Reinforced Concrete Wall
Based on AS3600 2018
Table of Contents
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Wall parameters
Wall height, Hw
Wall length
Wall thickness
Vertical reo
Horizontal reo
Layers
Cover
Area steel
Concrete strength
Steel strength
Effective height
Vertical lateral restraint
Rotational restraint
k , Hwe=kHwe
Simplified design method
Applied axial load, N*
Design axial stress
Hwe / t
Simplified method allowed?
Axial loading (simplified method)
Slab continuity
Percentage load from floors above
Eccentricity
Additional eccentricity, ea=Hwe2/2500tw
Capacity reduction factor, Φ
Design capacity, ΦNu
Axial check, N*/ΦNu
In Plane Shear loading (simplified method)
Applied shear, V*
Max capacity, Vu,max
Concrete shear, Vuc
Steel shear, Vus
Capacity reduction factor, Φ
Shear capacity, ΦVu
Shear check, V*/ΦVu
Minimum reinforcement
Vertical, ρv,min =
Horizontal unrestrained, ρh,min
Horizontal restrained, ρh,minor =
Horizontal restrained, ρh,moderate =
Horizontal restrained, ρh,strong =
*Note, for exposure classification B1, B2, C1, C2 a strong degree of crack control is always required
Dowels in prefabricated walls
Area vertical reo, Ast,wall
Ductility factor μ > 1.0?
Dowel diameter, db,dowel
Dowel min spacing