Athens Journal of Technology & Engineering September 2019

The New Australian Concrete Structures Standard AS

3600:2018 – Aspects of its Complexity and Effectiveness
By Sanaul Chowdhury* & Yew-Chaye Loo†
Providing design guides, the first of the AS 3600 standard series, Australian Standard
for Concrete Structures AS 3600-1988 was published in March 1988. Since then, AS
3600 has been revised four times and published consecutively at between six to nine-
year intervals as AS 3600-1994, AS 3600-2001, AS 3600-2009 and the latest, AS 3600-
2018. The changes and/or updates made in AS 3600-2018 are mainly in the following
requirements:

 Stress-block configuration for bending analysis and design of reinforced and

prestressed members
 Shear and torsional strengths of members
 Values of capacity reduction factor, , for different member strengths
 Effective moment of inertia for deflection calculations

Most of the abovementioned modifications have resulted in more complicated

procedures and additional computational efforts. Academically, such added complexity
might be considered as a disciplinary upgrade. On the other hand, the practitioners
deserve to be advised of the effectiveness, or worthiness, of such an advance. In each of
the concerned topics, analysis and design calculations have been carried out using the
updated specifications given in AS 3600-2018, as well as those available in the
superseded AS 3600-2009. Based on the numerical data and design outcomes,
observations are made in this paper regarding the complexity and effectiveness of this
the latest version of Australia’s premier concrete structures code.

Keywords: AS 3600-2018, Australian Standards, Complexities, Concrete Structures,

Design Effectiveness.

Introduction

The ultimate strength theory underpins the analysis and design of

reinforced and prestressed concrete structures and has been since the
promulgation of Australia’s Concrete Structures Standard, Australian Standard
(AS) 3600-1988 Concrete Structures. The first of this AS 3600 series, was
published in March 1988. In line with European practices, it was a unified
code covering reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. In effect, AS
3600-1988 Concrete Structures was the revised and amalgamated version of
AS 1480-1982 SAA Concrete Structures Code and AS 1481-1978 SAA
Prestressed Concrete Code, which it then superseded. Limit state design
philosophy was adopted in AS 3600-1988. In practice, especially in strength
design, engineers familiar with AS 1480-1982 could make the changeover
without too much difficulty. Many of the design equations for shear, torsion,
*
Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering & Built Environment, Griffith University, Australia.
†
Professor Emeritus, School of Engineering & Built Environment, Griffith University, Australia.

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slabs and columns were changed, but the strength design procedure was
basically the same, that is, to ensure
 Ru  S* (1)
where for a given section of any structural member to be designed, S* was
the ‘action effect’ or axial force, moment, shear or torsion due to the most
critical combination of the external service loads, each multiplied by a
corresponding load factor; Ru was the computed ultimate resistance (or
strength) of the member at that section against the said type of action effect;
and ϕ was the capacity reduction factor specified for the type of ultimate
strength in question.
Since 1988, AS 3600 has been revised and updated four times and
published consecutively at approximately six to nine-year intervals as
AS 3600-1994, AS 3600-2001, AS 3600-2009, and the latest AS 3600-
2018. However, the limit state design philosophy remains unchanged in the
latest version of the Standard in which Clause 2.2.2 states that
Rd  Ed (2)
where Rd = ϕRu is the ‘design capacity’, and Ed = S*, the design action
effect.
In AS 3600-2001, which appeared in 2002, N-grade or 500 MPa steel
was specified, leading to modifications in serviceability specifications and
other consequential changes. In AS 3600-2001, an additional strength grade
for concrete was introduced with the characteristic compressive strength
f c = 65 MPa. Two more grades were provided in AS 3600-2009, i.e. f c = 80
MPa and 100 MPa. This has resulted in modification to many of the design
equations. However, these design equations are further modified and/or
made more complex in some cases in AS 3600-2018.
The changes and/or updates made in AS 3600-2018 are mainly in the
following requirements:

 Stress-block configuration for the analysis and design of reinforced and

prestressed members in bending.
 Values of capacity reduction factor, , for different member strengths.
 Shear and torsional strengths of members.
 Effective moment of inertia for deflection calculations.

