Square Column Capacity

Pu = 1160 kips
fc' = 4000 psi
fy = 60000 psi
trial % 2 %
Ag = 492.2 in2
b= 22.19 in.
select b = 22 in.
Ast = 10.34 in2

No. of bars Bar size

select bars 8 # 11 Ast = 12.50 in2 bars selected have sufficient

Bar dia. r z = 0.02582

1.410

Po = (0.85fc'An + Asfy) = 2352.9 kips

f Po = 1223.5 kips <--- ACI 318-2008 Code Eq. 10-1
-
ected have sufficient area
Square Column Capacity
Pu = 1000 kips
fc' = 3500 psi
fy = 60000 psi
trial % 4 %
Ag = 298.4 in2
dia = 19.49 in.
select D = 20 in.
Ast = 11.12 in2

No. of bars Bar size

select bars 8 # 12 Ast = 12.50 in2 bars selected have sufficient area

Bar dia. r z = 0.03124

1.410

Po = (0.85fc'An + Asfy) = 1647.2 kips

f Po = 1050.1 kips <--- ACI 318-2008 Code Eq. 10-1
-
ected have sufficient area
Rectangular Column Capacity
Pu = 420 k
Mu = 160 ft-k = 1920 k-in e = 4.57143 in.
b= 16 in.
h= 15 in.
g= 0.6 d1
d2
fc' = 4000 psi
fy = d3
60000 psi
As1 = 9.00 in2
As2 = h
in2 gh
Ast= 9.00 in 2

Ag = 240.0 in2
r t = 0.0375
b1 = 0.85
e y = 0.00207
Es = 29000 ksi b
cbal = 7.10 in. -
c.005 = 4.5 in.
-

Po = (0.85fc'An + Asfy) = 1325.4 kips

f Po = 732.3 kips <--- ACI 318-2008 Code Eq. 10-1
cb
c= 17.65 15 13.5 12 10.5 9 7.10 6.75
a= 15.0000 12.7500 11.4750 10.2000 8.9250 7.6500 6.0367 5.7375
es1 = 0.002490 0.002400 0.002333 0.002250 0.002143 0.002000 0.001733 0.001667
es2 = 0.002108 0.001950 0.001833 0.001688 0.001500 0.001250 0.000782 0.000667
es3 = 0.001725 0.001500 0.001333 0.001125 0.000857 0.000500 -0.000168 -0.000333
es4 = 0.001343 0.001050 0.000833 0.000563 0.000214 -0.000250 -0.001119 -0.001333
es5 = 0.000960 0.000600 0.000333 0.000000 -0.000429 -0.001000 -0.002069 -0.002333
fs1 = 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 58000 50250 48333
fs2 = 60000 56550 53167 48938 43500 36250 22688 19333
fs3 = 50025 43500 38667 32625 24857 14500 -4875 -9667
fs4 = 38933 30450 24167 16313 6214 -7250 -32438 -38667
fs5 = 27840 17400 9667 0 -12429 -29000 -60000 -60000
C or T1 254.70 254.70 254.70 254.70 254.70 245.70 210.83 202.20
C or T2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C or T3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C or T4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C or T5 109.98 63.00 43.50 0.00 -55.93 -130.50 -270.00 -270.00
Cc = 816.00 693.60 624.24 554.88 485.52 416.16 328.40 312.12
f= 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.673
Pn = 1325.4 1180.7 1011.3 922.4 809.6 684.3 531.4 269.2 244.3
Pu = 861.5 767 657 600 526 445 345 175 164
M1 1146.15 1146.15 1146.15 1146.15 1146.15 1105.65 948.71 909.90
M2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
M3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
M4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
M5 -494.91 -283.50 -195.75 0.00 251.68 587.25 1215.00 1215.00
Mc = 0.00 780.30 1100.22 1331.71 1474.77 1529.39 1471.76 1445.51
Mn = 0 651 1643 2051 2478 2873 3222 3635 3570
Mu = 0 423 1068 1333 1611 1867 2094 2363 2401
e= 0.55 1.62 2.22 3.06 4.20 6.06 13.50 14.61

Pmax 732.3 732.3 302.9561

0 1068
54.3
Pbal = 0 269.2
Mbal = 0 3635
P.005 = 0 53.3
M.005 = 0 2896

1111 1265 -2289 797.6187

0.0009 0.000791 -0.000437 0.001254
 623 1482 504
d1 = 3 y1 = 4.50 in. 521 0 560

d2 = 5.25 y2 = 2.25 in.

d3 = 7.5 y3 = 0 in.
d3
d4 d4 = y4 =
9.75 2.25 in.
d5

d5 = 12 y5 = 4.50 in.

