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RC COLUMN DESIGN (BS8110:PART1:1997)

TEDDS calculation version 2.0.08

Column definition
Column depth (larger column dim); h = 600 mm
Nominal cover to all reinforcement (longer dim); ch = 35 mm
Depth to tension steel; h' = h - ch – Ldia – Dcol/2 = 545 mm
Column width (smaller column dim); b = 300 mm
Nominal cover to all reinforcement (shorter dim); cb = 35 mm
Depth to tension steel; b' = b - cb - Ldia – Dcol/2 = 245 mm
Characteristic strength of reinforcement; fy = 500 N/mm2
Characteristic strength of concrete; fcu = 35 N/mm2
Minor axis (y)

Links - 10 dia links in 1s @ 150 centres

35

Reinforcement (each face) -2No. 20 dia bar(s)

Characteristic concrete strength - 35.0 N/mm2

545
600

Major axis (x)

35

300

Braced Column Design to cl 3.8.4

Check on overall column dimensions
Column OK - h < 4b

Braced column slenderness check

Column clear height; lo = 3000 mm
Slenderness limit; llimit = 60  b = 18000 mm
Column slenderness limit OK
Short column check for braced columns
Column clear height; lo = 3000 mm
Effect. height factor for braced columns - maj axis; x = 0.75
BS8110:Table 3.19
Effective height – major axis; lex = x  lo = 2.250 m;
Slenderness check; lex/h = 3.75
The braced column is short (major axis)
Effect height factor for braced columns - minor axis; y = 0.75
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BS8110:Table 3.19
Effective height – minor axis; ley = y  lo = 2.250 m
Slenderness check; ley/b = 7.50
The braced column is short (minor axis)

Short column - single axis bending (major axis)

Define column reinforcement
Main reinforcement in column
Assumed diameter of main reinforcement; Dcol = 20 mm
Assumed no. of bars in one face (assumed sym); Lncol = 2
Area of "tension" steel; Ast = Lncol    Dcol2 / 4 = 628 mm2
Area of compression steel; Asc = Ast = 628 mm2
Total area of steel ; Ascol =   Dcol2 / 4  2  (Lncol + (Lncol -2)) = 1256.6 mm2
Percentage of steel; Ascol / (b  h) = 0.7 %

Design ultimate loading

Design ultimate axial load; N = 10 kN
Design ultimate moment (major axis); Mx = 10 kNm
Minimum design moments
Min design moment; Mxmin = min(0.05  h, 20 mm)  N = 0.2 kNm

Design moments
Design moment; Mdesign = max (abs(Mx) , Mxmin) = 10.0 kNm
Set up section dimensions for design:-
Section depth; D = h = 600 mm
Depth to "tension" steel; d = h' = 545 mm
Section width; B = b = 300 mm
Library item - Calcs – short col N+Mmaj

Check of design forces - symmetrically reinforced section

NOTE
Note:- the section dimensions used in the following calculation are:-
Section width (parallel to axis of bending); B = 300 mm
Section depth perpendicular to axis of bending); D = 600 mm
Depth to "tension" steel (symmetrical); d = 545 mm
Tension steel yields

Determine correct moment of resistance

NR =ceiling(if(xcalc<D/0.9, NR1 , NR2 ),0.001kN) = 10.0 kN

MR = ceiling(if(xcalc<D/0.9, MR1 , MR2 ) ,0.001kNm) = 143.4 kNm

Applied axial load; N = 10.0 kN
Check for moment; Mdesign = 10.0 kNm
Moment check satisfied

Check min and max areas of steel

Total area of concrete; Aconc = b  h = 180000 mm2
Area of steel (symmetrical); Ascol = 1257 mm2
Minimum percentage of compression reinforcement; kc = 0.40 %
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Minimum steel area; Asc_min = kc  Aconc = 720 mm2

Maximum steel area; As_max = 6 %  Aconc = 10800 mm2
Area of compression steel provided OK
Define Containment Links Provided
Link spacing; sv = 150 mm; Link diameter; Ldia = 10 mm; No of links in each group; Ln = 1
Minimum Containment Steel (Cl 3.12.7)
Shear steel
Link spacing; sv = 150 mm
Link diameter; Ldia = 10 mm
Column steel
Diameter; Dcol = 20 mm
Min diameter; Llimit = max( (6 mm), Dcol/4) = 6.0 mm
Link diameter OK
Max spacing; slimit = 12  Dcol = 240.0 mm
Link spacing OK