Being a rather mature discipline, research worldwide on the mechanics

and strength of concrete structures is sustaining a state of diminishing return.
Australia is no exception. The abovementioned modifications have resulted in
more complicated procedures and added computational efforts. Academically,
such increased complexity might be considered as a disciplinary upgrade. On
the other hand, the practitioners deserve to be advised of the effectiveness, or
worthiness, of such an advance.
In view of the above, for each of the concerned topics, analysis and
design calculations have been carried out using the updated specifications
given in AS 3600-2018, as well as those available in the superseded
AS 3600-2009. Based on the numerical data and design outcomes, observations

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are made in this paper regarding the complexity and effectiveness of this the
latest version of Australia’s premier concrete structures code.

Concrete Stress Block and Capacity Reduction Factor – A Review

Design of reinforced concrete for flexure is traditionally performed

using a rectangular stress block that simulates compressive stresses in
concrete. Because of its simplicity and relative accuracy, the use of the
rectangular stress block is recommended in many major national concrete
structures codes, including AS 3600 series. It is well established that the
stress-strain characteristics of concrete change with strength (Ibrahim and
MacGregor 1997, Kaar et al. 1978, Nedderman 1973, Ozbakkaloglu and
Saatcioglu 2004, Tan and Nguyen 2004, 2005, Barchi et al. 2010, Yan and
Au 2010, Zhu and Su 2010, Ho 2011). Therefore, the rectangular stress
block adopted for normal-strength concretes in earlier versions of AS 3600
may not be applicable to high strength concrete. Thus, in AS 3600-2009,
with the introduction of higher strength grades of concrete, a new
rectangular stress block was incorporated. The stress block parameters have
been further modified in AS 3600-2018.
Although the strength design procedure was unchanged from AS 1480-
1982 and AS 1481-1978, the recommended load factors were generally
lower in AS 3600 series than previously specified. However, accompanying
these lower load factors were the corresponding reduced values of ϕ. A
probabilistic-based analytical model was adopted to re-evaluate the
reliability of the then new design procedure. Unfortunately, actual failure
statistics were inadequate for the probabilistic analysis to produce a new and
more reliable procedure (in terms of load factors and ϕ). Instead, the new
procedure was calibrated simply using designs based on the old AS 1480-
1982 code. In simplistic terms, the codes prior to AS 3600 series and after
applied in parallel should lead to the same design. However, the values of ϕ
have been increased in AS 3600-2018 to address this issue.

Complexities

The widely accepted ‘actual’ stress block is as shown in Figure 1(a).

The factor 1 accounts for the difference between the crushing strength
of concrete cylinders and the concrete in the beam; α and ß, each being a
function of f c , define the geometry of the stress block. Empirical but
complicated formulas have been given for η, α and ß. Although the concept
of the curved stress block was acknowledged as an advance, it was tedious
to apply. The equivalent (rectangular) stress block, as shown in Figure 1(b),
was so defined that its use would give the same Mu as that computed using
the ‘actual’ stress block.

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Figure 1. (a) Actual Stress Block and (b) Equivalent Stress Block
ηf c' α2 f c'

βku d  k ud / 2

C = αηf c' ku bd  ku d
ku d C = α2 f c' ku bd

Neutral Axis
(a) (b)

In AS 3600-2009, 2 and  for all section types were given as:

2  1.0  0.003 f c but 0.67  2  0.85 (3)

  1.05  0.007 fc but 0.67    0.85 (4)

In AS 3600-2018, these are changed to:

2  0.85  0.0015 f  but  2  0.67 (5)

