STRUT-AND-TIE MODELS FOR THE DESIGN OF PILE CAPS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

The paper describes the test results from 6 large pile caps that failed in 2-way shear. ACI Building Code procedures for the shear design of pile caps are unable to predict the experimental results because the procedures neglect certain important parameters, such as the amount of longitudinal reinforcement, and overemphasize other parameters, such as the effective depth. Strut-and-tie models were found to describe more accurately the behavior of deep pile caps.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute

  P.O. Box 19150, Redford Station, 22400 Seven Mile Road
  Detroit, MI  United States  48219
• Authors:
  • Adebar, P
  • Kuchma, D
  • Collins, M P
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 81-92
• Serial:
  • ACI Structural Journal
  • Volume: 87
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0889-3241
  • Serial URL: http://www.concrete.org/PUBS/JOURNALS/SJHOME.ASP

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building codes; Design; Mathematical models; Pile caps; Shear strength; Strut and tie method
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Law; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492153
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Title no. 87-S10
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM