Problem I :

Design an axially loaded short square tied column for Pu = 2,600 kN if fc' = 28 MPa and fy = 350 MPa. Initially assume
ρ ＝ 0.02 .

Solution:

for axially loaded column

ϕPn ((max)) ≥ Pu

let ϕPn ((max)) ＝ Pu

Pu ＝ α ⋅ ϕ ⋅ ⎡⎣ 0.85 fc' ⎛⎝Ag - Ast⎞⎠ + Ast ⋅ fy ⎤⎦

Ast
ρ ＝ ――
Ag

Ast ＝ 0.02 ⋅ Ag

Pu ＝ α ⋅ ϕ ⋅ ⎡⎣ 0.85 fc' ⎛⎝Ag - 0.02 ⋅ Ag⎞⎠ + 0.02 ⋅ Ag ⋅ fy ⎤⎦

2600 ⋅ 10 3 ＝ 0.8 ⋅ 0.65 ⋅ ⎡⎣ 0.85 ⋅ 28 ⎛⎝Ag - 0.02 ⋅ Ag⎞⎠ + 0.02 ⋅ Ag ⋅ ((350)) ⎤⎦

solve for Ag

Ag ＝ 164885.9 mm 2

for square column

b ＝ h ＝ ‾‾‾
Ag

b ＝ 406.06 mm

therefore, use b ＝ 400 mm

compute the reinforcement

Pu ＝ α ⋅ ϕ ⋅ ⎡⎣ 0.85 fc' ⎛⎝Ag - Ast⎞⎠ + Ast ⋅ fy ⎤⎦

2600 ⋅ 10 3 ＝ 0.8 ⋅ 0.65 ⋅ ⎡⎣ 0.85 ⋅ 28 ⎛⎝400 ⋅ 400 - Ast⎞⎠ + Ast ⋅ ((350)) ⎤⎦

Ast ＝ 3654.2 mm 2

determine the number of rebar

try 25mm diamter

Ast
n25 ＝ ―――＝ 7.44
π
―((25)) 2
4

n25 ＝ 8
 try 20mm diamter

Ast
n20 ＝ ―――＝ 11.63
π
―((20)) 2
4
n20 ＝ 12

for the longitudinal bar, use 8- 25mm ϕ

Check the code requirement for tied column

a. reinforcement ratio

π
8 ―⎛⎝25 2 ⎞⎠
4
ρ ＝ ―――― ＝ 2.5%
400 2

1% < ρ < 8% OK

b. minimum number of longitudinal reinforcement

n＝8 > 4 OK

c. diameter of tie

use 10mm since db ＝ 25 mm

d. tie spacing

smax ＝ min ‖ 16 db
‖
‖ 48 db
‖ least_dimension
‖

smax ＝ min ‖ 16 ((25))

‖
‖ 48 ((10))
‖‖ 400 mm

smax ＝ min ‖ 400

‖
‖ 480
‖‖ 400

therefore use s ＝ 400 mm

e. rectilinear tie