For circular sections, 2 is to be reduced by 5% and for any section for

which width reduces from the neutral axis towards the compression face, 2
is to be reduced by 10%.
On the other hand, for all section types,

  0.97  0.0025 fc but   0.67 (6)

In AS 3600-2009, the capacity reduction factor  was given as

  1.19 13kuo /12 (7)a

but for beams with Class N reinforcement only

0.6    0.8 (7)b

and for beams with Class L reinforcement

0.6    0.64 (7)c

ku d
In Equation (7)a, kuo  in which do is the distance between the
do
extreme compression fibre and the centroid of the outermost layer of the
tension bars.
In AS 3600-2018,  values are changed to:

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  1.24 13kuo /12 (8)a

but for beams with Class N reinforcement only

0.65    0.85 (8)b

and for beams with Class L reinforcement

  0.65 (8)c

Effectiveness

Analysis and design calculations have been carried out using the
updated specifications given in AS 3600-2018 and those available in the
superseded AS 3600-2009 for several problems. These helps investigate the
effectiveness of introducing the complexities as described above in
determining 2,  and . The results are presented in detail elsewhere (Loo
and Chowdhury 2018).
As a demonstration, for a singly reinforced rectangular section with b =
250 mm, d = 500 mm, f c = 50 MPa, and Class N reinforcement only (fsy =
500 MPa), the reliable moment capacities for the following reinforcement
cases were calculated using provisions of both AS 3600-2009 and AS 3600-
2018:

(a) Ast = 1500 mm2

(b) Ast = 9000 mm2
(c) a ‘balanced’ design
(d) with the maximum allowable reinforcement ratio (pall)
(e) Ast = 4500 mm2.

The results are tabulated in Table 1 for comparison. As can be seen

from Table 1, the ultimate moment capacities for different reinforcement
cases differ very little while reliable moment capacities varying to slightly
larger extents mainly because of increase in  values in AS 3600-2018.
Similar minor variations in moment capacities were observed for all other
problems even for non-standard and circular sections (Loo and Chowdhury
2018).
As for design examples, these changes made no difference at all in
reinforcement requirements and sectional dimensions (Loo and Chowdhury
2018) for any of the worked problems which include all section types
(rectangular and flanged) and reinforcement details (singly- and doubly-
reinforced).

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Table 1. Comparison between AS 3600-2009 and AS 3600-2018 for the

Analysis Problem
Reinforcement As per AS 3600-2009 As per AS 3600-2018
Case (Ast values) Mu  Mu Mu  Mu
(kNm) (kNm) (kNm) (kNm)
(a) Ast = 1500 mm2 348.5 0.8 278.8 346.0 0.85 294.1
(b) Ast = 9000 mm2 964.2 0.6 578.5 978.5 0.65 636.0
(c) balanced pt = pB 819.5 0.6 491.7 858.7 0.65 558.2
(d) maximum pt = pall 639.6 0.757 484.2 680.4 0.807 549.1
(e) Ast = 4500 mm2 840.7 0.6 504.4 860.4 0.65 559.3

Design for Shear and Torsion

Shear behaviour of reinforced concrete beams is very complicated due

to many parameters such as concrete compressive strength, stirrup ratio,
shear span-to-depth ratio, longitudinal reinforcement ratio, and so on (Lee et
al. 2010, Labib et al. 2013, Mofidi and Chaallal 2014, Chiu et al. 2016, El-
Sayed and Shuraim 2016, Zhang et al. 2017, Jude et al. 2018). It is, therefore,
hard to evaluate shear strength of reinforced concrete beams. Even shear
design provisions around the world are much different through each other,
even from theoretical perspective, especially for reinforced concrete beams
with stirrups (Eurocode 2 2004, ACI 318 2014, CSA A23.3 2014, AS 3600
2018). Similar is the case for torsion design.
Complexities and computational efforts introduced in AS 3600-2018
are most severe for design of reinforced and prestressed concrete for shear
and torsion. Apart from the required increase in capacity reduction factor ()
for shear and torsion consideration from 0.7 to 0.75, some substantial
changes have been introduced. These, together with their effectiveness, are
discussed in the following sections.

