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Example - Short Column

The document provides a design example for a short reinforced concrete column. It is assessing whether a 3.5m tall column with a 250x300mm cross section and supporting an axial load of 1500kN is a short or slender column. It determines the column is short based on its slenderness ratio of 21.25 being less than the limiting slenderness ratio of 26.2. It then designs the longitudinal reinforcement as 4H20 bars and stirrups as H6 links at 250mm spacing to resist the column moment of 2.79kNm from the applied loads. A sketch of the reinforcement detailing is also required.

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Example - Short Column

The document provides a design example for a short reinforced concrete column. It is assessing whether a 3.5m tall column with a 250x300mm cross section and supporting an axial load of 1500kN is a short or slender column. It determines the column is short based on its slenderness ratio of 21.25 being less than the limiting slenderness ratio of 26.2. It then designs the longitudinal reinforcement as 4H20 bars and stirrups as H6 links at 250mm spacing to resist the column moment of 2.79kNm from the applied loads. A sketch of the reinforcement detailing is also required.

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UEMX2343: Reinforced Concrete Design II

Design Example
Short Column
A 3.5 m height braced reinforced concrete column is supporting an axial load of 1500 kN
(including column self-weight) and two moments act about minor axis, as shown in Figures Q2.
The cross-section of column is 250 mm 300 mm. Assume concrete cover is 40 mm, concrete
grade is C25/30, and steel strength = 500 N/mm2.
Beam length =4.0m each
side
50
20kN
300

3500
50
50kN

(a)

Assess whether it is a slender or short column.

(b)

Design the longitudinal steel reinforcement and stirrups for the column.

(c)

Sketch the reinforcement detailing of your design.

UEMX2343: Reinforced Concrete Design II

Design Example
Short Column
(a)

Assess whether it is a slender or short column.

Effective column height,


I col = 300 x 2503 /12 = 390.63 x 106 mm4
I beam = 300 x 5003 /12 = 3125 x 106 mm4
K1 = K2 =
4.5 x 103

390.63 x 106 /

2( 2 x 3125 x 106 / 4.0 x 103 )

= 0.0278
From Table 9.1
0.5 + [(0.56 0.5) x 0.0278/(0.0625 0)] = 0.527
= 0.527 x 3.5m
= 1.84m
Slenderness Ratio,

Radius of gyration,

= 86.6mm
= 1.84 x 103 / 86.6 = 21.25

Slenderness Ratio, =
Braced column = lim

= 26.2 / 1
= 26.2 ( > 21.25)
Hence, column is a short column.

(b)

Design the longitudinal steel reinforcement and stirrups for the column.

UEMX2343: Reinforced Concrete Design II


kAB = kBC = bh3 = 0.3 x 0.53 = 0.78 x 10-3
2
2
12L
12 x 4
kcol = 0.25 x 0.33 = 0.16 x 10-3
12 x 3.5
k = (0.78 + 0.78 + 0.16) x 10-3
= 1.72 x 10-3
Distribution factor for column = kcol = 0.16 = 0.093
k
1.72
Thus
Column moment, MEd = 0.093 (50-20) = 2.79 kNm
Floor

Ned

Med

Ned /bhfck

1500kN

2.79
kNm

0.8

Med
/bh2fck
0

Asfyk/
bhfck
0.275

As
1031

Asfyk/ bhfck = 0.275


As = 0.275 (bhfck) / fyk
As = 1031, Use 4H20 (As = 1260 )
Links
Minimum size = 0.25 x 20 = 5mm, but not less than 6mm, use 6mm.
Spacing = 20 x 20 = 400, least lateral dimension of column = 250, or 400
Link = H6 at 250
(c)

Sketch the reinforcement detailing of your design.

UEMX2343: Reinforced Concrete Design II

Table A1: Sectional areas of groups of bars (mm 2)


Bar

Numbers of bars
10

size
28.3

56.6

84.9

113

142

170

198

226

255

283

50.3

101

151

201

252

302

352

402

453

503

10

78.5

157

236

314

393

471

550

628

707

785

12

113

226

339

452

566

679

792

905

1020

1130

16

201

402

603

804

1010

1210

1410

1610

1810

2010

20

314

628

943

1260

1570

1890

2200

2510

2830

3140

25

491

982

1470

1960

2450

2950

3440

3930

4420

4910

32

804

1610

2410

3220

4020

4830

5630

6430

7240

8040

40

1260

2510

3770

5030

6280

7540

8800 10100 11300 12600

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