Concrete Wall to AS3600

Verified by the CalcTree engineering team on October 18, 2024. 
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This calculator performs capacity checks for a concrete braced wall. It checks axial, shear and slenderness using the simplified method of Section 11 in AS3600:2018.
This calculation has been written in accordance with AS3600:2018
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Design Check
Parameter
Utilisation
Status
Shear
ϕVu = 3369.0 kN
0.89
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Axial
ϕNu = 10471.5 kN
0.86
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Slenderness
Limit: 30
Ratio: 7.50
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Reinforcement﻿
Location
Length
N bars
Consumption
Vertical
2.96 m
28
130.81 kg
Horizontal
1.96 m
26
31.42 kg
Total
N/A
N/A
162.23 kg
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CalculationTechnical notes
1. Properties1.1 Materials
1.2 Geometry
1.3 Reinforcement
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2. Design Actions﻿﻿N
:9 MN​
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﻿﻿V
:3,000 kN​
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3. Design Checks 3.1 Axial 
﻿﻿e
:5 mm​
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﻿﻿emin
:15 mm​
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﻿﻿emin​=0.05tw​
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Cl 11.5.4
﻿﻿ea
:6.75 mm​
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﻿﻿ea​=Hwe2​/2500tw​
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Cl 11.5.3
﻿﻿Nu
:16.11 MN​
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﻿﻿ΦNu
:10.47 MN​
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﻿﻿Axial check
:ϕNu > N 🟢​
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﻿﻿Nu​=(tw​−1.2e−2ea​)0.6fc′​Lw​
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Cl 11.5.3
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3.2 Slenderness 
﻿﻿k
:0.75​
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﻿﻿k=0.75
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Cl 11.4
﻿﻿Hwe
:2.25 m​
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﻿﻿Hwe​=kHw​
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Cl 11.4
﻿﻿Hw/tw
:7.5​
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﻿﻿Slenderness check
:Hwe/tw < 30 🟢​
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﻿﻿Hwe​/tw​≤30
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Cl 11.5.3
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3.3 Shear 
﻿﻿Vuc
:2,240.1 kN​
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﻿﻿H/Lw
:1.50​
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﻿﻿Vuc​=⎩⎨⎧​(0.66fc′​​−0.21Lw​H​fc′​​)0.8Lw​tw​min((0.66fc′​​−0.21Lw​H​fc′​​)0.8Lw​tw​,(0.05fc′​​+(Lw​H​−1)0.1fc′​​​)0.8Lw​tw​)​for Lw​H​≤1for Lw​H​>1​
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Cl 11.6.3
﻿﻿Vuc_min
:577.0 kN​
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﻿﻿Vuc,min​=0.17fc′​​(0.8Lw​tw​)
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Cl 11.6.3
﻿﻿Vus
:2,251.89 kN​
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﻿﻿Vus​=ρw​fsy​(0.8Lw​tw​)
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Cl 11.6.4
﻿﻿Vu
:4,492.0 kN​
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﻿﻿ϕVu
:3,369.0 kN​
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﻿﻿Shear check
:ϕVu > V 🟢​
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﻿﻿Vu​=Vuc​+Vus​
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Cl 11.6.2
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Design Check	Parameter	Utilisation	Status
Shear	ϕVu = 3369.0 kN	0.89	🟢
Axial	ϕNu = 10471.5 kN	0.86	🟢
Slenderness	Limit: 30	Ratio: 7.50	🟢

Location	Length	N bars	Consumption
Vertical	2.96 m	28	130.81 kg
Horizontal	1.96 m	26	31.42 kg
Total	N/A	N/A	162.23 kg