ConcCol - Interaction Diagram

for Rectangular Concrete Columns

Using The CRSI Formulas
by Paul H. Dunn, Jr., P.E.
This program calulates the column interaction curve for a rectangular concrete column using the
methods of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. Note this program also accounts for less than
1 percent steel by reducing the width. Procedure based on CRSI Manual Pg 3-5 to Pg 3-8
Please send any comments to Paul H. Dunn, Jr. P.E. E-Mail: "dunner@sgi.net"
z -- Change these items for each use
z
h 24 :=
Column Depth
z
w 24 :=
Column Width
z
bar 8 :=
Bar Size
z
tie 4 :=
Tie Size
z
f'c 4 :=
Conc. Str. - ksi
z
fy 60 :=
Bar Yield - ksi
z
cover 1.5 :=
Cover -in
z
N
1
3 :=
Bars in Row 1
z
N
2
0 :=
Bars in Row 2
z
N
3
2 :=
Bars in Row 3
z
N
4
0 :=
Bars in Row 4
z
N
5
3 :=
Bars in Row 5
z
row 5
Total Rows of Bars- NOTE: This can be changed and more rows added if required.
General Calculations
db diabar
0 bar ,
:=
i 1 row .. :=
Iterations Bar Diameter
db 1 =
A
i
N
i
areabar
0 bar ,
:=
Bar area at i
dt diabar
0 tie ,
:=
Tie Diameter
dt 0.500 =
d
1
cover
db
2
+ dt + :=
Distances from
compression face
Spacing between
rows of bars
space
h 2 d
1

row 1
:=
d
i
d
1
i 1 ( ) space + :=
Calculate effective stress block per ACI 318 sect. 10.2.7.3
1 if f'c 4 0.85 , if f'c 8 > 0.65 , 0.85 0.05 f'c 4 ( ) , [ ] , [ ] :=
f'c 4 =
1 0.85 = 0.7 := Es 29000 :=
ksi
Gross Area: Steel Area
i
1
2
3
4
5
= N
i
3
0
2
0
3
= A
i
2.4
0
1.6
0
2.4
= d
i
2.5
7.3
12
16.8
21.5
=
Ag w h :=
Ast
1
row
i
A
i

=
:= Ast 6.32 =
Ag 576 =
Reduce width if < 0.01: Ast
Ag
0.011 =
b if
Ast
Ag
0.01 > w ,
Ast
0.01 h
,
|

\
|
.
:=
Effective
Width
b 24 =
Ag b h :=
Ast
Ag
0.011 =
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ConcCol - Interaction Diagram
for Rectangular Concrete Columns
Using The CRSI Formulas
by Paul H. Dunn, Jr., P.E.
e (min) at Pn(max)
Pn
1
0.8 0.85 f'c Ag Ast ( ) fy Ast + [ ] := Pn
0
Pn
1
:= Mn
0
0 :=
Pn
1
1853 =
K.
Pn
1
1297 =
K.
Assume c=h
c h := 1 0.85 =
Given
Pn
1
1
row
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
Es if d
i
1 c < 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( )

(
(

A
i

(
(

=
0.85 f'c 1 c b + =
c Find c ( ) :=
c 23.1 = a if 1 c h > h , 1 c , ( ) := a 19.63 =
1
row
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
Es if d
i
1 c < 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( )

(
(

A
i

(
(

=
0.85 f'c 1 c b +
... 1852.9 =
Find Moment:
s
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
:= fs
i
if Es s
i
fy > fy , if Es s
i
0 fy < 0 fy , Es s
i
, ( ) , ( ) :=
Fs
i
fs
i
A
i
if 1 c d
i
> 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) A
i
:= Ms
i
Fs
i
h
2
d
i

