Far Eastern University 1st Semester 2022-2023

Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts

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LECTURE 14: REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS

REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN - A column or pillar made of reinforced concrete in architecture and
structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure
above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member.

A) TYPES OF REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN 1) tied; 2) spiral; 3) combination;

4) composite

1) TIED COLUMN

2) SPIRAL COLUMN
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3) COMBINATION

4) COMPOSITE COLUMN

B) minimum column area = 90000 square millimeters

C) minimum column size = 300 mm x 300 mm for tied column and 340 mm Ø for circular column

D) minimum diameter for ties/spirals = 10 mm diameter ; but if vertical bars used > 28 mm diameter use 12 mm
diameter
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E) minimum no. and diameter of vertical bars = 4-16 mm diameter for tied co. and 6-16 mm diameter for
spiral column

F) clear cover: 1) must be greater or equal to 40 mm; 2) must be greater or equal to 1.5 times bar diameter;

G) spacing of ties/spirals: for spacing of ties must be greater or equal to 1) 48 times diameter of ties;
2) 16 times main diameter; 3) least dimension.
For spacing of spirals; 1) must be greater or equal to 35 mm; 2) must be less than or equal to 75
mm; 3) must be less than 1/6 diameter of the core

H) steel ratio Pg = As/Ag must be on the range of 0.01-0.06

AXIALLY LOADED COLUMN

a) For tied column

Pu = ϕ 0.80 Ag [ (1-Pg) (0.85fc’) + Pg fy] ϕ = 0.65 (tied)

b) For spiral column

Pu = ϕ 0.85 Ag [ (1-Pg) (0.85fc’) + Pg fy] ϕ = 0.75 (spiral)

PROBLEM 1.
Given: D = 1500 kN
L = 979.08 kN
Size = 390 mm x 790 mm
fc’ = 21 MPa
fy = 275 MPa
Required:
1) Pg
2) How many 20 mm ϕ will be used
3) What is the spacing of 10 mm ϕ ties

Pu = 1.2 D + 1.6 L = 1.2 (1500) + 1.6 (979.08) = 3366.53 kN

Pu = ϕ 0.80 Ag [ (1-Pg) (0.85fc’) + Pg fy]

3366.53 (1000) = 0.65 (0.80) [(390)(790)] [(1- Pg) (0.85) (21) + Pg (275)]
21.01 = 17.85 – 17.85 Pg + 275 Pg
3.16 = 257.15 Pg
Pg = 0.0123 ANSWER between 1%-6% SAFE
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As
Pg =
Ag

As = Pg Ag = 0.0123 (390) (790) = 3789.63 mm2

3789.63
As
n = = π = 12.06 say 14 round off to even whole number
Ao (20)2
4

Use 14 – 20 mm ϕ rebars ANSWER

S1 = 48 ϴt = 48 (10) = 480 mm
S2 = 16 ϴm = 16 (20) = 320 mm ADOPT adopt the least value
S3 = least dimension = 390 mm

Use 10 mm ϕ ties @ 320 mm o.c. ANSWER

 Far Eastern University 1st Semester 2022-2023
Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts
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 Far Eastern University 1st Semester 2022-2023
Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts
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