where 640 ft-kips
Mpr,bot = bot bd2fy (1.25 - 0.919bot fy/fc') = 640 ft-kips
= 0.75 (ACI 9.3.2.3)
Av = 1.24 in2