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B. Singh, S.K. Kaushik, K.F. Naveen and S. Sharma 470: 5. Design of Ties

The document discusses the design of bearing plates and ties in a strut-and-tie model. It determines the size of bearing plates needed at support locations based on permissible bearing stresses. It assumes a size of 600x500 mm for all bearing plates. It calculates the bearing stress at the interior support and verifies it is less than the allowable stress. It then specifies providing bearing plates of this size at all supports. It also calculates the steel reinforcement area required for specific ties based on tensile forces and yield strength, and specifies the reinforcement to provide.

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B. Singh, S.K. Kaushik, K.F. Naveen and S. Sharma 470: 5. Design of Ties

The document discusses the design of bearing plates and ties in a strut-and-tie model. It determines the size of bearing plates needed at support locations based on permissible bearing stresses. It assumes a size of 600x500 mm for all bearing plates. It calculates the bearing stress at the interior support and verifies it is less than the allowable stress. It then specifies providing bearing plates of this size at all supports. It also calculates the steel reinforcement area required for specific ties based on tensile forces and yield strength, and specifies the reinforcement to provide.

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B. Singh, S.K. Kaushik, K.F. Naveen and S. Sharma

support, Figure 8.
The sizes of the bearing plates are to be determined next.
The bearing plates at the points of application of the loads will be resting above the
underlying C-C-T (Compression-Compression-Tension) nodes of the strut-and-tie model.
The bearing stresses exerted by the bearing plates on the faces of the underlying nodes
should be less than the permissible bearing stresses for these nodes.
Similarly, the bearing plates at the support locations are below the overlying C-C-T
nodes of the strut-and-tie model and the bearing stresses at the faces of these nodes should
be less than the permissible bearing stresses for these nodes.
Assume the size of all the bearing plates as 600 x 500 mm each.
Since the interior support carries the maximum reaction, the adequacy of the assumed
size of the bearing plates is checked for this support and if found safe, the same size of the
bearing plates is provided at the two exterior supports.
2004 103
= 6.68 MPa
Hence, the bearing stress at the interior support is =
600 500
As per Clause A.5.2 eq. (A-8) of [3] the effective compressive strength of a C-C-T node
= f cu = 0.85 n f c ' . As per Clause A.5.2.3 of [3] for a C-C-T node anchoring two or more ties
(T), n = 0.60.
Hence, f cu = 0.85 0.60 24 = 12.24 MPa
The allowable bearing stress = f cu , where is the strength reduction factor, which for
strut-and-tie models, as per Clause 9.3.2.6 of [3], = 0.75
Hence, the allowable bearing stress = f cu = 0.75 12.24 = 9.18 > 6.68 MPa, ok.
Hence, the selected size of the bearing plates is adequate.
Provide bearing plates of size 600500 mm at all the supports and at the loading points.

5. DESIGN OF TIES
The tie capacity is furnished by steel reinforcement and concrete is not assumed to carry any
tensile loads.
F
The area of reinforcement required for a typical tie is equal to Ast = t , where Ft is the
Y
tensile force in the tie and y is the permissible tensile stress in the steel reinforcement and
is equal to f y . The strength reduction factor [3], , for the reinforcement yield stress f y ,
is taken as 0.75 as per recommendations of Clause 9.3.2.6 [3].
FBC 199.2 103
=
= 640 mm2
Y
0.75 415
Provide 4 nos. of 16 mm diameter bars for the tie BC. Area of steel provided = 804mm2>
640 mm2, ok.
500.4 103
F
The area of reinforcement required for tie AE = AE =
= 1607.71 mm2
Y
0.75 415

Therefore, the area of reinforcement required for tie BC =

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