EC2— worked examples 638 EXAMPLE 6.14, 3500 kN concentrated load [EC2 clause 6.5] 3500 EN load on a 800300 rectangular column by 2 3002250 mum cushion Maecials: concrete €30/37 £,= 30 MPa, steel Bs50C = 450MPaB, = 200000MPs 85h _ 0.85-30 = 391.3 N/mm? £, = 80 so TS 115 Joading axes A= 300-250 = 75000 mun” dimensions of the load distribution acea by = 3 by = 3-250 = 750 mm maximal load distibution area ‘Ag, = 900-750 = 675000 man? oad distribution height hz (b, —b,)= 750-251 $00 mum = b= 600mm 900-300 = 600 mm ‘Ultimate compressive stress Faas = AcfaAg Ag = 75000-17-f675000/ 75000 = 3825 EN < £3.0 fgg =3.0-17-75000 = 3.825-10" N Te is worth to observe that the Fya, upper limit corcespondls to the the maximal value Aq ‘Ag for the load distibution area, just as in this example; the 3500KN load results to be lower than Fig Reinforcement design Point [6.7(4)-EC2] recommends the use of a suitable seinfoscement capable to sustain the ‘uansversal shrinkage stresses and point (6.1(I)P-EC2] sends the reader to pasagraph [(6.5)- C2] to analyse this topic In this case there isa partial discontinuity, because the strut width (500 mm) is lower than the distribution height (600 mm), thes: 250 mmEC2—worked examples 639 b =500 mm 3500 500-250 4 500 37.5 ON the steel acca required to casey T is: