Braced Column Design

2000kN
Design a 400 sq column resisting a vertical load
of 2000 kN and a moment of 250kNm.
250kNm

Assume the following:

Main reinforcement H25

Links H8
Cover 30mm
Column is 4.0m high
Supports 300mm thick slab on 7.5m grid
fck = 40MPa

h
d2

Braced Column Design

Braced Column Design

Using PD 6687 method

EIc
400 4 12
Lc
4000
k=
= 0.06
=
2EI b 2 2 7500 300 3 12

Lb
7500

F = 0.59 lo = 0.59 x 4.00 = 2.36m

Braced Column Design

M01 = Min {|Mtop |, | Mbot |} + ei Ned

M02 = Max {|Mtop |, | Mbot |} + ei Ned
ei = Max {lo/400, h/30, 20} (units to be in millimetres).
= Max {2360/400, 400/30, 20}
= Max {6, 13, 20} = 20
M01 = Min {250, 250} + 0.02 x 2000 = 290kNm
M02 = Max {250,250} + 0.02 x 2000 = 290kNm

Braced Column Design

Slenderness:
= 3.46 lo/h = 3.46 x 2.36/ 0.4 = 20.4
Slenderness limit:
Assume A=0.7, B = 1.1 and C=2.7

< lim
Second order effects do not need to be considered

Braced Column Design

Design moment:
M0Ed = M02 = 290kNm

M0Ed/(bh2fck) =
290 x 106 / (4003 x 40)
= 0.11

Ned/(bhfck) =
2000 x 103 / (4002 x 40)
= 0.31

d2/h = 50/400 = 0.125 < 0.15

0.13

Braced Column Design

Asfyk/bhfck = 0.13
As = 0.13 x 4002 x 40 / 500 = 1664 mm2
Use 4 H25 (1960 mm2) As = 1.2% Ac

> min 12
> As,min = 0,10NEd/fyd but 0,002 Ac
< As,max = 0.04 Ac

LINKS
Bar size:

(0,08Ac at laps)
150mm

25 / 4 = 6.25mm use H8
Maximum spacing, minimum of:
12 x 25 = 300mm

scl,tmax

60% x 400 = 240 mm

240 mm
Space at 200mm c/c

scl,tmax = 12 min; 60% b; 240mm

150mm

Biaxial Bending
a

NRd

MEdz MEdy
1,0

+
MRdz MRdy

a=2
NEd
a = 1.5

For rectangular cross-sections

NEd/NRd
0,1
0,7
1,0
a
1,0
1,5
2,0
where NRd = Acfcd + Asfyd

a=1

MEdy

For circular cross-sections

a = 2,0

MEdz