DEVELOPMENTS IN
STRUT-AND-TIE METHOD
AASHTO T-10 UPDATE
OGUZHAN BAYRAK, Ph.D., P.E.
Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory
The University of Texas at Austin
April 21, 2015
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
STRUT-AND-TIE MODELING RESEARCH
Brown et al.
(2002-2006)
Birrcher et al.
(2006-2009)
Williams et al.
(2009-2012)
Larson et al.
(2009-2013)
Design for Shear
Using STM
Strength and
Serviceability
Design of Deep
Beams Using STM
STM Guidebook with
Design Examples
Strength and
Serviceability
Design of
Inverted-T Beams
Using STM
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
STRUT-AND-TIE MODELING RESEARCH
5 Ph.D., 6 MS, 21 Undergraduates
Brown et al.
(2002-2006)
Birrcher et al.
(2006-2009)
David Birrcher, PhD
Michael Brown, PhD
Rob Tuchscherer, PhD
Ivan Ornelas, MS
Cameron Sankovich, MS Matt Huizinga, MS
Mike McCarthy, BS
Kyle Stueck, BS
Gary Lehman, BS
Annika Trevino, BS
Thomas Stablon, BS
Mike Ziemenski, BS
Brian Schnittker, BS
Erin O’Malley, BS
Patrick Harkin, BS
James Kleineck, BS
James Plantes, BS
Ryan Kalina, BS
David Wald, BS
Carlos Jordan, BS
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Williams et al.
(2009-2012)
Larson et al.
(2009-2013)
Chris Williams, MS
Dean Deschenes, MS
Nancy Larson, PhD
Eulalio Fernández, PhD
David Garber, MS
Michelle Wilkinson, BS
Laura Chimelski, BS
Daniel Bejarano, BS
Allison Lehman, BS
Michael Weyenberg, BS
Michael Carrell, BS
Alexander Peña, BS
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DEEP BEAM EXPERIMENTAL WORK
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DEEP BEAM EXPERIMENTAL WORK
U. of Texas Research
A total of 37 deep beam tests
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Previous Research
that led to Code
Development
1 in. = 25.4 mm
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DEVELOPMENT OF STRUT-AND-TIE PROVISIONS
Experimental
Program (37 Tests)
Filtering
Evaluation
Deep Beam
Evaluation Database
STM Provisions
Literature Review
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DEEP BEAM DATABASE:
ASSEMBLY AND FILTERING
Stage 1
filtering
Collection Database
905 tests
-
incomplete plate size
information
- 284 tests
-
subjected to uniform loads
- 7 tests
-
stub column failure
- 3 tests
-
f ′c < 2,000 psi
- 4 tests
Stage 2
filtering
Filtered Database
607 tests
-
bw < 4.5 in.
- 222 tests
-
bwd < 100 in.2
- 73 tests
-
d < 12 in.
- 13 tests
-
∑ρ┴ < 0.001
- 120 tests
Evaluation Database
179 tests
Representative of deep beams in the field
1 psi = 0.00689 MPa
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1 in. = 25.4 mm
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STRESS CHECKS PERFORMED
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
CCC Back Face
CCT Back Face
CCC Bearing Face
CCT Bearing Face
(5) CCC Strut-to-Node Interface
(6) CCT Strut-to-Node Interface
(7) Tie Reinforcement
(3)
CCC Node
(1)
(5)
(6)
(2)
(7)
CCT Node
(4)
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NODAL STRESS CHECKS
ϕ𝐹𝑛 > 𝐹𝑢
lb
where
Bearing Face
Back Face
ϕ𝐹𝑛 = ϕ · 𝑓𝑐𝑢 · 𝐴𝑐𝑛
a
θ
𝑓𝑐𝑢 = 𝑚 · 𝜈 · 𝑓 ′ 𝑐
lbsinθ
ws
Strut-to-Node
Interface
acosθ
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ν = nodal efficiency factor
m = confinement modification
factor
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NODAL EFFICIENCY FACTORS:
ACI 318 AND AASHTO LRFD*
CCC Node
CCT Node
CTT Node
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ν
ACI 318
AASHTO LRFD
Back Face
0.85
0.85
Bearing Face
0.85
0.85
Strut-to-Node
Interface
0.64 when ρ > ρmin
Back Face
0.68
0.75
Bearing Face
0.68
0.75
Strut-to-Node
Interface
0.64 when ρ > ρmin
Back Face
0.51
0.65
Bearing Face
0.51
0.65
Strut-to-Node
Interface
0.64 when ρ > ρmin
0.51 when ρ < ρ min
0.85
0.51 when ρ < ρ min
0.51 when ρ < ρ min
Reduction factors are not considered for clarity (φ = 1)
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DATABASE EVALUATION:
ACI 318 AND AASHTO LRFD
ACI 318 STM
Conservative
No. Tests
80
60
N = 179
40
100
No. Unconservative = 3
Min = 0.87
Max = 9.80
Mean = 1.80
1.7% Unconservative
COV = 0.58
80
No. Tests
100
AASHTO LRFD STM
60
N = 179
40
20
20
0
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Conservative
No. Unconservative = 6
Min = 0.87
Max = 11.77
Mean = 2.21
3.4% Unconservative
COV = 0.69
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Experimental/Calculated
Experimental/Calculated
COV = Coefficient of Variation = Standard Deviation/Mean
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RECOMMENDED STM PROVISIONS:
NODAL ZONE CONFINEMENT
