Wall Design ACI318M-02

Bearing
Designed by ACI Section 14.5

Tham & Wong VN

Project:

Date
Designed By

16.09.2007
Joseph Cin

Example 01

Shear Wall Design (ACI318M-02)

Marking: W1 from Basement to Ground Floor
1. Input Data
Ultimate Axial Load
Ultimate Moment
Ultimate Base Shear Force
Minmum Moment

Unsupported wall height

Wall thickness
Wall length
effective depth

Pu =
Mu
Vu
Mmin
fy
fc'

=
=
=
=
=

lu
t
lw

=
=
=
=
d=

2539 kN
0 kN-m
0 kN
kN-m
390 N/mm2
37 N/mm2
0.75
4200
200
2800
2240

mm
mm
mm
mm

Ag = 560000 mm2
Slenderness ratio =
14
Minimum Thickness of Wall
tmin =
210 mm
2. Does the shear reinforcement require?
Shear capacity of concrete

Vc =

341 kN

< Vu

Shear reinforcement is not required, provide the

minimum

3. Minimum steel required

Minimun horizontal rebar Asmin =
Minimum vertical steel Asmin =

1120 mm
672 mm

Max horizontal rebar spacing =

450 mm

Max vertical rebar spacing =

450 mm

Select horizontal rebar diameter =

Select horizontal rebar spacing
s=

10 mm
200 mm

4. Spacing Limit

5. Select the horizontal rebar.

Provided horizontal rebar area

As =

Required horizontal rebar capacity Vsreq =

Provided shear link (horizontal rebar) capacity Vsprov =

1758 mm2

OK

NA kN
65 kN

OK

Design Assumption
1. Vertical and horizontal rebars were provided at each face of the wall. (i.e provided in two layers.)

References
1. American Concrete Institute Committee 318. 2002. "Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318M-02) and Commetary (ACI318RM-02)". USA.
2. J.G.MacGregor. J.K.Wight. 2005. "Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design". 4th Edition. SI Edition by S.Teng, I. Paulus. Pearson. Singapore.