PART 3 TENSION LOAD
Side-Face Blowout Failure
Results N ua , edge
Results ACI 318-14 Chapter 17 Provision Comments for PROFIS Engineering
N ua , edge
17.3.1.1 The design of anchors shall be in accordance with Table 17.3.1.1 . In addition , the design of anchors shall satisfy 17.2.3 for earthquake loading and 17.3.1.2 for adhesive anchors subject to sustained tensile loading .
Excerpt from Table 17.3.1.1 showing the tension failure modes considered in ACI 318-14 anchoring-to-concrete provisions .
Table 17.3.1.1 — Required strength of anchors , except as noted in 17.2.3
Failure Mode Single Anchor
Individual anchor in a Group
Steel strength in tension ( 17.4.1 ) ϕN sa ≥ N ua ϕN sa
≥ N ua , i
Anchor Group
Anchors as a group
Concrete breakout strength in tension ( 17.4.2 ) ϕN cb ≥ N ua ϕN cbg
≥ N ua . g
Pullout strength in tension ( 17.4.3 ) ϕN pn ≥ N ua ϕN pn
≥ N ua , i
Concrete side-face blowout strength in tension ( 17.4.4 ) ϕN sb ≥ N ua ϕN sbg
≥ N ua , g
Bond strengh of adhesive anchor in tension ( 17.4.5 ) ϕN a ≥ N ua ϕN ag
≥ N ua , g
ACI 318-14 strength design provisions for side-face blowout failure in tension require calculation of a nominal side-face blowout strength ( N sb or N sbg
). The nominal strength is multiplied by one or more strength reduction factors ( ϕ-factors ) to obtain a design strength ( ϕN sb or ϕN sbg
). ϕ-factors are relevant to static and seismic load conditions .
Design strength is checked against a factored tension load , defined by the parameter “ N ua
”. Chapter 2 in ACI 318-14 gives the following definitions for the factored tension load parameter “ N ua
”.
• N ua
= Factored tensile force applied to anchor or individual anchor in a group of anchors ( lb )
• N ua , i
= Factored tensile force applied to most highly stressed anchor in a group of anchors ( lb )
• N ua , g
= Total factored tensile force applied to anchor group ( lb ) The design side-face blowout strength for a group of anchors in tension ( ϕN sbg
) calculated per Section 17.4.4 is checked against the portion of the factored tension load acting on the anchors nearest the edge where side-face blowout is being considered . PROFIS Engineering designates this parameter “ N ua , edge
” in the
Results section of the report . If ϕN sbg ≥ N ua , edge
, the provisions for considering side-face blowout failure in tension have been satisfied per Table 17.3.1.1 .
The PROFIS Engineering Load Engine permits users to input service loads that will then be factored per IBC factored load equations . Users can also import factored load combinations via a spreadsheet , or input factored load combinations directly on the main screen . PROFIS Engineering users are responsible for inputting tension loads . The software only performs tension load checks per Table 17.3.1.1 if tension loads have been input via one of the load input functionalities .
If a group of anchors in tension is being modeled , PROFIS Engineering calculates the parameter ϕN sbg
, and checks this value against either ( a ) the factored tension load acting on the anchors nearest the edge where side-face blowout is being considered , which has been calculated using the loads input via the Load Engine , ( b ) the factored tension load acting on the anchors nearest the edge where side-face blowout is being considered , which has been calculated using the loads imported from a spreadsheet or ( c ) the factored tension load acting on the anchors nearest the edge where side-face blowout is being considered , which has been calculated using the loads input in the matrix on the main screen . The value for N ua shown in the report corresponds to the factored tension load determined to be acting on the anchors nearest the edge where side-face blowout is being considered .
Reference the Equations section of the PROFIS Engineering report for more information on the parameter ϕN sbg
.
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