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Faculty of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
CE 3J04 – Reinforced Concrete Design
Winter 2021
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Assignment 6 – Model Answer

Question 1 (70 Marks)
[1] Mechanical Properties of the Column (10 Marks)
𝑏 = 300 𝑚𝑚 ; ℎ = 500 𝑚𝑚
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = 300 ∗ 500 = 150,000 𝑚𝑚2
300 ∗ 5003
𝐼𝑦 = = 3,125,000,000 𝑚𝑚4
12
500 ∗ 3003
𝐼𝑥 = = 1,125,000,000 𝑚𝑚4
12

3,125,000,000
𝑟𝑦 = √ = 144.34 𝑚𝑚
150,000

1,125,000,000
𝑟𝑥 = √ = 86.60 𝑚𝑚
150,000

[2] Mechanical Properties of the Beams (5 Marks)

300 ∗ 6003
𝐼𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 1 = = 5,400,000,000 𝑚𝑚4 (𝑀𝑦 − 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛)
12
300 ∗ 5003
𝐼𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 2 = = 3,125,000,000 𝑚𝑚4 (𝑀𝑥 − 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛)
12
[3] The Effect of Slenderness on Straining Actions (30 Marks)
1. For My-direction
𝐼_𝑦_𝐶𝑜𝑙 = 0.70 ∗ 𝐼𝑦 = 2,187,500,000 𝑚𝑚4
𝐼_𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚1 = 0.35 ∗ 𝐼𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 1 = 1,890,000,000 𝑚𝑚4
2,187,500,000/6,000
𝐴 = = 1.16
1,890,000,000/6,000
𝐵 = 0 𝐾 = 0.62
0.62 ∗ 6,000
𝜆𝑌 = = 25.77
144.34
𝑀1𝑦 /𝑀2𝑦 = −80/120 = −0.667 … 𝑀1𝑦 /𝑀2𝑦 = −0.50
𝑃𝑓 = 1.25 ∗ 700 + 1.5 ∗ 500 = 1,625 𝑘𝑁
15 + 0.03 ∗ 500
𝑀2𝑦_𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 1,625 ∗ = 48.75 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
1,000
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McMaster University
Faculty of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
CE 3J04 – Reinforced Concrete Design
Winter 2021
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25 − 10(𝑀1𝑦 /𝑀2𝑦 ) 25 − 10 ∗ (−0.5)
= = 49.92
√𝑃𝑓 /(𝑓′𝑐 ∗ 𝐴𝑔 ) √1,625 ∗ 1,000/(30 ∗ 150,000)

𝜆𝑌 < 49.92 … 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑦 − 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

𝑴𝒇𝒀 = 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝒌𝑵𝒎
2. For Mx-direction
𝐼_𝑥_𝐶𝑜𝑙 = 0.70 ∗ 𝐼𝑥 = 787,500,000 𝑚𝑚4
𝐼_𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚2 = 0.35 ∗ 𝐼𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑚 2 = 1,093,750,000 𝑚𝑚4
787,500,000/6,100
𝐴 = = 0.59
1,093,750,000 /5,000
𝐵 = 𝐼𝑛𝑓.
𝐾 = 0.84
0.84 ∗ 6,100
𝜆𝑋 = = 59.17
86.6
𝑀1𝑥 /𝑀2𝑥 = 0
𝑀2𝑥_𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 1,625 ∗ (15 + 0.03 ∗ 300)/1,000 = 39.0 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
25 − 10(𝑀1 /𝑀2 ) 25 − 10 ∗ 0
= = 41.60
√𝑃𝑓 /(𝑓′𝑐 ∗ 𝐴𝑔 ) √1,625 ∗ 1,000/(30 ∗ 150,000)

