CORBEL DESIGN

(degs)
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45

F ed /f cd xdxb w
a'/d=1
0.429
0.400
0.371
0.343
0.315
0.288
0.262
0.236
0.211
0.187
0.164
0.143
0.122
0.103
0.085
0.068
0.053
0.040
0.028
0.018
0.010
0.005
0.001
0.000

a'/d=.9
0.458
0.429
0.401
0.373
0.345
0.318
0.292
0.266
0.240
0.216
0.192
0.169
0.147
0.126
0.107
0.089
0.072
0.056
0.043
0.030
0.020
0.011
0.005
0.000

a'/d=.8
0.487
0.459
0.431
0.403
0.375
0.348
0.321
0.295
0.269
0.244
0.219
0.195
0.172
0.150
0.129
0.109
0.091
0.073
0.057
0.042
0.029
0.018
0.008
0.000

a'/d=.7
0.516
0.488
0.461
0.433
0.405
0.378
0.351
0.324
0.298
0.272
0.247
0.222
0.198
0.174
0.152
0.130
0.110
0.090
0.072
0.054
0.039
0.024
0.011
0.000

a'/d=.6
0.545
0.518
0.490
0.463
0.435
0.408
0.381
0.354
0.327
0.300
0.274
0.248
0.223
0.198
0.174
0.151
0.129
0.107
0.086
0.067
0.048
0.031
0.015
0.000

a'/d=.5
0.574
0.547
0.520
0.493
0.466
0.438
0.411
0.383
0.356
0.328
0.301
0.275
0.248
0.222
0.197
0.172
0.147
0.124
0.101
0.079
0.057
0.037
0.018
0.000

MATERIAL PROPERTIES
fck=
30

MPa

fyk=

500
GEOMETRICAL PROPERTIES
d=
550
b=
350
ac=
200

MPa
mm
mm
mm

Effective Depth of the Corbel

Distance from the Column Face

ah=

75
mm
Distance from the Tension Tie
a'=
215
mm
BEARING PROPERTIES
(Select the Cross-Section; Put "X" in one of the yellow boxes)
In Case of Circular Cross-Section
D=
100
mm
(diameter)
In Case of Rectangular Cross-Section
x
b=
350
mm
a=
120
mm
LOADS
Fed=
400
kN
Hed=

80

kN

BEARING CHECK
Safe Bearing Stress=
Actual Bearing Stress=

12.67
9.52

MPa
MPa

0.48(1-fck/250)fck>Fed/A
0.48(1-fck/250)fck
Fed/A

OK
CONCRETE STRUT
8.98

fcd=

MPa

Fed/(fcdxdxbw)=

0.231
0.39
In order to find

a'/d=
=

Ftd'=

35.5
MAIN TENSION STEEL
640.78

As,main=

1473.06
Number of Bars
Diameter of Bars
As,provided=
1608.50

OK

kN
mm2
2
32
mm2

Fed(cot()+0.2)
Ftd'/(0.87xfyk)
pcs
mm

USE 2 32

HORIZONTAL LINKS
As,links>0.5 As,main
0.5*As,main=

Use the Table Above

o

736.53
Number of Bars
Diameter of Bars
As,links=
804.25

Condition for Link Design

mm2
4
16
mm2

pcs
mm

OK

USE 4 16

a'/d=.4
0.603
0.577
0.550
0.523
0.496
0.468
0.440
0.412
0.385
0.357
0.329
0.301
0.274
0.246
0.219
0.193
0.166
0.141
0.115
0.091
0.067
0.044
0.021
0.000

in one of the yellow boxes)

fck>Fed/A