169

Assuming that both #8 bars are terminated so that only 4 #9 bars

at the bottom wall (B) of the member are effective in the design zone
5-6, the area of longitudinal steel due to flexure required for the
corner truss bar is 2.82/4 + 0.26 = 0.97 in.
2
, which is once again less
than the area of the #9 bar provided at the corners of the section.
The four #9 bars are then continued into the support and as a
consequence the longitudinal reinforcement requirements of the design
zones 4-5, 3-4, 2-3, and 1-2 would be satisfied. Figure 4.26 shows the
final detailing of the longitudinal steel in the member. The flexure
requirements for the two 118 tension bars are examined next. The area
required for flexure at midspan in the tension face of the member is 5
in.
2
Neglecting the excess area of longitudinal steel the distance at
which the two #8 bars could be terminated is X = [(5-4)(156/5)2/5]1/2 =
70 in. Since the bar is going to be terminated without bending it into
the compression zone then the total distance from the centerline of the
span at which the two fl8 bars could be terminated is 70 + 12 db = 70 +
12(1) = 82 in., where db is the bar diameter or 70 + d = 70 + 15.44 =
85.4", whichever is greater. Thus the two #8 bars could be terminated
at 86 inches from the midspan. Since the two bars are going to be
continued up to the section 6, then the distance from the midspan at
which those two #8 bars are going to be terminated is 156 - 65 = 91
inches. Therefore, this satisfies the flexural requirements.
Due to the presence of a vertical shear force the longi tud inal
reinforcement which is terminated in the flexural tension face of the
member (Bottom face [B]) must be provided with an additional embedment
170
13" 13" 13"
-,- .... ... ...
..
--1.,13 ..j
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13
I
#9
#9
#8
#8
#9
#9
.J
65"
I
91" I
of support
Fig. 4.26 Detailing of the longitudinal reinforcement
171
length Is beyond the cut-off point. The additional
embedment length Is for the case of members subjected to distributed
loading is
(4.26)
where Al is the total area of longitud inal reinforcement to be
terminated, Vu is the factored ultimate shear force at the section, Wu
is the factored distributed load, and ld is the anchorage length
required to develop yielding of the bar. The basic development length
of a #8 bar evaluated in accordance with the ACI Building Code (2) is 24
in. The area of steel to be terminated is that corresponding to two
number 8 bars or 1.58 in.
2
Vu at the section where the bars are no
longer required for flexure ero inches from the midspan section) is 33
kips, coto'equals 1.0 and zL is 12.94 in. Therefore, Is = 2.0 -
[(1.58)(60)/{(33/1.08) + <3.5/2)}] = - 0.9'. The negative value
ind icates that the magni tude of the shear force is such that for the
amount of longitudinal steel to be terminated at that particular zone,
no additional embedment length would be required past the theoretical
cut-off point for flexure located at 70 inches from the midspan section.
Since the 2 #8 bars would be continued up to 91 inches from the midspan
section, all requirements would be satisfied.
Finally, the longitudinal tension reinforcement continued into
the support (4 #9) because of the presence of compression fans at the
support regions has to be provided with an anchorage length such that a
172
force Vu/2cotO' is adequately developed. In this case V
u
/2cot<Yis equal
to 45.5/2 = 22.8 ki ps.
The truss model resisting the applied shear and torsion has two
vertical walls (L) and (R). Hence, each one takes 1/2 of the applied
shear force. Thus, the force that needs to be anchored in the truss
chord located at the corners of the wall where the applied bending
moment induces tension is 1/2(22.15) = 11.4 kips. Although 4 f#9 bars
are coming into the support r ~ g i o n only one of them will actually be
located at each of the bottom corners of the truss model. Hence, the
force of 11.4 kips has to be totally taken by the 1 19 bar at the corner
of the section.
From column (4) of Table 4.10, due to the presence of shear and
2
torsion, an area of longitudinal steel of 0.34 in. working at its full
yield strength has to be :if>veloped at each bottom corner of the truss
model. Thus, the force thqt, has ~ o be developed in the corner bottom f#9
bar of the section at the support region is (0.34)(60) + (11.4) or
approximately equal to 32 kips. The 119 corner bars have to be provided
with an embedment length such that a force of 32 kips is adequately
developed.
Since all the longitudinal bars anchored into the support region
will be provided with a 6 in. straight embedment length past the support
centerline, it is then necessary to check if this 6 in. straight
embedment length is enough to adequately develop the 32 kip force, or if
a standard hook is necessary for the two 19 bars located at each of the
bottom corners of the member.