COLUMN SUPPORTING AN AXIAL LOAD AND UNIAXIAL BENDING EXAMPLE 3.

9 An internal column sized 300 x 300 mm in a multi-storey building is subjected to an ultimate axial load (NEd) of 1600 kN and bending moment, M of 60 kNm including the effect of imperfections. Design the column assuming fck = 30 N/mm2, fyk = 500 N/mm2 and nominal cover, c = 30 mm. Solution: 1. Check the design moment, MEd. Moment due to geometric imperfections, Mimp = ei. NEd
Eccentricity due to imperfections Minimum eccentricity

ei = max { lo/400, h/30, 20} mm No need to calculate Mimp since it has already been considered. 2. Design of main reinforcement. Use the design chart a) Calculate d value. Assume bar = 25 mm and link = 8 mm d = h c - link - bar/2 = 300 30 8 25/2 = 249.5 mm
d h

b) Calculate d/h (to determine the chart to be used) d/h = 249.5 / 300 = 0.83 0.85 c) Calculate N/bhfck and M/bh2fck

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Intersection point

0.59

0.074

d) Determine the value of Asfyk / bhfck from the chart (point where the lines intersect). From the chart,

Therefore, provide: 4H25 (1960 mm2) e) Check the reinforcement provided with the minimum and maximum requirement.

As,max = 0.04 Ac = 0.04 (3002) = 3600 mm2 As,min (368) < As,prov (1960) < As,max (3600) OK!

COLUMN SUPPORTING AN AXIAL LOAD AND UNIAXIAL BENDING EXAMPLE 3.9 3. Design links a) Minimum link diameter = max { 6 mm, of the maximum longitudinal bar diameter) i) ii) 6 mm bar = (25) = 6.25 mm Use: 8 mm b) Maximum link spacing, scl,tmax The least of: i) ii) iii) 20 bar = 20 x 25 = 500 mm Lesser dimension of the column = 300 mm 400 mm

Provide spacing, scl,tmax = 300 mm Therefore, for the links, provide H8 300 c/c spacing. 4. Sketch the cross-sectional detailing of this column.

H8-300 300 4H25 300