OasisLMS

Throughout this course, design of different components of a typical precast/prestressed building will be presented. The building selected was a parking garage located in a low seismic region. Background to the design provisions will be first presented followed by use of design equations. The material presented assumes a basic knowledge of design provisions for precast/prestressed concrete elements such as that provided in the PCI Academy Basic Prestressed Concrete Class. Design procedures are based on the ACI 318-14 Code and the PCI Handbook, 8th Edition (Chapter 5).

After completing this session, participants should:

• Understand failure modes of corbels.
• Know how to design corbels based on the cantilever beam method.
• Understand the background of strut-and-tie models.
• Be able to construct strut-and-tie models and design corbels using these models.