1.0 TENSION
1.2 Concrete Breakout Failure Mode
Variables c ac
Variables ACI 318-19 Chapter 17 Provision Comments for PROFIS Engineering
c ac
17.6.2.6.1 Modification factor for post-installed anchors designed for uncracked concrete in accordance with 17.6.2.5 without supplementary reinforcement to control splitting , ψ cp , N
, shall be determined by ( a ) or ( b ) using the critical distance c ac as defined in 17.9.5 .
( a ) If c a , min ≥ c ac
, then ψ cp , N = 1.0 ( 17.6.2.6.1a )
( b ) If c a , min < c ac
, then ψ cp , N = c a , min
c ac
≥
1.5h ef ( 17 . 6 . 2 . 6 . 1b )
17.6.2.6.2 For all other cases , including cast-in anchors , ψ cp , N shall be taken as 1.0 . c ac
17.6 . 2 . 5.1 …….. For anchors located in a region of a concrete member where analysis indicates no cracking at service load levels ……………..
17.9.5 Critical edge distance c ac shall be in accordance with Table 17.9.5 unless determined from tension tests in accordance with ACI 355.2 or ACI 355.4 .
Table 17.9.5 — Critical edge distance Post-installed anchor type Torque-controlled Displacement-controlled Screw Undercut Adhesive
Critical edge distance c ac 4 h ef 4 h ef 4 h ef 2.5 h ef
Example of critical edge distance requirements given in a mechanical anchor approval .
Example of critical edge distance requirements given in an adhesive anchor approval . Reference ICC-ES ESR-3187 Section 4.1.10.2 *. * Reissued March 2020
4.1.10.2 Threaded Rod , Steel Reinforcing Bars , and Hilti HIS-N and HIS-RN Inserts : The modification factor ψ cp , Na must be determined in accordance with ACI 318-14 17.4.5.5 or ACI 318-11 D . 5.5 as applicable , except as noted below .
For all cases where c Na / c ac
< 1.0 , ψ cp , Na determined from ACI 318-14 Eq . 17.4.5.5b or ACI 318-11 Eq . D-27 , as applicable , need not be taken less than cNa / cac . For all other cases ψ cp , Na shall be taken as 1.0 .
2 h ef ψ cp , N is a modification factor that considers splitting failure when calculating the nominal concrete breakout strength in tension ( N cb or N cbg ) for a post-installed anchor . ψ cp , N is only considered when designing post-installed mechanical or adhesive anchors installed in uncracked concrete . Concrete cracks when tensile stresses in the concrete imposed by loads or restraint conditions exceed its tensile strength . ACI 318 anchoring-to-concrete provisions assume cracked concrete as the baseline condition for designing anchors . Uncracked concrete conditions can be assumed if it can be shown that cracking of the concrete at service load levels will not occur over the anchor service life . PROFIS Engineering defaults to cracked concrete conditions .
Splitting failure is influenced by the distance of an anchor from a fixed edge “ in a region of a concrete member where analysis indicates no cracking at service load levels ”. The parameter c ac that is used to calculate ψ cp , N is defined in ACI 318 as the “ critical edge distance required to develop the basic strength as controlled by concrete breakout or bond of a post-installed anchor in tension in uncracked concrete without supplementary reinforcement to control splitting .”
Testing per the ICC-ES acceptance criteria AC193 and the ACI test standard ACI 355.2 is used to derive c ac values for mechanical anchors . Values derived from this testing are provided in an ICC-ES evaluation report ( ESR ).
Testing per the ICC-ES acceptance criteria AC308 and the ACI test standard ACI 355.4 is used to derive c ac values for adhesive anchor systems . c ac for adhesive anchor systems is calculated using the effective embedment depth ( h ef
), and characteristic bond stress in uncracked concrete ( т k , uncr ).
The c ac
-values for post-installed anchors noted in ACI 318-19 Table 17.9.5 are only intended to be used as “ guide values ” in the absence of c ac values derived from product-specific testing . PROFIS Engineering always uses the c ac
-value that is given ( mechanical anchor ), or calculated ( adhesive anchor system ), in the ICC-ES evaluation report for the anchor .
Reference the Equations and Calculations sections of the PROFIS Engineering report for more information on the parameter ψ cp , N
.
Reference the Variables section of the PROFIS Engineering report for more information on the parameter h ef
.
Reference the Variables section for bond strength in the PROFIS Engineering report for more information on the parameter т k , uncr
.
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