Note: This spreadsheet is

based on an assumption that
there are interior layers of
bars. The value of As1 entered
is divided into 2 equal parts
and As2 is divided into the
three interior layers shown.
Calculations are based on bar
locations shown on the
drawing. If the actual number
of layers of interior bars is
different from 3, slight errors
c.005 will result.
6 4.5 4.5 3 1.5 0.75
5.1000 3.8250 3.8250 2.5500 1.2750 0.6375
0.001500 0.001000 0.001000 0.000000 -0.003000 -0.009000
0.000375 -0.000500 -0.000500 -0.002250 -0.007500 -0.018000
-0.000750 -0.002000 -0.002000 -0.004500 -0.012000 -0.027000
-0.001875 -0.003500 -0.003500 -0.006750 -0.016500 -0.036000 151.8
-0.003000 -0.005000 -0.005000 -0.009000 -0.021000 -0.045000
43500 29000 29000 0 -60000 -60000
10875 -14500 -14500 -60000 -60000 -60000
-21750 -58000 -58000 -60000 -60000 -60000
-54375 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000
-60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000
180.45 115.20 115.20 0.00 -270.00 -270.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
-270.00 -270.00 -270.00 -270.00 -270.00 -270.00
277.44 208.08 208.08 138.72 69.36 34.68
0.729 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900
187.9 53.3 53.3 -131.3 -470.6 -505.3 -540.0
137 48 48 -118 -424 -455 -486
812.03 518.40 518.40 0.00 -1215.00 -1215.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1215.00 1215.00 1215.00 1215.00 1215.00 1215.00
1373.33 1162.65 1162.65 863.53 475.98 249.05
3400 2896 2896 2079 476 249 0
2480 2606 2606 1871 428 224 0
18.10 54.36 54.36 -15.83 -1.01 -0.49
 0 -360
297 0
Axial Load, kips 1500
Pn vs Mn
Pmax
Pu vs Mu
1000 applied forces Pu and
Mu
balanced case
strain of .005
500

0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

-500

-1000 Moment Capacity, kip-in

Non-dimensionalized Rectangular I/A Pu = 120 k
Mu = 103.5 ft-k = 1242
1.2000

b= 14 in.
h= 15 in. d1 1.0000
g= 0.6 d2
fc' = 4000 psi d3
fy = 60000 psi
0.8000
As1 = 3.60 in2 h
As2 = in2 gh
Ast= 3.60 in2 0.6000
Ag = 210.0 in2
r t = 0.0171
b1 = 0.85 0.4000
e y = 0.00207 b
Es = 29000 ksi
cbal = 7.10 in. - 0.2000
c.005 = 4.5 in.
-

Po = (0.85fc'An + Asfy) = 917.8 kips

0.0000
0.000
fPo = 507.1 kips <--- ACI 318-2008 Code Eq. 10-1
cb
c= 17.65 15 13.5 12 10.5 9 7.10 -0.2000
6.75
a= 15.0000 12.7500 11.4750 10.2000 8.9250 7.6500 6.0367 5.7375
es1 = 0.002490 0.002400 0.002333 0.002250 0.002143 0.002000 0.001733 0.001667
es2 = 0.002108 0.001950 0.001833 0.001688 0.001500 0.001250 0.000782 0.000667
es3 = -0.4000
0.001725 0.001500 0.001333 0.001125 0.000857 0.000500 -0.000168 -0.000333
es4 = 0.001343 0.001050 0.000833 0.000563 0.000214 -0.000250 -0.001119 -0.001333
es5 = 0.000960 0.000600 0.000333 0.000000 -0.000429 -0.001000 -0.002069 -0.002333
fs1 = 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 58000 50250 48333
fs2 = 60000 56550 53167 48938 43500 36250 22688 19333
fs3 = 50025 43500 38667 32625 24857 14500 -4875 -9667
fs4 = 38933 30450 24167 16313 6214 -7250 -32438 -38667
fs5 = 27840 17400 9667 0 -12429 -29000 -60000 -60000
C or T1 101.88 101.88 101.88 101.88 101.88 98.28 84.33 80.88
C or T2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C or T3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 C or T4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C or T5 43.99 25.20 17.40 0.00 -22.37 -52.20 -108.00 -108.00
Cc = 714.00 606.90 546.21 485.52 424.83 364.14 287.35 273.11
f= 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.673
Pn = 917.8 859.9 734.0 665.5 587.4 504.3 410.2 263.7 246.0
Pu = 596.5 559 477 433 382 328 267 171 165
M1 458.46 458.46 458.46 458.46 458.46 442.26 379.49 363.96
M2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
M3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
M4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
M5 -197.96 -113.40 -78.30 0.00 100.67 234.90 486.00 486.00
Mc = 0.00 682.76 962.70 1165.25 1290.42 1338.21 1287.79 1264.82
Mn = 0 260 1028 1343 1624 1850 2015 2153 2115
Mu = 0 169 668 873 1055 1202 1310 1400 1422
e= 0.30 1.40 2.02 2.76 3.67 4.91 8.17 8.60

