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Check Rein<strong>for</strong>cement<br />

No_Bars_Block_Reinf := 3<br />

Block_Reinf_Bar_No := 8<br />

fy_block_reinf := 60ksi<br />

2<br />

Block_Reinf_Bar_No ÷ 8<br />

Ablock_reinf No_Bars_Block_Reinf ⋅π⋅⎛<br />

⎞ in<br />

2<br />

2<br />

:= Ablock_reinf 2.36 in 2<br />

=<br />

Check_Block_Reinf_A := "Sufficient" if Ablock_reinf ⋅fy_block_reinf ≥ T<br />

Concrete Block Design - Strut-and-Tie Model<br />

Concrete Block Design - Beam Theory<br />

"Not Sufficient" otherwise<br />

R<br />

4"<br />

⎜ ⎝<br />

4'-9"<br />

5'-0"<br />

3'-0"<br />

⎟ ⎠<br />

Check_Block_Reinf_A = "Sufficient"<br />

Vblock M<br />

Vblock := R<br />

Vblock = 46.4 kip<br />

Mblock := R⋅( 3ft + 4in)<br />

Mblock = 154.66 ft·kip<br />

From strut-and-tie model...<br />

Ablock_reinf 2.36 in 2<br />

=<br />

fy_block_reinf = 60 ksi<br />

160

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