\
|
.
:=
i
1
2
3
4
5
= d
i
2.5
7.3
12
16.8
21.5
= s
i
0
0
0
0
0
= fs
i
60
59.7
41.8
23.9
6
= A
i
2.4
0
1.6
0
2.4
= Fs
i
134.1
0
60.7
0
14.3
= Ms
i
1274.3
0
0
0
-135.6
=
Mst
1
row
i
Ms
i

=
:= Mst 1138.8 = Fst
1
row
i
Fs
i

=
:= Fst 209.1 =
Mc 0.85 f'c a b
h
2
a
2

\
|
.
:= Mc 3497.5 = Fc 0.85 f'c 1 c b := Fc 1602.1 =
Mn
1
Mc Mst + := Mn
1
4636.3 =
e
1
Mn
1
Pn
1
:= e
1
2.5 =
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ConcCol - Interaction Diagram
for Rectangular Concrete Columns
Using The CRSI Formulas
by Paul H. Dunn, Jr., P.E.
Find Pn and Mn at point of zero tension in bars:
c d
row
:= a 1 c :=
Find Moment:
fs
i
if Es s
i
fy > fy , if Es s
i
0 fy < 0 fy , Es s
i
, ( ) , ( ) :=
s
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
:=
Fs
i
fs
i
A
i
if 1 c d
i
> 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) A
i
:= Ms
i
Fs
i
h
2
d
i

\
|
.
:=
i
1
2
3
4
5
= d
i
2.5
7.3
12
16.8
21.5
= s
i
0
0
0
0
0
= fs
i
60
59.7
41.8
23.9
6
= A
i
2.4
0
1.6
0
2.4
= Fs
i
134.1
0
60.7
0
14.3
= Ms
i
1274.3
0
0
0
-135.6
=
Mst
1
row
i
Ms
i

=
:= Mst 1139 =
Mc 0.85 f'c a b
h
2
a
2

\
|
.
:= Mc 4268.7 =
Mn
1
4636.3 =
Mn
2
Mc Mst + :=
Mn
2
5407 =
Mn
1
if Mn
1
Mn
2
< Mn
1
, Mn
2
, ( ) :=
Mn
1
4636.3 =
Pn
2
1
row
i
Fs
i

=
0.85 f'c a b + := Pn
2
1700 =
Pn
1
1852.9 =
Pn
2
if Pn
2
Pn
1
< Pn
2
, Pn
1
, ( ) :=
Pn
2
1700.3 =
conccol[1].mcd 01-12-2006 9:18 3
ConcCol - Interaction Diagram
for Rectangular Concrete Columns
Using The CRSI Formulas
by Paul H. Dunn, Jr., P.E.
Find Pn and Mn at point of 0.25 *fy tension in bars:
c
d
row
1
0.25 fy
Es 0.003
+
:=
a 1 c :=
Find Moment:
s
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
:= fs
i
if Es s
i
fy > fy , if Es s
i
0 fy < 0 fy , Es s
i
, ( ) , ( ) :=
Fs
i
fs
i
A
i
if 1 c d
i
> 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) A
i
:= Ms
i
Fs
i
h
2
d
i

\
|
.
:=
d
i
2.5
7.3
12
16.8
21.5
= s
i
0
0
0
0
-0
= fs
i
60
52.6
30.1
7.5
-15
= A
i
2.4
0
1.6
0
2.4
= Fs
i
134.1
0
42.1
0
-35.6
= Ms
i
1274.3
0
0
0
337.7
=
Mst
1
row
i
Ms
i

=
:= Mst 1612 =
Mc 0.85 f'c a b
h
2
a
2

\
|
.
:= Mc 5350.1 =
Mn
3
Mc Mst + := Mn
3
6962 =
Pn
3
1
row
i
Fs
i

=
0.85 f'c a b + := Pn
3
1413 =
conccol[1].mcd 01-12-2006 9:18 4
ConcCol - Interaction Diagram
for Rectangular Concrete Columns
Using The CRSI Formulas
by Paul H. Dunn, Jr., P.E.
Find Pn and Mn at point of 0.5 *fy tension in bars:
c
d
row
1
0.5 fy
Es 0.003
+
:= a 1 c :=
c 16 =
a 13.6 =
Find Moment:
s
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
:= fs
i
if Es s
i
fy > fy , if Es s
i
0 fy < 0 fy , Es s
i
, ( ) , ( ) :=
Fs
i
fs
i
A
i
if 1 c d
i
> 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) A
i
:= Ms
i
Fs
i
h
2
d
i

