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Item
Dowel design

Date

Checker

10-May-07 Tayeb Kazemi

Contact Email
Tayeb.kazemi@stskconsulting.co.uk

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F
G

d
S.d

Diagram 1

Position of
max bending
moment

moment Diagram

S.d
Diagram 2

Diagram 3

The reaction is assumed as a uniform stress (s) and therefore the uniform load on the bar is
S.d.
Input Data
Applied force (F) -SLS:
Gap (G):
Embedded length (L):
Dowel Bar diameter (d):
Elastic modulus of dowel:

30
200
300
50
200

kN
mm
mm
mm
kN/mm2

Concrete strength: 40 N/mm2

Dowel bar strength: 650 N/mm2

M0: 1.00

Resolve forces horizontally (diagram 2):

S.d.x = F + S.d (L-x)

x = (F + S.d.L) / (2 S.d)

= F/(2 S.d) + L/2

Take moment about x/2 from surface:

F(G + x/2) = S.d (L-x) ( L/2)

(2)

Substitute x from (1) in (2)

F(G + F/ (4S.d) + L/4) = S.d.L(L-F / (2S.d) - L/2) / 2
or
(S.d)2 L2 /4 -S.d (FG+FL/2) - F2/4 = 0
Solve for S,

( F .G+
S=

Therefore:

S1 =
S2 =

9.7
-0.4

L. F
L . F 2 F 2 . L2
) ( F . G+
)
2
2
4
2
L .d
2

N/mm
N/mm

Limiting comp. stress in concrete k1fck = 0.6 fck =

S=

TK

OUTPUT

Design of Dowel Bar

BS EN 1992-1-1
Cl 7.2

Apr-12

9.7
24

N/mm
N/mm2

OK

(1)

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Allowable compressive stress in steel = 0.75 fy =

F = S.d .y

Moment:

Therefore

y = F/(S.d)

M = F (G + y) - S.d.y2/2

61.6

6.92

kN

OK

mm

Stresses in the Dowel bar are as follows:

Idowel = d4 / 64 =

Bending stress = M.d / (2 I)

Therefore bending stress =

Shear stress = VEd / A

306796 mm4

564.191 N/mm2

Limiting compressive stress in steel = fy /M0 =

=

650 N/mm2

M 03

OK

A =d /4

15.2789 N/mm2

Allowable shear stress:

= 375.278 N/mm2

OK

Assume the fixity to be at 2.d to estimate the deflection.

=

4.400

mm

Summary of results and checks against failure:

Item
Concrete compression
Steel compression
Bending stress
Shear stress
Deflection

Allowable (N/mm2)
24.00
487.5
650
375.3
-

Applied (N/mm)
9.7
9.7
564.2
15.3
4.400

VEd = F

M0 = 1.0

Deflection:

defl = F (G + 2.d)3 / (3.E.I)

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OUTPUT

487.5 N/mm2

Maximum moment occurs where shear is zero

BS EN 1993-1-1
CL. 6.2.6

Apr-12

Status
OK
OK
OK
OK

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