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Design of RC Column by AASHTO

- Sindhu
- Civil 2018 (v2.1)
- March 19, 2018
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00 Specifications of the pier

Column Length: 10 m
 Axial Loads: -600 kN
Moment-X -500 kN-m
Moment-Y 1000 kN-m

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01 Modeling > Unit Preferences

Model Generation – 1 2
3
Define Units
Invoke midas Civil
1 Open New File
4
2 Save as ‘RC Column Design’
3 Go to > “Tools”
5
4 Click on “Unit System”
5 Select the unit system [m, kN(ton),
Celcius]
6 Click on OK

6
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01 Modeling > Material Properties

Model Generation –
Material Properties 1 4

2
1 Go to > “Properties”
2 Click on “Material Properties”
3
Click on “Add” to define materials
4 Define Material data:
Name > Grade C5000
Type of design> Concrete
Concrete Standard > ASTM (RC)
DB: C5000

3
5 Click on “OK” to close

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01 Modeling > Defining Section

Model Generation – Defining 1

Pier and Pier Cap section 2

1 Click on tab “DB/User”

2 Define Column:
Name > Column
Section Type > Solid Round
Select User
D > 1.5m

3 Click on OK

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01 Modeling > Creating Nodes

Model Generation – Create

Nodes 1

2
1 Click on “Node/Element” of Main
Menu 3

2 Click on “Create Nodes”

Go to “Tree Menu”
3 Coordinates (x,y,z) > 0,0,0

4 Click “Apply” and “Close”

4
Note: Created Node

- To display node number click

Or Press (CTRL +E)
Check > Node
> Node number
Click > OK

- To display element number 1) To input the node co-ordinates

in table, go to Tree Menu> Tables>
Structure Tables> Node

2) To create User defined coordinate

system go to Structure > UCS

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01 Modeling > Creating Elements - Beam

Model Generation – Creating

Elements (Beam) 2

3
1 Click on “Select All ” to select
the node no.1
1
2 Click on “Node/Elements”
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3 Click on “Extrude”
Go to “Tree Menu”
5
4 Select Extrude Type “Node -> Line
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Element”
5 Select Element Type “Beam” Node extruded to create elements

6 Generating Elements:
Select Material “Grade C5000”
Select Section “Column”
Select Generation type “ Translate”
Select Translation “Unequal Distance”
Select Axis “Z”
Distances > -10
Click “Apply”

7 Click on “Close”

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02 Load > Defining Load Cases

Static Loads – Defining Load 1

Cases 2

1 Go to “Load” tab
2 Click “Static Load Cases”
3 Define Static Load Cases

Name : “SW”
Type : “User Defined Load (USER)”
Click “Add”

Name : “Axial”
Type : “User Defined Load (USER)”
Click “Add”

Name : “Mx”
Type : “User Defined Load (USER)”
Click “Add”

Name : “My”
Type : “User Defined Load (USER)”
Click “Add”

4
.Click “ Close”

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02 Load > Defining Loads – Static Loads

Static Loads – Self Weight & 1

Crash Barrier Loads 2

4
Assigning Self Weight
1 Go to “Load” tab
2 Click “Self Weight…”
3 Go to “Tree Menu”
Go to “Load”
Select Load Case Name “SW”
Enter Self Weight Factor, Z : “-1”
Click “Add”
Click “Close”

Assigning other Loads

4
Click “Nodal Loads”
5 Go to “Tree Menu”
Go to “Load”
Select Load Case Name “Axial”
Enter Fz =“-600” kN
Click “Apply”

6 Select Load Case Name “Mx”

Enter Fz = 0
Enter Mx =“-500” kN-m
Click “Apply”

7 Select Load Case Name “My”

Enter Mx= 0
Enter My =“1000” kN-m
Click “Close”

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03 Results> Load Combinations

Load Combinations 1

1 Go to “Results” tab
2 Click “Load Combination”
3 Click “Concrete Design” tab 3
4
4 Create load combination and enter
factors for load cases as shown in the
table below .
5 Click “Close”

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04 Result> Reaction

Result-
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Reaction 1

2
1 Go to “Results” tab 3

2 Click “Reactions”
3 Click “Reaction Forces/Moments”
4 Select “Load Cases/Combinations”
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To view the results in Model View
Window, select “Components” 4

Select “Value”
5 Click “Apply”
6 To View in Tabular format, Click

“Results Tables”> “Reactions” 8

5
7 Select “Load Cases/Combination” 9

8 Click “OK”
9 Check the values in new window
“Result-[Reaction]”

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04 Result> Displacement

Result-
Displacement 1

1 Go to “Results” tab 2
4
2 Click “Deformations”
3
3 Click “Displacement Contour”
4 Select “Load Cases/Combinations”
5 Select “Components”
5
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6 Click Type of Display “Contour”
7 Click “Apply”
8 See the Contour diagram in the
“Model View” window
6

Note: By Invoking “…” the tables of 7

any component of result and

load cases can be checked.

