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Figure 4-11. Fabricated pipe and plate apparatus<br />
one half of the size of the foundation that was investigated in a site visit <strong>for</strong> that project (1).<br />
However, based on the 30” diameter of the concrete shaft used in the previous design, it became<br />
apparent that the calculated torsional strength of the embedded pipe and plate apparatus would<br />
exceed the torsional strength of the lever arm utilized in the previous test. There<strong>for</strong>e, the concrete<br />
shaft diameter was reduced to 26”. From there, the torsional and flexural capacity was<br />
determined using ACI 318-08 requirements, taking care to prevent failure be<strong>for</strong>e the concrete<br />
breakout or bearing strength was encountered and exceeded. A concrete strength of 5500 psi was<br />
utilized in the calculations, which is the strength indicated on FDOT standard drawings.<br />
4.3.1 Concrete Shaft Diameter Design<br />
The starting point <strong>for</strong> the concrete shaft diameter was 30”, the same as that of the previous<br />
project. Using this concrete shaft diameter, the value of ca1 was determined to be approximately<br />
5”. The calculated equivalent torsional concrete breakout strength was determined to be 296 kip-<br />
ft. The calculated equivalent torsional bearing strength was determined to be 446 kip-ft. The<br />
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