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Shearwall Core Reinforcements

Shearwall core reinforcement design results and inadequacy of shearwall cores (polygonal shearwalls) are displayed in the Shearwall Core Reinforcements dialog. In the shearwall core reinforcement dialog, transverse and longitudinal reinforcements of the shearwalls, head zone reinforcements, internal forces calculated as a result of the analysis, increased internal forces related to TBDY, and capacity ratio results are given. The body and head area reinforcements of the shearwall core arms are changed and fixed in the Shearwall Core Reinforcements dialog.

Location of the Shearwall Core Reinforcement Dialog

After analysis, you can access it by clicking on the Shearwall Core Reinforcements command under the Concrete Design title in the ribbon menu Analysis and Design tab .

General Specifications of Shearwall Core Reinforcements Dialogue

Summary Information

The summary information about the line where the cursor is located is given in the form of Story Name, in the name section of the dialog.

For example PG1 - P01 / BASEMENT 1

Using the Shift key

In this tab, you can select more than one row with the Shift key, enter a value by double-clicking any cell whose value is open to change, and you can make that value apply to all selected rows.

Using the Ctrl key

Ctrl key, on the other hand, selects the lines in between one by one.

All Stories

It lists the slabs on the screen throughout the entire story.

Previous

The cursor moves to the previous line.

Next

The cursor goes to the next line.

Ok

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It saves the changes made and closes the dialog.

Cancel

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Closes the dialog without saving the changes made.

Shearwall Cores Tab

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Specifications

Group - Story list

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The name and location of the shearwall group is listed.

Shearwall core drawing

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DS

If marked, the rebar is fixed. When the shearwall rebar is changed, DS is automatically marked and when concrete is made, the shearwall rebar also remains constant. If DS is not marked, when concrete is made, shearwall rebar is determined again according to rebar selection conditions.

ID

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It is the name of the shearwall in the plan. (P1, P101, P10 etc.) In case of negativity, a term related to negativity is added next to the name. Like P101 (E).

Story

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It indicates the story where the shearwall core is located.

B

It is the width of the shearwall.

lw

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It is the length of the shearwall.

HeadL

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It is the value of the rebar in the left region in terms of quantity and diameter.

Middle

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It is the value of the rebar in the middle region in terms of quantity and diameter. The shearwall mesh reinforced shearwall is written as the mesh rebar type in the cell.

HeadR

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It is the value of the right area rebar in terms of quantity and diameter.

Str.

It is the diameter and spacing of the stirrup of the shearwall body region.

Head Stirrup

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It is the diameter and spacing of the stirrup of the shearwall heading area.

Vd

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It is the shear force calculated under the combined effect of vertical loads and earthquake loads.

Ve

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It is the design shear force calculated according to TBDY 7.6.6 and based on the shear transverse reinforcement calculation.

Vr

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Shearwall shear design strength.

VeMax

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It is the maximum shear force that the shearwall can take, calculated according to TBDY Equation 7.18.

Element Calculations Tab

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Specifications

Geometric properties

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hw: It is the total high value of the shearwall throughout the structure.

lw: It is the length value of the shearwall in plan.

Material characteristics

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Structural material: The structural material of the column.
fck: The characteristic of concrete is its compressive strength.
fcd: The characteristic calculation of concrete is its compressive strength.
fctd: Characteristic calculation of concrete is its tensile strength.
fyk: It is the yield strength of reinforcement steel.
fyd: It is the calculation strength of reinforcement steel.

hw

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It is the total high value of the shearwall throughout the structure.

lw

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It is the length value of the shearwall in plan.

Mp (t)

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It is the hardening moment capacity value calculated at the base section of the shearwall.

Md (t)

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It is the moment value calculated under the combined effect of vertical loads and earthquake loads multiplied by the load coefficients calculated at the base section of the shearwall.

Ve

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Detailed information on shear force control according to TDY is printed. For shearwall with high ductility level Hw / Lw> 2;
And = betav. Vd. Betav = 1.5, as [(Mp) t / (Md) t], but betav = 1.0 is taken for buildings where all earthquake loads are carried by shearwalls.
And (R = 2): It is the found shear force value calculated according to R = 2.
With Ve and (R = 2) whichever is smaller, that Ve is used in the shear force control.

Ve cap value

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The shear force obtained by magnifying the shear force calculated from the earthquake with vertical loads by 1.2D or 1.4D times.

Vr

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It is the shear strength value of the shearwall section.
And> Vr means that it does not provide cutting safety in the shearwall.

4.3.4.9 factor

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For shearwall with high ductility level with Hw / Lw <= 2;
And its value is the value calculated from the most unfavorable load combination.
Factor 4.3.4.9 : For walls with Hw / Lw <= 2, the end forces are increased by the coefficient [3 / (1 + Hw / Lw)] according to the R coefficient. However, this value is not taken higher than 2.