\
|
.
:=
d
i
2.5
7.3
12
16.8
21.5
= s
i
0
0
0
-0
-0
= fs
i
60
47.5
21.7
-4.2
-30
= A
i
2.4
0
1.6
0
2.4
= Fs
i
134.1
0
28.9
0
-71.1
= Ms
i
1274.3
0
0
0
675.5
=
Mst
1
row
i
Ms
i

=
:= Mst 1950 =
Mc 0.85 f'c a b
h
2
a
2

\
|
.
:= Mc 5772.2 =
Mn
4
Mc Mst + := Mn
4
7722 =
Pn
4
1
row
i
Fs
i

=
0.85 f'c a b + := Pn
4
1201 =
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ConcCol - Interaction Diagram
for Rectangular Concrete Columns
Using The CRSI Formulas
by Paul H. Dunn, Jr., P.E.
Find Pn and Mn at Balanced:
c
d
row
1
fy
Es 0.003
+
:= a 1 c :=
c 12.7 =
a 10.8 =
Find Moment:
s
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
:= fs
i
if Es s
i
fy > fy , if Es s
i
0 fy < 0 fy , Es s
i
, ( ) , ( ) :=
Fs
i
fs
i
A
i
if 1 c d
i
> 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) A
i
:= Ms
i
Fs
i
h
2
d
i

\
|
.
:=
d
i
2.5
7.3
12
16.8
21.5
= s
i
0
0
0
-0
-0
= fs
i
60
37.4
5
-27.5
-60
= A
i
2.4
0
1.6
0
2.4
= Fs
i
134.1
0
7.8
0
-142.2
= Ms
i
1274.3
0
0
0
1350.9
=
Mst
1
row
i
Ms
i

=
:= Mst 2625 =
Mc 0.85 f'c a b
h
2
a
2

\
|
.
:= Mc 5818 =
Mn
5
Mc Mst + := Mn
5
8443 =
Pn
5
1
row
i
Fs
i

=
0.85 f'c a b + := Pn
5
882 =
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ConcCol - Interaction Diagram
for Rectangular Concrete Columns
Using The CRSI Formulas
by Paul H. Dunn, Jr., P.E.
Find Mn at Pn = 0.1*f'c*Ag:
Pn
6
0.1 f'c w h

:= Pn
6
329.1 = 0.1 f'c w h 230.4 =
Pn
6
if Pn
6
Pn
5
> Pn
5
, Pn
6
, ( ) :=
Assume c=h/2
c h 0.5 :=
Given
Pn
6
1
row
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
Es
if d
i
1 c < 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) +
...

(
(
(

c d
i
( )
0.003
c
Es fy < if
fy if d
i
1 c < 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) ( ) c d
i
( )
0.003
c
Es fy if
fy if d
i
1 c < 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) ( ) c d
i
( )
0.003
c
Es fy if

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

A
i

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

=
0.85 f'c 1 c b +
... =
c Find c ( ) := c 6.46 =
a if 1 c h > h , 1 c , ( ) := a 5.49 =
Find Moment:
s
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
:= fs
i
if Es s
i
fy > fy , if Es s
i
0 fy < 0 fy , Es s
i
, ( ) , ( ) :=
Fs
i
fs
i
A
i
if 1 c d
i
> 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) A
i
:= Ms
i
Fs
i
h
2
d
i