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ACI 318/AASHTO LRFD NODAL ZONE
CONFINEMENT FACTOR
CONFINEMENT MODIFICATION FACTOR:
45 deg
𝑚=
𝐴2
2
𝐴
45 deg
Loaded Area
A1
45 deg
Loaded Area A1
2
1
A2 is measured on this plane
Plan
Elevation
The confinement modification factor, m, can be
applied to all faces of the nodal region
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RECOMMENDED STM PROVISIONS:
PERFORM STRUT CHECK AT NODE INTERFACE
Critical stresses exist at
nodal regions
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RECOMMENDED STM PROVISIONS:
BACK FACE CHECK
Bond
Stress
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RECOMMENDED STM PROVISIONS:
NODAL EFFICIENCY FACTORS
C
C
0.85
0.85
T
C
C
C
C
0.70
T
C
0.70
C
CCC Node
CCT Node
More Concrete
Efficiency
(Stronger)
T
CTT Node
Less Concrete
Efficiency
(Weaker)
If the web crack control reinforcement requirement is not
satisfied, use ν = 0.45 for the strut-to-node interface
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RECOMMENDED STM PROVISIONS:
NODAL EFFICIENCY FACTORS*
CCC Node
CCT Node
CTT Node
*
ν
ACI 318
AASHTO LRFD
Proposed
Back Face
0.85
0.85
0.85
Bearing Face
0.85
0.85
0.85
Strut-to-Node
Interface
0.64 when ρ > ρmin
Back Face
0.68
0.75
0.70
Bearing Face
0.68
0.75
0.70
Strut-to-Node
Interface
0.64 when ρ > ρmin
Back Face
0.51
0.65
Bearing Face
0.51
0.65
Strut-to-Node
Interface
0.64 when ρ > ρmin
0.51 when ρ < ρ min
0.85
𝑓𝑐
𝑓𝑐
0.51 when ρ < ρ min
0.51 when ρ < ρ min
𝑓𝑐
𝑓𝑐
𝑓𝑐
2
2
2
2
2
Reduction factors are not considered for clarity (φ = 1)
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EVALUATION OF RECOMMENDED PROVISIONS
ACI 318 STM
Conservative
No. Tests
80
60
N = 179
40
100
No. Unconservative = 3
Min = 0.87
Max = 9.80
Mean = 1.80
80
No. Tests
100
AASHTO LRFD STM
1.7% Unconservative
COV = 0.58
Conservative
60
N = 179
40
20
20
0
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
No. Unconservative = 6
Min = 0.87
Max = 11.77
Mean = 2.21
3.4% Unconservative
COV = 0.69
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Experimental/Calculated
Experimental/Calculated
PROPOSED STM PROVISIONS
100
Conservative
No. Tests
80
N = 179
No. Unconservative = 1
Min = 0.73
Max = 4.14
Mean = 1.54
60
40
0.6% Unconservative
COV = 0.28
20
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12
Experimental/Calculated
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DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDED
STM PROVISIONS
Provisions Should Satisfy the Following Criteria (MacGregor, 2002)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Simplicity in application
Compatibility with tests of D-regions
Consistency with other sections of ACI 318 and/or AASHTO LRFD
Compatibility with other codes or design recommendations
fib (1999) was key in providing
guidance for the recommended
provisions
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DATABASE EVALUATION:
fib (1999) VS. RECOMMENDED PROVISIONS
fib (1999) STM
Conservative
No. Tests
80
100
N = 179
No. Unconservative = 5
Min = 0.76
Max = 2.82
Mean = 1.55
60
40
2.8% Unconservative
COV = 0.25
20
Conservative
80
No. Tests
100
PROPOSED STM PROVISIONS
N = 179
No. Unconservative = 1
Min = 0.73
Max = 4.14
Mean = 1.54
60
40
0.6% Unconservative
COV = 0.28
20
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Experimental/Calculated
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8
9
0 12
1
10 11
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Experimental/Calculated
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CHANGE LIMIT OF NODAL ZONE CONFINEMENT
FACTOR BASED ON fib (1999)
CONFINEMENT MODIFICATION FACTOR:
45 deg
𝑚=
𝐴2
2
𝐴
4
45 deg
Loaded Area
A1
45 deg
Loaded Area A1
2
1
A2 is measured on this plane
Plan
Elevation
The confinement modification factor, m, can be
applied to all faces of the nodal region
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DATABASE EVALUATION
N = 179 tests
Design Provision
Average
No. Unconservative
Experimental/Calculated
% Unconservative†
COV††
ACI 318 STM
1.79
3
1.7%
0.58
AASHTO LRFD
2.21
6
3.4%
0.69
fib (1999)
1.55
5
2.8%
0.25
PROPOSED (with m < 4)
1.51
1
0.6%
0.22
† “Unconservative”
= Exper mental/Calculated Value < 1.0
†† COV = Coefficient of Variation = Standard Deviation/Mean
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STM APPLIES TO MORE THAN
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INVERTED-T STRADDLE BENT CAP
Ledge
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INVERTED-T EXPERIMENTAL WORK
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