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EXAMPLE AS 3600-09 Wall-002 - 1
EXAMPLE AS 3600-09 Wall-002

P-M INTERACTION CHECK FOR A WALL
EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The Demand/Capacity ratio for a given axial load and moment are tested in this
example. A reinforced concrete wall is subjected to a factored axial load P
u
=
11175 kN and moments M
uy
= 12564 kN-m. This wall is reinforced as noted
below. The design capacity ratio is checked by hand calculations and the results
are compared with ETABS 2013 program results.
GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING


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EXAMPLE AS 3600-09 Wall-002 - 2








TECHNICAL FEATURES OF ETABS 2013 TESTED
Demand/Capacity Ratio for a General Reinforcing pier section.

RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are hand calculated and compared with ETABS 2013 design
check.
Output Parameter
ETABS
2013 Independent
Percent
Difference
Wall Demand/Capacity Ratio 0.999

1.00 0.10%
COMPUTER FILE: AS 3600-09 WALL-002
CONCLUSION
The ETABS 2013 result shows an acceptable comparison with the independent
result.
Material Properties
E = 25000 MPa

= 0.2
Section Properties Design Properties
f
c
= 30 MPa

f
y
= 460 MPa
tb = 200 mm
H = 2500 mm
d = 2400 mm
s = 460 mm
As1= As5 = 4-35M+2-20M (4600 mm^2)
As2, As3, As4, As5 = 2-20M (600 mm^2)


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EXAMPLE AS 3600-09 Wall-002 - 3
HAND CALCULATION
Wall Strength Determined as follows:

1) A value of e = 1124.3 mm was determined using /
u u
e M P = where
u
M and
u
P were
taken from the ETABS 2013 test model PMM interaction diagram for the pier, P1.
Values for
u
M and
u
P were taken near the balanced condition and large enough to
produce a flexural D/C ratio very close to or equal to one. The depth to the neutral
axis, c, was determined by iteration using an excel spreadsheet so that equations 1 and
2 below were equal.

2) From the equation of equilibrium:

= +
n c s
P C C T
where

= 0.85 = 0.85 30 300 = 7650
'
c c
C f ab a a - -

c
C = +
cw cf
C C , where
cw
C and
cf
C are the area of the concrete web and flange in
compression
( )
' = 0.85 200 200
cw c
C f a
( )
' = 0.85 200 2500
cf c
C f
( ) ( ) ( )
' ' ' ' ' ' = + +
1 1 2 2 3 3
0.85 0.85 0.85
s s c s c s c
C A f f A f f A f f
= + +
4 4 5 5 6 6 s s s s s s
T A f A f A f
( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
' ' ' ' = + + +
' ' ' ' + + + +
1 1 1
2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
0.85 8 8 0.85 8 98 0.85
0.85 0.85
n c c s c
s c s c s s s s s s
P f a f A f f
A f f A f f A f A f A f
(Eqn. 1)

3) Taking moments about A
s6
:
( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
(
| |
' + + +
( |
=
\ .
(
'
(
+

1
2
2 3 4 5
'
1
2
4 3 2
f
cf cw f s
n
s s s s
a t
C d d C d t C d d
P
e
C s C s T s T s
(Eqn. 2)
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EXAMPLE AS 3600-09 Wall-002 - 4
where ( )
' ' =
1 1 1
0.85
s s c
C A f f , ( )
' ' = 0.85
sn n sn c
C A f f , =
sn sn sn
T f A , and the bar strains
are determined below. The plastic centroid is at the center of the section, '' d
2500 200
2

= = 1150 mm

' '' = + = + = 1124.3 1150 2274.3 e e d mm

(4) Using c = 1341.6 mm (from iteration)

= | = =
1
0.851341.6 1140.4 a c mm

5) Assuming the extreme fiber strain equals 0.003 and c = 1341.6 mm, the steel stresses
and strains can be calculated. When the bar strain exceeds the yield strain, then
s y
f f = :
' | |
c =
|
\ .
1
0.003
s
c d
c
= 0.00278; = c s
s s y
f E F ;
1 s
f = 460.0 MPa
' | |
c =
|
\ .
2
0.003
s
c s d
c
= 0.00199
2 s
f = 398.7 MPa
' | |
c =
|
\ .
3
2
0.003
s
c s d
c
= 0.00121
3 s
f = 242.2 MPa
| |
c = c
|

\ .
4 6
2
s s
d c s
d c
= 0.00080
4 s
f = 160.3 MPa
| |
c = c
|

\ .
5 6 s s
d c s
d c
= 0.00158
5 s
f = 16.8 MPa
| |
c =
|
\ .
6
0.003
s
d c
c
= 0.00237
6 s
f = 460.0 MPa

Substituting in Eqn. 1 and 2 and iterating the value of the neutral axis depth until the
two equations are equal give,

=
n1
P 17192 kN
=
n2
P 17192 kN

n n
M Pe = = 17192(1124.3) / 1000000 = 19329 kN-m

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EXAMPLE AS 3600-09 Wall-002 - 5
6) Calculate | ,
( ) | = = 0.65 17 1 7 92 5 1 11
n
P kN
( ) | = = 0.65 19329 12564
n
M kN-m