Pmax 507.1 507.1 179.4396

0 668
21.7
Rn = 0.0000 0.0207 0.0816 0.1066 0.1289 0.1468 0.1600 0.1709 0.1678
Kn = 1.0926 1.0237 0.8738 0.7923 0.6993 0.6004 0.4884 0.3139 0.2928
Rn = 0.0000 0.0207 0.0816 0.1066 0.1289 0.1468 0.1600 0.1709 0.1678
 1.2000
k-in
d1 = 3 y1 = 4.50 in.

d2 = y2 =
1.0000 5.25 2.25 in.

Row 59
d3 = 7.5 y3 = 0 in.
d3
0.8000
d4
d4 = 9.75 y4 = 2.25 in.
d5

0.6000 d5 = 12 y5 = 4.50 in.

0.4000
Note: This spreadsheet is
based on an assumption that
there are interior layers of
bars. The value of As1 entered
0.2000 is divided into 2 equal parts
and As2 is divided into the
three interior layers shown.
Calculations are based on bar
0.0000 locations shown on the
0.0000 0.0200drawing.
0.0400If the actual number
0.0600 0.0800 0.1000 0.1200
of layers of interior bars is
0.1400 0.1600 0.1800
different from 3, slight errors
c.005 will result.
-0.2000 6 4.5 4.5 3 1.5 0.75
5.1000 3.8250 3.8250 2.5500 1.2750 0.6375
0.001500 0.001000 0.001000 0.000000 -0.003000 -0.009000
0.000375 -0.000500 -0.000500 -0.002250 -0.007500 -0.018000
-0.4000
-0.000750 -0.002000 -0.002000 -0.004500 -0.012000 -0.027000
-0.001875 -0.003500 -0.003500 -0.006750 -0.016500 -0.036000
-0.003000 -0.005000 -0.005000 -0.009000 -0.021000 -0.045000
43500 29000 29000 0 -60000 -60000
10875 -14500 -14500 -60000 -60000 -60000
-21750 -58000 -58000 -60000 -60000 -60000
-54375 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000
-60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000
72.18 46.08 46.08 0.00 -108.00 -108.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
-108.00 -108.00 -108.00 -108.00 -108.00 -108.00
242.76 182.07 182.07 121.38 60.69 30.35
0.729 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900
206.9 120.2 120.2 13.4 -155.3 -185.7 -216.0
151 108 108 12 -140 -167 -194
324.81 207.36 207.36 0.00 -486.00 -486.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
486.00 486.00 486.00 486.00 486.00 486.00
1201.66 1017.32 1017.32 755.59 416.49 217.92
2012 1711 1711 1242 416 218 0
1468 1540 1540 1117 375 196 0
9.72 14.24 14.24 92.79 -2.68 -1.17

0.1597 0.1358 0.1358 0.0985 0.0331 0.0173 0.0000

0.2464 0.1430 0.1430 0.0159 -0.1849 -0.2210 -0.2571
0.1597 0.1358 0.1358 0.0985 0.0331 0.0173 0.0000
 Circular Column Capacity