\
|
.
:=
d
i
2.5
7.3
12
16.8
21.5
= s
i
0
-0
-0
-0
-0
= fs
i
53.3
-10.7
-60
-60
-60
= A
i
2.4
0
1.6
0
2.4
= Fs
i
118.3
0
-94.8
0
-142.2
= Ms
i
1123.8
0
0
0
1350.9
=
Mst
1
row
i
Ms
i

=
:= Mst 2475 =
Mc 0.85 f'c a b
h
2
a
2

\
|
.
:= Mc 4145.2 =
Mn
6
Mc Mst + := Mn
6
6620 =
Pn
6
329 =
conccol[1].mcd 01-12-2006 9:18 7
ConcCol - Interaction Diagram
for Rectangular Concrete Columns
Using The CRSI Formulas
by Paul H. Dunn, Jr., P.E.
Find Mn at Pn = 0.0:
Pn
7
0 := Pn
7
0 =
Assume c=0.2h
c 0.2 h :=
Given
Pn
7
1
row
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
Es
if d
i
1 c < 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) +
...

(
(
(

c d
i
( )
0.003
c
Es fy < if
fy if d
i
1 c < 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) ( ) c d
i
( )
0.003
c
Es fy if
fy if d
i
1 c < 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) ( ) c d
i
( )
0.003
c
Es fy if

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

A
i

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

=
0.85 f'c 1 c b +
... =
c Find c ( ) := c 3 =
a if 1 c h > h , 1 c , ( ) := a 2.6 =
Find Moment:
s
i
c d
i
( )
0.003
c
:= fs
i
if Es s
i
fy > fy , if Es s
i
0 fy < 0 fy , Es s
i
, ( ) , ( ) :=
Fs
i
fs
i
A
i
if 1 c d
i
> 0.85 f'c , 0 , ( ) A
i
:= Ms
i
Fs
i
h
2
d
i

\
|
.
:=
d
i
2.5
7.3
12
16.8
21.5
= s
i
0
-0
-0
-0
-0
= fs
i
15
-60
-60
-60
-60
= A
i
2.4
0
1.6
0
2.4
= Fs
i
27.5
0
-94.8
0
-142.2
= Ms
i
261.1
0
0
0
1350.9
=
Mst
1
row
i
Ms
i

=
:= Mst 1612 =
Mc 0.85 f'c a w
h
2
a
2

\
|
.
:= Mc 2245 =
Mn
7
Mc Mst + := Mn
7
3857 =
j 0 7 .. :=
j
0.7 :=
7
0.9 :=
conccol[1].mcd 01-12-2006 9:18 8
ConcCol - Interaction Diagram
for Rectangular Concrete Columns
Using The CRSI Formulas
by Paul H. Dunn, Jr., P.E.
Results Criteria:

j
Mn
j
12

0
270.5
315.4
406.1
450.4
492.5
386.2
289.3
=
Depth
h 24 = bar 8 =

j
Pn
j

1297
1297
1190.2
988.9
840.6
617.6
230.4
0
=
Width
w 24 = tie 4 =
Eff. Width
b 24 = fy 60 =
i
1
2
3
4
5
= N
i
3
0
2
0
3
= A
i
2.4
0
1.6
0
2.4
= d
i
2.5
7.3
12
16.8
21.5
=
cover 1.5 = f'c 4 =
Ag 576 = Ast 6.3 =
Ast
w h
0.011 =
Actual ratio
Ast
Ag
0.011 =
Eff. ratio
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Interaction
Ultimate
U
l
t
i
m
a
t
e

j
Pn
j

j
Mn
j

12
areabar 0 0 0 0.11 0.2 0.31 0.44 0.6 0.79 1. 1.27 1.56 0 0 2.25 ( )
diabar 0 0 0 0.38 0.5 0.63 0.75 0.88 1 1.13 1.27 1.41 0 0 1.69 ( )
conccol[1].mcd 01-12-2006 9:18 9