Complexities

The nominal maximum shear force that can be carried by a beam is

limited by the crushing strength of the web, Vu.max, was given in AS 3600-
2009 as

Vu.max  0.2 fcbw do (9)

where bw is the width of the web of the beam.

On the other hand, Vu.max is to be calculated in a much more

complicated manner in AS 3600-2018, as
  cot  v  
Vu.max  0.55  f cbw d v   (10)
 1  cot  v  
2


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where effective shear depth, dv, shall be taken as the greater of 0.72D or
0.9d and the angle of inclination of the compression strut (v) shall be
calculated as

v  (29  7000 x ) (11)

in which, the longitudinal strain in concrete for shear, x, at the mid-depth of
the section is calculated as

M * / d v  V *  0.5N *
x   3.0 103 (12)
2 Es Ast

M* and V* are absolute values and M* ≥ V*dv and N* is the axial force
acting on the section and is taken as positive for tension and negative for
compression.
Alternatively, v may be taken as 36º for N* = 0, fsy ≤ 500
MPa, fc  65 MPa and maximum aggregate size not less than 10 mm.
Concrete contribution to shear strength, Vuc, is given by the following in
AS 3600-2009:

Ast
Vuc  1  2 3bw d o f cv 3 (13)
bw d o

where 1, 2 and 3 can be computed using simple formulas and/or taken as
equal to 1, and fcv = 3
f c' .

In AS 3600-2018, the determination of Vuc, requires much more

computational efforts in a rather complex way. Or, Vuc, is given as

Vuc  kvbw d v fc' (14)

where f c' is not to exceed 8.0 MPa, the strut angle v is calculated using
Equations (11) and (12) as above and kv is determined as elaborated below.

(a) For Asv < Asv.min:

 0.4  1300 
kv    1000  k d 
 1  1500  x  dg v 
(15)

where

(i) fc ≤ 65 MPa and not light-weight concrete

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 32 
kdg     0.8
 (16  a)  (16)

a is the maximum nominal aggregate size and for a not less than 16
mm, kdg may be taken as 1.0.

(ii) fc > 65 MPa or light-weight concrete

kdg = 2.0 (17)

(b) For Asv > Asv.min:

 0.4 
kv   
1  1500 x  (18)

Alternatively, for N* = 0, fsy ≤ 500 MPa, fc  65 MPa and maximum

aggregate size not less than 10 mm, kv may be determined as follows.

(a) For Asv < Asv.min:

 200 
kv     0.10 (19)
1000  1.3d v 

(b) For Asv > Asv.min:

kv = 0.15 (20)

Finally, transverse shear reinforcement is to be provided in all regions

where V *  Vuc or in which the overall depth of the member D ≥ 750 mm.
For torsional design, even though the basic principles were still the
same, the computations and formulas used are made a lot more complicated
– not to mention the extra computational efforts required.
In AS 3600-2009, for combined torsion and shear and for all section
types,

 V* 
T *  Tu,max 1   (21)
 Vu,max 

where Vu.max is calculated using Equation (9) and the maximum capacity of a
beam in torsion, Tu.max is given by

Tu,max  0.2 fcJ t (22)

In Equation (22), Jt is the torsional modulus and is given by some
simple formulas.

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In AS 3600-2018, on the other hand, for combined shear and torsion,

the following are to be satisfied.