Pu = 400 k
Mu = 300 ft-k = 3600 k-in
h= 20 in.
g= 0.75 Note: This spreadsheet is
fc' = 4000 psi d1 based on an assumption
d2 that there are 8 bars in the
fy = 60000 psi
d3 column. The value of Ast
Ast = 12.50 in2 entered is divided into 8
Ag = d equal bars and
314.2 in2 h
r t = 0.03979 4 d5 calculations are based on
gh bar locations shown on the
b1 = 0.85 drawing. If the actual
e y = 0.002069 number of bars is different
Es = from 8, slight errors will
29000 ksi result.
cbal = 10.36 in.
c.005 = 6.5625 in.
-

-
Po = (0.85fc'An + Asfy) = 1775.6 kips
fPo = 1132.0 kips <--- ACI 318-2008 Code Eq. 10-1
cb
c= 23.53 20 18 16 14 13 12 11 10.36 10.00 9
a= 20.0000 17.0000 15.3000 13.6000 11.9000 11.0500 10.2000 9.3500 8.8036 8.5000 7.6500
es1 = 0.002681 0.002625 0.002583 0.002531 0.002464 0.002423 0.002375 0.002318 0.002276 0.002250 0.002167
es2 = 0.002401 0.002295 0.002217 0.002119 0.001994 0.001916 0.001826 0.001719 0.001640 0.001591 0.001434
es3 = 0.001725 0.001500 0.001333 0.001125 0.000857 0.000692 0.000500 0.000273 0.000103 0.000000 -0.000333
es4 = 0.001049 0.000705 0.000449 0.000131 -0.000279 -0.000532 -0.000826 -0.001174 -0.001433 -0.001591 -0.002101
 es5 = 0.000769 0.000375 0.000083 -0.000281 -0.000750 -0.001038 -0.001375 -0.001773 -0.002069 -0.002250 -0.002833
fs1 = 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000
fs2 = 60000 60000 60000 60000 57813 55568 52949 49853 47548 46139 41599
fs3 = 50025 43500 38667 32625 24857 20077 14500 7909 3000 0 -9667
fs4 = 30416 20431 13034 3788 -8099 -15414 -23949 -34035 -41548 -46139 -60000
fs5 = 22294 10875 2417 -8156 -21750 -30115 -39875 -51409 -60000 -60000 -60000
C or T1 88.44 88.44 88.44 88.44 88.44 88.44 88.44 88.44 88.44 88.44 88.44
C or T2 176.88 176.88 176.88 176.88 170.04 163.03 154.84 145.17 137.96 133.56 119.37
C or T3 145.70 125.31 110.21 91.33 67.05 52.12 34.69 24.72 9.37 0.00 -30.21
C or T4 84.43 53.22 40.73 11.84 -25.31 -48.17 -74.84 -106.36 -129.84 -144.18 -187.50
C or T5 29.52 16.99 3.78 -12.74 -33.98 -47.06 -62.30 -80.33 -93.75 -93.75 -93.75
q= 6.2832 4.6924 4.2588 3.8781 3.5239 3.3520 3.1816 3.0115 2.9017 2.8405 2.6672
segment= 314.159 284.609 257.884 227.493 194.850 178.041 161.079 144.089 133.208 127.193 110.516
Cc = 1068.14 967.67 876.80 773.48 662.49 605.34 547.67 489.90 452.91 432.45 375.75
f= 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.759 0.789
Pn = 1775.6 1593.1 1428.5 1296.8 1129.2 928.7 813.7 688.5 561.5 465.1 416.5 272.1
Pu = 1331.7 1195 1071 973 847 697 610 516 421 349 316 215
yc = 0.00000 0.85 1.58 2.38 3.24 3.68 4.14 4.60 4.90 5.07 5.54
M1 663.28 663.28 663.28 663.28 663.28 663.28 663.28 663.28 663.28 663.28 663.28
M2 938.02 938.02 938.02 938.02 901.79 864.58 821.17 769.87 731.65 708.30 633.06
M3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
M4 -447.73 -282.25 -216.01 -62.78 134.23 255.46 396.90 564.06 688.57 764.65 994.37
M5 -221.41 -127.44 -28.32 95.58 254.88 352.91 467.29 602.45 703.13 703.13 703.13
Mc = 0.00 825.55 1382.20 1840.63 2145.04 2229.29 2265.31 2252.32 2218.17 2190.60 2081.52
Mn = 0 932 2017 2739 3475 4099 4366 4614 4852 5005 5030 5075
Mu = 0 699 1513 2054 2606 3074 3274 3460 3639 3754 3819 4005
e= 0.59 1.41 2.11 3.08 4.41 5.37 6.70 8.64 10.76 12.08 18.65

