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RC COLUMN DESIGN
In accordance with ACI318-14
Tedds calculation version 2.2.07

Design summary
Description Unit Capacity Applied Utilization Result
Axial kN 424.0 424.0 1.000 -
Bending y axis kNm 129.4 11.3 0.087 PASS
y

10 no. 16 mm diameter longitudinal bars

600 mm

x x

y
300 mm

Applied loads
Ultimate axial force acting on column; Pu_act = 424 kN
Ratio of DL moment to total moment; d = 0.600

Geometry of column
Depth of column (larger dimension of column); h = 600 mm
Width of column (smaller dimension of column); b = 300 mm
Clear cover to reinforcement (both sides); cc = 40 mm
Unsupported height of column about x axis; lux = 3800 mm
Effective height factor about x axis; kx = 1.00
Column state about x axis; Braced
Unsupported height of column about y axis; luy = 3800 mm
Effective height factor about y axis; ky = 1.00
Column state about y axis; Braced

Check on overall column dimensions

Column dimensions are OK - h < 4b
Reinforcement of column
Numbers of bars of longitudinal steel; N = 10
Diameter of longitudinal bar; Dlong = 16 mm
Diameter of stirrup bar; Dstir = 10 mm
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Specified yield strength of reinforcement; fy = 414 N/mm2

Specified compressive strength of concrete; f’c = 28 N/mm2
Modulus of elasticity of bar reinforcement; Es = 200  103 N/mm2
Modulus of elasticity of concrete; Ec = 4733  f’c1/2  (1N/mm2)1/2 = 25045 N/mm2
Yield strain; y = fy / Es = 0.00207
Ultimate design strain; c = 0.003

Check for minimum area of steel - 10.6.1.1

Gross area of column; Ag = h  b = 180000 mm2
Area of steel; Ast = N  ( Dlong2) / 4 = 2011 mm2
Minimum area of steel required; Ast_min = 0.01 Ag = 1800 mm2
Ast> Ast_min, PASS- Minimum steel check
Check for maximum area of steel - 10.6.1.1
Permissible maximum area of steel; Ast_max = 0.08  Ag = 14400 mm2
Ast< Ast_max, PASS - Maximum steel check
Design of column ties - 25.7.2
Spacing of lateral ties; sv_ties = 152 mm
16 times longitudinal bar diameter; sv1 = 16  Dlong = 256 mm
48 times tie bar diameter; sv2 = 48  Dstir = 480 mm
Least column dimension; sv3 = min (h,b) = 300 mm
Required tie spacing ; s = min(sv1,sv2,sv3) = 256 mm
sv_ties < s PASS
Slenderness check about x axis
Radius of gyration; rx = 0.3  h = 180 mm
Actual slenderness ratio; srx_act = kx  lux / rx = 21.11
Slenderness ratio is less than 22, slenderness effects may be neglected
Slenderness check about y axis
Radius of gyration; ry = 0.3  b = 90 mm
Actual slenderness ratio; sry_act = ky  luy / ry = 42.22
Permissible slenderness ratio; sry_perm = min(34 - 12  (M1y_act / M2y_act),40) = 34
Column is slender about the Y axis
Magnified moments about y axis
Moment of inertia of section; Igy = (h  b3) / 12 = 0 m4
Euler’s buckling load; Pcy = (2 / (ky  luy)2)  (0.4  Ec  Igy / (1+d )) = 5777.3 kN
Correction factor for actual to equiv. mmt.diagram; Cmy = 1.0
Moment magnifier; nsy = max(Cmy / (1 - ( Pu_act / (0.75  Pcy ))),1.0) = 1.108
Minimum factored moment about y axis; M2y_min = Pu_act  (15 mm + 0.03  b) = 10.2 kNm
Minimum magnified moment about y axis; Mcy_min = nsy  M2y_min = 11.3 kNm

Axial load capacity of axially loaded column

Strength reduction factor;  = 0.65
Area of steel on compression face; A’s = Ast / 2 = 1005 mm2
Area of steel on tension face; As = Ast / 2 = 1005 mm2
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Net axial load capacity of column; Pn = 0.8  [0.85  f’c  (Ag – Ast) + fy  Ast] = 4054.8 kN
Ultimate axial load capacity of column; Pu =   Pn = 2635.6 kN
PASS : Column is safe in axial loading
Uniaxially loaded column about minor axis
Details of column cross-section
c/dt ratio; ryb = 0.303
Effective cover to reinforcement; d’ = cc + Dstir + (Dlong/2) = 58 mm
Spacing between bars; s = ((b – (2d’)))/ ((Nx)-1) = 92 mm
Depth of tension steel; bt = b - d’ = 242 mm
Depth of NA from extreme compression face; cy = ryb  bt = 73 mm
Factor of depth of compressive stress block; 1= 0.847
Depth of equivalent rectangular stress block; ay = min((1 cy), b)= 62 mm
Yield strain in steel; sy = fy / Es = 0.002
Strength reduction factor; y = 0.900

Details of concrete block

Force carried by concrete
Forces carried by concrete; Pycon = 0.85  f’c  h  ay = 888.3 kN

Moment carried by concrete

Moment carried by concrete; Mycon = Pycon  ((b/2) – (ay/2)) = 105.6 kNm

Details of steel layer 1

Depth of layer; xy1 = 58 mm
Strain of layer; y1 = c  (1 - xy1 / cy) = 0.00063
Stress in layer; y1 = min(fy, Es  y1) - 0.85  f'c = 102.37 N/mm2
Force carried by layer; Py1 = Ny  Abar  y1 = 82.3 kN
Moment carried by steel layer; My1 = Py1  ((b / 2) - xy1) = 7.6 kNm

Details of steel layer 2

Depth of layer; xy2 = 150 mm
Strain of layer; y2 = c  (1 - xy2 / cy) = -0.00313
Stress in layer; y2 = max(-1  fy, Es  y2) = -414.00 N/mm2
Force carried by layer; Py2 = 2  Abar  y2 = -166.5 kN
Moment carried by steel layer; My2 = Py2  ((b / 2) - xy2) = 0.0 kNm

Details of steel layer 3

Depth of layer; xy3 = 242 mm
Strain of layer; y3 = c  (1 - xy3 / cy) = -0.00689
Stress in layer; y3 = max(-1  fy, Es  y3) = -414.00 N/mm2
Force carried by layer; Py3 = Ny  Abar  y3 = -333.0 kN
Moment carried by steel layer; My3 = Py3  ((b / 2) - xy3) = 30.6 kNm

Force carried by steel

Sum of forces by steel; Pys = -417.1 kN
Total force carried by column
Nominal axial load strength; Pny = 471.2 kN
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Strength reduction factor; y = 0.900

Ultimate axial load carrying capacity of column; Puy = y  Pny = 424.0 kN

Total moment carried by column

Total moment carried by column; Moy = 143.820 kNm;
Ultimate moment strength capacity of column; Muy = y  Moy = 129.438kNm

Check load capacity for uniaxial loads about the y axis

Factored axial load; Pu_act = 424 kN
Ultimate axial capacity; Puy = 424 kN
PASS - Ultimate axial capacity exceeds factored axial load
Factored moment about y axis; Mcy_min = 11.3 kNm
Ultimate moment capacity about the y axis; Muy = 129.4 kNm
PASS - Ultimate moment capacity exceeds factored moment about y axis
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