(a) For box sections:

(i) Where wall thickness tw > Aoh/uh

V* T *u h V
  u.max (23)
bw d v 1.7 Aoh2 bw d v

(ii) Where wall thickness tw ≤ Aoh/uh

V* T* V
  .u.max (24)
bw d v 1.7tw Aoh bw d v

(b) For other sections:

2 2
 V *   T *uh  Vu.max
 b d   1.7 A2   b d (25)
 w v  oh  w v

where

Aoh = areas enclosed by centre-line of exterior closed transverse torsion

reinforcement, including area of holes (if any)
uh = perimeter of the centre-line of the closed transverse torsion
reinforcement
Vu.max is calculated using Equation (10) but for the determination of v,
the longitudinal strain in the concrete at the mid-depth of the section, x ,
subjected to shear and torsion is determined as

2
M* 2  0.9T *u 
 V*  h
  0.5 N
*
dv  2 Ao 
x   3.0 103 (26)
2Es Ast

In Equation (26), Ao = area enclosed by shear flow path, including any

area of holes therein and N* is taken as positive for tension and negative for
compression. Also, M* and V* are absolute values and

2
2  0.9T *u 
M *  dv V *   h
 (27)
 2 Ao 

Also, for consideration of torsional effects, the plain-concrete beam

strength in pure torsion, Tuc, was given in AS 3600-2009 as

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
Tuc  J t 0.3 f c  (28)

But in AS 3600-2018, this was replaced by torsional cracking moment,

Tcr, and was given by a more complicated formula as

 u
Acp2
Tcr  0.33 f c (29)
c

where

Acp = total area enclosed by the outside perimeter of the concrete cross-
section
uc = the length of the outside perimeter of the concrete cross-section.

Finally, for the transverse reinforcement (ties) to be fully effective,

longitudinal bars are needed. Thus, longitudinal torsional steel in addition to
the main reinforcement for bending must be provided in the bending tensile
and compressive zones. Formulas for calculating the additional longitudinal
reinforcement requirements for torsion, in both the tensile and compressive
zones, are also made much more complicated in AS 3600-2018. For brevity,
these new changes are not reproduced herein. Interested readers may refer to
the Standard itself (AS 3600-2018) for details.

Effectiveness

Calculations for design of reinforced concrete for shear and torsion

have been carried out using the updated specifications given in AS 3600-
2018, as well as those available in the superseded AS 3600-2009 for several
practical problems. These are presented in detail elsewhere (Loo and
Chowdhury 2018).
A summary of some of the worked problems for shear design using
AS 3600-2009 and AS 3600-2018 is presented in Table 2 for comparison.

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Table 2. Comparison between AS 3600-2009 and AS 3600-2018 for Shear

Design Problems
Prob- Design As per AS 3600-2009 As per AS 3600-2018
lem V* (kN) Vu.max Vuc Final Vu.max Vuc Final
No. (kN) (kN) Design (kN) (kN) Design
1 R10@
R10@
137.73 380.0 141.6 802.7 48.6 125
225 mm
mm
2 R10@ 75 R10@
248.76 430.0 108.2 506.1 58.05
mm 75 mm
3 N16@
N16@
537.73 987.0 218.2 1112.2 127.6 245
285 mm
mm
4 N12@
N12@
334.61 1658.9 260.3 1876.5 190.4 300
300 mm
mm
5 N10@
N10@ 85
583.14 1570.6 89.5 1742.8 229.4 145
mm
mm
6 N10@
N10@
478.36 1316.3 210.1 1474.5 154.5 125
155 mm
mm
7 R10@
R10@
130.47 486.4 139.8 542.3 55.0 145
225 mm
mm
8 N12@
N12@
876.60 2165.8 394.7 2375.4 241.0 130
165 mm
mm
9 R10@ 85 R10@
228.69 420.0 98.3 494.3 56.7
mm 90 mm
10 N12@ 75 N12@
1180.7 2030.4 328.7 2392.6 101.9
mm 45 mm
11 N12@
N12@
476.0 1776.0 256.5 1844.3 311.4 300
195 mm
mm
12 N12@
N12@
325.17 998.4 23.3 1168.2 132.7 245
180 mm
mm
13 R10@
R10@
138.31 430.0 108.2 497.4 69.7 190
250 mm
mm

As obvious in Table 2, the final designs for shear varied rather little for
most of the problems. In fact, for the lower range of design shear values,
where the maximum spacing for shear reinforcement allowed by the
Standard governed, there are no difference in the final design. Cases where
the final design varied significantly are beams subjected to large axial forces
together with design shear forces. For example, Problems 5, 10, 11, 12 and
13 are subjected to very large inclined forces. Interested readers may find
further details elsewhere (Loo and Chowdhury 2018).

