DESIGN OF CORBEL :

Reference Book : Concrete Bridge Practice --- V.K.Raina

Data :
Grade of Concerte
=
M-35
Yield stress value of Steel fsy
=
4150
kg/cm2
Ultimate shear value,Vu =
630.13
T
{Vu = 1.25DL+2.5LL} ---not recommended by any code.
Hu
=
35.95 T
Hu=1.7 x
actual horizontal force in working load condition if clearly defined but not l
ess than 0.2xVu.
a
=
110.00 cm
width of cantilever/corbel,b
=
280.00 cm
s
=
110.00 cm
h
=
180.00 cm
d' = h-cover-dia./2
=
172.50
cm
d =0.8 of effective depth d' ( 0.8*d' )
=
138.00 cm
28-day standard cylinder strength of con
crete, fc'
=
0.8 of cube strength
=
0.8 * 350
=
280.00 kg/cm2
m
=
1.4
for concrete pla
ced monolithically across interface.
Condition :
"shear span to effective depth ratio", a
/d'
<=
1.0
110/172.5
<=
1.0
0.637681159
<=
1.0
Hence C
orbel.
Design steps :
step 1:

Ensure s/d'
110/172.5
0.637681159

>=
>=
>=

0.5
0.5
0.5

Hence O

.K.
step 2:

Vu/(bd) <=
0.15 fc'
630130/(280*172.5)
<=
13.04616977
<=
42

0.15*280
kg/cm^2

, Hence O.K.
=

step 3:
Vu/(0.85*fsy*m)

Calculate shear-friction reinf. Avf

=

630130 / (0.85 *4150*1.4

127.6

step 4:
Hu/(0.85*fsy)

cm2

Calculate direct-tension reinf. At

=
=

35950 / (0.85 *4150)

10.2
cm2

step 5:
Calculate flexural-tension reinf. Af
[Vu*a + Hu*(h-d')] / (0.85*fsy*d)
=
[630130*110+35950*(180-1
72.5)] / ( 0.85*4150*138)
=
142.95 cm2
=

>=

step 6:
(Af + At)

Calculate flexural-tension reinf. As

>=
>=
OR

As
>=
>=

OR

As

(142.95+10.2)
153.15 cm2
>=
(2/3*Avf + At)
(2/3*127.6+10.2)
95.27 cm2
>=
(0.04*fc'/fsy)*b

*d'
>=

(0.04*280/4150)*280*172.

5
>=
130.36 cm2
Provide largest of these value As
=

153.15 cm2

step 7: Calculate total section area Ah of stirrups (closed ties) to be

provided horizontally, one below other,below and next to As
Ah

>=
>=
>=
OR Ah >=
>=
>=
Provide largest
71.48

0.5*Af
0.5 * 142.95
71.48 cm2
0.333*Avf
0.333 * 127.6
42.5
cm2
of the two Ah

cm2

These stirrups shall be provided below 'As' and within a depth o

f 2/3*d' =1150mm below 'As', as indicated in fig.
step 8: Calculate area of vertical stirrups,in the cantilever portion Av
% of tension reinforcement
=
100*As/(b*d)
=
100*153.15/(280*138)
=
0.4
%
permissible shear stress tc
=
3.388 kg/cm2
shear strength Vc
=
tc*b*d/1
000
=
130.92 T
Av
=
0.5*{p*(Vu-Vc)/(fsy*d)}
=
0.5*{p*(630130-130920)/(
4150*138)}
=
0.4358 p
pitch,p
for 6L TOR10 strirrups
=
6*0.785/0.4358
=
10.81319179
cm
~
135
mm