VeMax

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It is the maximum shear force that the shearwall can take, calculated according to TBDY Equation 7.18.

Fiber Layout Tab

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Specifications

Preview and legend

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The fiber layout preview and what the colors mean are shown.

Material model for DGT

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Section cells and rebars are displayed according to the concrete and rebar material model criteria defined in TS500.

Material model for SDGT

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The section cells and rebars are displayed according to the ŞGDT criteria for the concrete and rebar material model defined in TBDY.

Capacity Diagrams Tab

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Specifications

Bending about 2 axis

Bending about 3 axis

Material model for DGT

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Section cells and rebars are displayed according to the concrete and rebar material model criteria defined in TS500.

SDGT - (new structure)

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The section cells and rebars are displayed according to the ŞGDT (new structure) criteria for the concrete and rebar material model defined in TBDY.

SDGT - (existing str. - limited information)

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The section cells and rebars are displayed according to the ŞGDT (existing structure - limited information) criteria for the concrete and rebar material model defined in TBDY.

SDGT - (existing str. - comprehensive info)

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The section cells and rebars are displayed according to the ŞGDT (existing structure - comprehensive information) criteria for the concrete and rebar material model defined in TBDY.

Design case

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The combination for the capacity diagrams to be examined can be selected from the list.

Moment - Curvature Tab

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Specifications

Schematic drawing

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Moment - curvature diagram

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Caltrans idealize model

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If marked, the moment-curvature plot is idealized. It is a moment curvature relationship obtained by drawing a horizontal line that intersects with an inclined line passing over the moment of yield and will equalize the areas between the moment curvature graph.

Stop when a fiber reaches ultimate stress

If checked, the graphic ends when the graphic fiber reaches its highest stress.

DGT

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Section cells and rebars are displayed according to the concrete and rebar material model criteria defined in TS500.

SDGT

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The section cells and rebars are displayed according to the ŞGDT criteria for the concrete and rebar material model defined in TBDY.

Point count

It is used to determine how many points the moment curvature graph consists of.

Angle

It shows the neutral axis angle from which the moment curvature relationship is obtained. It is indicated with a red arrow in the image above.

Axial force

It shows under which axial force the moment curvature relationship is drawn.

Compression limit

The determined material model is the largest axial pressure force that the section can take in the moment-normal force interaction.

Tension limit

The determined material model is the largest axial tensile force that the section can take in the moment-normal force interaction.

View stress/strain contours

It shows the stress and strain state in section in color format at each step of the moment curvature relationship.

Generate report

Creates a detailed report of moment-curvature.

Capacity Design Tab

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Specifications

Capacity chart

Combination: The corresponding combination is shown.
i: Left end of element in horizontal element, lower end of element in vertical element.
j: The right end of the element in the horizontal element is the upper end of the element in the vertical element.
N: The axial force of the element
V2, V3:  The shear forces of the element in the 2 and 3 directions.
T: The torsion moment of the element.
M2: It is the bending moment of the element in the 2 (minor) direction.
M3: It is the bending moment of the element in the 3 (major) direction.
Capacity ratio: It shows the ratio of the effect the element gets at the i and j ends of the respective loading / combination to its capacity at that loading. If the value is greater than 1, the element exceeds the maximum capacity.
Ger.As: It is the larger of the area of ​​rebar found in the shearwall rebar calculation and the rebar area calculated in accordance with the specification.

Existing area of steel

The available rebar area values ​​for end i, span, and end j are shown.

Internal Forces Tab

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Specifications

Table of forces

Load:  The name of the respective load or load combinations.
i: The left end of the element in the horizontal element is the lower end of the element in the vertical element.
j: The right end of the element in the horizontal element is the upper end of the element in the vertical element.
N: The axial force of the element
V2, V3:  The shear forces of the element in the 2 and 3 directions.
T: The torsion moment of the element.
M2: It is the bending moment of the element in the 2 (minor) direction.
M3: It is the bending moment of the element in the 3 (major) direction.

Design results

After the analysis, the regulation conditions have been applied, therefore it shows the end forces that have undergone changes and going to the design. In addition, the values ​​used are shown in bold. End forces are values ​​calculated on the element local axes.

Raw results

After analysis, it shows the raw end forces that are not applied to the regulation conditions. End forces are effects on the element local axes.

Global results

After the analysis, these are the values ​​in global coordinates of the extreme forces that are not applied regulation conditions.

Show individual results

For 4 modal analysis cases, 4 different results are obtained from each earthquake loaded combination. If you want the program to display the values ​​obtained for each modal state one by one, you should check this option.

Show maximums

The biggest values ​​of 4 different results obtained from each load combination for 4 different modal cases are shown in the table.


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