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Similar observations have also been made for torsion design in that
little or no variations can be found in the outcomes.

Deflection

It has been concluded in a comparative study of nine analytical methods

that the effective moment of inertia approach is a convenient and accurate
one for deflection calculations (Loo and Wong 1984). It is convenient
because the standard deflection formulas are readily applicable with
modifications only to the bending rigidity term or EI.
For a cracked reinforced concrete beam, E is replaced by the modulus
of elasticity for concrete, Ec, and for I an effective value Ief can be used
where in general,

Icr  Ief  Ig (30)

in which Ig is the gross moment of inertia of the uncracked beam section and
Icr is that of a fully cracked beam.

Complexities

The empirical Branson formula for calculating the effective moment of

inertia (Ief) has been adopted in the AS 3600-2009 and several other major
codes of practice including that of the American Concrete Institute (see Loo
and Wong 1984). Taking into consideration the stiffening effects of the
concrete in tension between cracks (i.e. tension stiffening), the formula is
explicit and all-encompassing. That is

3
M 
I ef  I cr  ( I g  I cr )  cr   I ef.max (31)
 Ms 

where Ief.max = Ig for pt ≥ 0.005 and Ief.max = 0.6Ig for pt < 0.005, which
indicates that the Branson formula in its original form underestimates the
deflection of very lightly reinforced beams (see Gilbert 2008).

The quantity Ms is the maximum bending moment at the section due to

the short-term serviceability load under consideration, and Mcr is the
cracking moment.
In AS 3600-2018, the formula for calculating Ief is modified as follows
with the same limiting values for Ief.max as in Equation (31):

I cr
I ef   I ef.max (32)
 I   M cr 
2

1  1  cr   
 Ig  Ms 

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Effectiveness

To investigate the effectiveness of the changes made to the Ief formula,

calculations for several deflection problems have been made using the
provisions given in AS 3600-2018, as well as those available in the
superseded AS 3600-2009. The outcomes are detailed elsewhere (Loo and
Chowdhury 2018).
As a demonstration, the midspan deflection of a simply supported beam
is calculated. With Lef = 10 m, b = 350 mm, d = 580 mm, D = 650 mm and
pt = 0.01, the beam is under a combined dead load including self-weight (g
= 8 kN/m) and live load (q = 8 kN/m). The values for Ec, Es and f c are taken
as 26000 MPa, 200000 MPa and 32 MPa, respectively and the beam is
assumed to form part of a domestic floor system with the shrinkage effects
ignored.
A comparison of results shows that using AS 3600-2009, the value of Ief
is 3750 × 106 mm4. This is very close to AS 3600-2018 value of
3717 × 106 mm4. Similarly, the corresponding midspan deflections are
18.2 mm and 18.3 mm.
Likewise, little or no variations in deflection results were observed for
all other problems attempted in the said investigation.

Conclusions

Significant changes and/or updates have been made in AS 3600-2018,

the latest Australian Standard for Concrete Structures. These are mainly in
the requirements for configuring the stress-block, calculating the capacity
reduction factor  evaluating the shear and torsional strengths of concrete
members, as well as in estimating the effective moment of inertia Ief.
These modifications have resulted in more complicated procedures
requiring added computational efforts. Comparisons of results tend to show
that such additional efforts have in most cases produced no significant
difference in outcomes from the superseded AS 3600-2009. Where there are
differences, the new Standard would lead to less conservative designs.

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