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L breakout<br />

Concrete Breakout Equivalent Torsional Strength<br />

Based on ACI 318 Appendix D - Design requirements <strong>for</strong> shear loading<br />

( )<br />

Avc<br />

ds − dst cover := cover = 5 in<br />

2<br />

⎡<br />

⎢<br />

⎡<br />

⎤<br />

2<br />

2 2<br />

⎛ dst ⎞ ⎢⎛<br />

ds ⎞ ⎛ dst ⎞ ⎥ ⎛ dst ⎞⎥<br />

⎢ ⎜ ⎟ + 3.25⋅⎢⎜<br />

⎟ − ⎜ ⎟ ⎥ − ⎜ ⎟⎥ ⎣ ⎝ 2 ⎠ ⎣⎝<br />

2 ⎠ ⎝ 2 ⎠ ⎦ ⎝ 2 ⎠⎦<br />

ca1 := c<br />

3.25<br />

a1 = 3.73 in<br />

360deg<br />

A := A = 90⋅deg No_Stiff<br />

ds chord_group 2⋅<br />

sin<br />

2<br />

A<br />

:= ⋅ ⎛ ⎞<br />

chord_group = 18.38 in<br />

2<br />

⎛<br />

⎜<br />

⎝<br />

⎜ ⎝<br />

⎟ ⎠<br />

⎞<br />

⎟<br />

⎠<br />

3.0⋅ca1 Amin_group := 2⋅asin A<br />

d<br />

min_group = 51.02⋅deg s<br />

⎤<br />

Check_Group_Effect := "Group Effect" if A ≤ Amin_group Check_Group_Effect = "No Group Effect"<br />

"No Group Effect" otherwise<br />

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