𝜆𝑋 > 41.60
1.25 ∗ 700
𝛽𝑑 = = 0.538
1,625
0.4 ∗ 4,500 ∗ √30 ∗ 1,125,000,000
𝐸𝐼𝑒𝑓𝑓 = = 7.211 ∗ 1012 𝑚𝑚4
1 + 0.538
𝜋 2 ∗ 7.211 ∗ 1012
𝑃𝑐 = = 2,710,672.2 𝑚𝑚2
(0.84 ∗ 6,100)2
𝐶𝑚 = 0.6 + 0.40 ∗ (0) = 0.60
𝟎. 𝟔𝟎
𝑴𝒄𝒙 = ∗ 𝟓𝟎 = 𝟏𝟒𝟗. 𝟒𝟖 𝒌𝑵. 𝒎
𝟏, 𝟔𝟐𝟓 ∗ 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝟏 − (𝟐, 𝟕𝟏𝟎, 𝟔𝟕𝟐. 𝟐 ∗ 𝟎. 𝟕𝟓)

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McMaster University
Faculty of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
CE 3J04 – Reinforced Concrete Design
Winter 2021
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[4] Column Design (25 Marks)
𝑀𝑓𝑌 = 120 𝑘𝑁𝑚; 𝑀𝑐𝑥 = 149.48 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚; 𝑋 = 0.5𝑚 , 𝑌 = 0.3𝑚
𝑒𝑌 /𝑌 = (149.48/1,625)/0.3 = 0.307
𝑒𝑋 /𝑋 = (120/1,625)/0.5 = 0.148

𝑒𝑌 /𝑌 > 𝑒𝑋 /𝑋 Mcx govern the design.

1. Calculate the Equivalent Moment
𝑃𝑓
= 0.361 < 0.40
𝑓′𝑐 ∗ 𝐴𝑔
𝛼 = (0.5 + 0.361) ∗ (400 + 300)/(700) = 0.861
149.48
𝑒𝑜𝑌 = + 0.861 ∗ (120/1,625) ∗ (0.3/0.5) = 0.13 𝑚
1,625
𝑀𝑜𝑋 = 1,625 ∗ 0.13 = 211.25 𝑘𝑁𝑚
2. Design the Column as a Column Subjected to Uniaxial Bending
𝑃𝑟 = 𝑃𝑓 = 1,625 𝑘𝑁
𝑀𝑟 = 𝑀𝑜𝑋 = 211.25 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
𝑃𝑟 1,625 ∗ 1,000
= = 10.833
𝐴𝑔 500 ∗ 300
𝑀𝑟 211.25 ∗ 1,000,000
= = 4.69
𝐴𝑔 ∗ ℎ 500 ∗ 300 ∗ 300
300 − 2 ∗ 50
𝛾= = 0.667; 𝑓′𝑐 = 30 𝑀𝑃𝑎; 𝑓𝑦 = 400 𝑀𝑃𝑎
300

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McMaster University
Faculty of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
CE 3J04 – Reinforced Concrete Design
Winter 2021
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3. Calculate the Reinforcement Ratio
The intersection point is above the line 𝑓𝑠 /𝑓𝑦 , so, it is better to use the equal number of rebars chart.
For 𝛾 = 0.6 → 𝜌𝑡 = 0.046 (Table 7.4.5)
For 𝛾 = 0.7 → 𝜌𝑡 = 0.037 (Table 7.4.6)
4.6 − 3.7 𝑥
= → 𝑥 = 0.27
0.7 − 0.6 0.7 − 0.667
𝜌𝑡 = 3.7 + 0.27 = 3.97%
4. Determine the RFT Required
𝜌𝑡,𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 1.0% < 𝜌𝑡 = 3.97% < 𝜌𝑡,𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 4.0% (𝑜𝑘)
𝐴𝑠𝑡 = 𝜌𝑡 ∗ 𝐴𝑔 = 0.0397 ∗ 300 ∗ 500 = 5,955 𝑚𝑚2 → 𝑈𝑠𝑒 12 − 25𝑀
5. Place the RFTs
30 𝑚𝑚
𝑆𝑚𝑖𝑛 = {1.4 ∗ 25.2 = 35.28 𝑚𝑚 = 35.28 𝑚𝑚
1.4 ∗ 20 = 28 𝑚𝑚
300 = 2 ∗ 30 + 2 ∗ 11.3 + 𝑛 ∗ 25.2 + (𝑛 − 1) ∗ 35.28 → 𝑛 = 4.17 ≅ 4 𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑠/𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟

Dr. Wael El-Dakhakhni

McMaster University
Faculty of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
CE 3J04 – Reinforced Concrete Design
Winter 2021
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Question 2 (30 Marks)
[1] Calculate Pro (10 Marks)
𝛼1 = 0.85 − 0.0015 ∗ 30 = 0.805
𝐴𝑔 = 500 ∗ 300 = 150000 𝑚𝑚2
𝐴𝑠𝑡 = 8 − 25 𝑀 = 4000 𝑚𝑚2
𝑃𝑟𝑜 = 0.805 ∗ 0.65 ∗ 30 ∗ (150,000 − 4,000) + 0.85 ∗ 400 ∗ 4,000 = 3,651.84 𝑘𝑁
𝑷𝒓𝒐 = 𝟑𝟔𝟓𝟏. 𝟖𝟒 𝒌𝑵
[2] Calculate PrX (5 Marks)
𝐴𝑠𝑡 4,000
𝜌𝑡 = = = 0.0267 = 2.67%
𝐴𝑔 150,000
The length at the moment direction ℎ = 300 𝑚𝑚
300 − 2 ∗ 50
𝛾= = 0.667
300
Calculate PrX for 𝛾 = 0.6 and for 𝛾 = 0.7
𝑀𝑟𝑋 = 𝑀𝑓𝑋 = 100 𝑘𝑁𝑚
𝑀𝑟𝑋 100 ∗ 106
= = 2.22 𝑁/𝑚𝑚2
𝐴𝑔 ∗ ℎ (500 ∗ 300) ∗ 300
Use the Equal Number of Rebars on all Sides Charts
𝑃𝑟𝑋
For 𝛾 = 0.6 → = 17 (𝑇𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 7.4.5)
𝐴𝑔

𝑃𝑟𝑋
For 𝛾 = 0.6 → = 18 (𝑇𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 7.4.6)
𝐴𝑔

18 − 17 𝑋
= → 𝑋 = 0.67
0.7 − 0.6 0.667 − 0.6
𝑃𝑟𝑋
For 𝛾 = 0.667 → = 17 + 0.67 = 17.67 𝑁/𝑚𝑚2
𝐴𝑔

𝑃𝑟𝑋
= 17.67 → 𝑃𝑟𝑋 = 2,650.5 𝑘𝑁
150,000
𝑷𝒓𝑿 = 𝟐𝟔𝟓𝟎. 𝟓 𝒌𝑵

Dr. Wael El-Dakhakhni

McMaster University
Faculty of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
CE 3J04 – Reinforced Concrete Design
Winter 2021
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[3] Calculate PrY (5 Marks)
𝐴𝑠𝑡 4000
𝜌𝑡 = = = 0.0267 = 2.67%
𝐴𝑔 150000
The length at the moment direction ℎ = 500 𝑚𝑚
500 − 2 ∗ 50
𝛾= = 0.80
500
Calculate PrY for 𝛾 = 0.8
𝑀𝑟𝑌 = 𝑀𝑓𝑌 = 150 𝑘𝑁𝑚
𝑀𝑟𝑌 150 ∗ 106
= = 2 𝑁/𝑚𝑚2
𝐴𝑔 ∗ ℎ (500 ∗ 300) ∗ 500
Use the Equal Number of Rebars on all Sides Charts
𝑃𝑟𝑋
For 𝛾 = 0.8 → = 19 (𝑇𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 7.4.7)
𝐴𝑔

𝑃𝑟𝑌
= 19 → 𝑃𝑟𝑌 = 2,850 𝑘𝑁
150,000
𝑷𝒓𝒀 = 𝟐, 𝟖𝟓𝟎 𝒌𝑵
[4] Bresler Reciprocal Load Method (10 Marks)
1 1 1 1
= + − = 0.000454
𝑃𝑟 2,650.5 2,850 3,651.84
𝑃𝑟 = 2,201.04 𝑘𝑁
𝑃𝑟 = 2,201.04 𝑘𝑁 > 𝑃𝑓 = 1,500 𝑘𝑁
The Section is safe.

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