Pmax 1132.0 1132.0

0 1513
 Pbal = 0 465.1
Mbal = 0 5005
P.005 = 0 -34.7
M.005 = 0 4278
 d1 = 2.5 y1 = 7.50 in.

d2 = 4.70 y2 = 5.30 in.

is spreadsheet is
n an assumption d3 = 10 y3 = 0 in.
e are 8 bars in the
The value of Ast
is divided into 8 d4 = 15.30 y4 = 5.30 in.
rs and
ons are based on d5 = 17.5 y5 = 7.50 in.
tions shown on the
. If the actual
of bars is different
slight errors will

Kn = 0.424412
Rn = 0.190985

c.005
8 7 6.5625 6 5 4 3 2 1.5 1
6.8000 5.9500 5.5781 5.1000 4.2500 3.4000 2.5500 1.7000 1.2750 0.8500
0.002063 0.001929 0.001857 0.001750 0.001500 0.001125 0.000500 -0.000750 -0.002000 -0.004500
0.001239 0.000987 0.000853 0.000652 0.000182 -0.000523 -0.001697 -0.004045 -0.006393 -0.011090
-0.000750 -0.001286 -0.001571 -0.002000 -0.003000 -0.004500 -0.007000 -0.012000 -0.017000 -0.027000
-0.002739 -0.003559 -0.003996 -0.004652 -0.006182 -0.008477 -0.012303 -0.019955 -0.027607 -0.042910
-0.003563 -0.004500 -0.005000 -0.005750 -0.007500 -0.010125 -0.014500 -0.023250 -0.032000 -0.049500
59813 55929 53857 50750 43500 32625 14500 -21750 -58000 -60000
35923 28627 24735 18898 5278 -15153 -49204 -60000 -60000 -60000
-21750 -37286 -45571 -58000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000
-60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000
-60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000 -60000
88.14 82.08 78.84 73.98 62.66 45.66 17.34 -33.98 -90.63 -93.75
101.64 78.83 66.67 48.43 16.49 -47.35 -153.76 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50
-67.97 -116.52 -142.41 -181.25 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50
-187.50 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50 -187.50
-93.75 -93.75 -93.75 -93.75 -93.75 -93.75 -93.75 -93.75 -93.75 -93.75
2.4901 2.3076 2.2255 2.1174 1.9164 1.7000 1.4605 1.1834 1.0210 0.8306
94.189 78.352 71.615 63.156 48.775 35.414 23.330 12.875 8.418 4.613
320.24 266.40 243.49 214.73 165.84 120.41 79.32 43.77 28.62 15.68
0.826 0.874 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.9
160.8 29.5 -34.7 -125.4 -223.8 -350.0 -525.8 -646.5 -718.3 -734.3 -750.0
133 26 -31 -113 -201 -315 -473 -582 -646 -661 -675
6.02 6.50 6.72 6.99 7.49 7.98 8.48 8.99 9.24 9.49
661.08 615.57 591.29 554.88 469.92 342.48 130.08 -254.88 -679.69 -703.13
539.01 418.08 353.59 256.85 87.46 -251.13 -815.45 -994.37 -994.37 -994.37
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
994.37 994.37 994.37 994.37 994.37 994.37 994.37 994.37 994.37 994.37
703.13 703.13 703.13 703.13 703.13 703.13 703.13 703.13 703.13 703.13
1927.58 1732.52 1635.51 1501.49 1241.34 961.10 672.81 393.31 264.41 148.86
4825 4464 4278 4011 3496 2750 1685 842 288 149 0
3988 3903 3850 3610 3147 2475 1516 757 259 134 0
30.01 151.11 -123.44 -32.00 -15.62 -7.86 -3.20 -1.30 -0.40 -0.20
A x ia l L o a d C a p a c it y, k ip s

CIrcular Column Interaction Diagram

2000
Pn vs Mn
1800 Pu vs Mu
1600 Pmax
Applied Pu
1400 and Mu
1200 balanced case
1000 strain of .005

800
600
400
200
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
-200
-400
-600 Moment Capacity, kip-inches