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04 Result> Beam Diagrams

Result-
1
Beam Diagrams
2
1 Go to “Results” tab
3 5
2 Click “Forces”
3 Click “Beams Diagrams”
6
4 Click “Results Tables>Beams> Forces
& Stresses”
5 Select Load Combination
6 Click “OK”
8
7 In the Result-[Beam Force] table

8 Right Click and select from the

Context Menu “View by Max Value

Item” 12
9
10
9 Select Items to Display “Moment-y”
10 Select Load Cases to Display
11 Click “OK”

11

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04 Result> Stresses

Result- 1 4
Stresses 2

1 Go to “Results” of Main Menu

3
2 Click “Stresses”
3 Click “Beam Stresses” 5

4 Select Load Cases/Combinations “

5 Select “Components”
6 Click Type of Display “Contour”
7 Click “Apply”
8 See the Contour diagram in the
“Model View” window 8

Note: To view the results in tables,

click Results Tables and browse
to required quantity
Note: The significance of various stress components are clearly explained in detail in the help file .
Path: Help > Contents > Start > Result > Stresses > Beam Stresses

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05
Reinforced Concrete Column Design
Step

05 Design

• Design Code

• Modify Concrete material

• Column Section Data for design

• Column Design Report

• Column Section Data for Checking

• Column Checking Report

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05 Design > Common Parameters

1

Design– Common Parameters

2

1 Go to > “Design”
3
2 Click on “Common Parameters”
3
Click on “Definition of Frame”
4 Under Definition of Frame,
Select X Direction of Frame >
“Unbraced I Sway” 4

Select Y Direction of Frame >

“Unbraced I Sway”
Design Type > “3D”
Check on > “Auto Calculate
Effective Length Factors”

Click on “OK”

Note: To enter the Unbraced length and Effective Length factor manually go to Common Parameters > Unbraced Length, Effective length
Factor. Also to understand the auto calculation of Effective length factor go to the online help manual:
http://manual.midasuser.com/EN_Common/Civil/870/Start/08_Design/01_General_Design_Parameter/Definition_of_Frame.htm

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05 PSC Design > Design Parameters

RC Design- 1

Input Design Parameters 5

1 Go to “Design” > “RC Design” Select

3

“AASHTO-LRFD12(US)”

2 Design Code > “AASHTO-LRFD12(US)”

3 Click “Modify Concrete Materials ”

4 Click “ Grade C5000” from the Material

List

Concrete Material Selection :

Code > “ASTM (RC)” ; Grade > C5000

For Rebar Selection

Code > ASTMRC)
Main Rebar & Sub - Rebar > Grade 50

5 Click “Modify” 2

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01 Design > Column Section Data for Design

Design– Column Section Data 1

for Design 2

1 Go to > “Design”
2 Click on “RC Design”
3
Click on “Column Section data for
Design...”
4 Under Beam section data for
design, 4

3
Select section > Column
5 Input the data for stirrups
Size > “#4”
5
Number > “2”
Dc > “0.04” m
6 Click on “Add/Replace”
7 Click on > “Cancel”

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6

Note: To get the diameters of reinforcement as per design code, go to Tools > Preferences >
Design > Load Code. Set the design code as per type of design.

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05 Design > Column Design

Design– Column design

1 Go to > Concrete Code Design >
Column Design
2 Select Sorted by > “Member” 1

Select a member
3 Click on > “Detail…”
Refer the design report in graphical
3
mode.

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05 Design > Column Section Data for Checking

Design– Column Section Data 1

for Checking 2

1 Go to > “Design”
2 Click on “RC Design”
3
Click on “Column Section data for
Checking...”
4 Under Rebar Input for Column
section,
4
Select section > Column
3
5 Input the data for:
Stirrups:
Size > “#4” 5

Space > 0.15

Number > “2”
Rebar Data:
Layer > “1”
Div > “20”
Pos 1 and 2 Size > “#7”
Dc > “0.06” m 6
7

6 Click on “Add/Replace”
7 Click on > “Cancel”
Note: To get the diameters of reinforcement as per design code, go to Tools > Preferences >
Design > Load Code. Set the design code as per type of design.

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05 Design > Column Checking

Design– Column Checking

1 Go to > Concrete Code Check>
Column Checking…
2 Select Sorted by > “Member”
2

Select a member
3 Click on > “Detail…”
Refer the design report in graphical
3
mode.

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