Short Colums3
Short Colums3
11 Columns
Axial force located at the geometric centroid for symmetrical section and at the plastic
centroid for unsymmetrical sections.
where:
Ag = b×h and Ast = As+As'
A further safety factor is imposed by ACI 318 code to allow for accidental eccentricities of
loading not consider in the analysis. To avoid the action of these accidental eccentricities, the
code imposed an additional reduction factor of 0.85 for spirally columns and 0.8 for tied
columns.
Equations (1) and (2) used for analysis, while equations (3) and (4) are easier for design.
A volumetric ratio (ρs) of spiral is defined as the ratio the volume of spiral steel to the volume of
concrete core:
ρs = thus, ρs =
Plastic centroid:
The plastic centroid is the distance of application of resultant force of the column cross-section
(including concrete force and steel force).
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X=
Ex. 2)
Find the plastic centroid of the following column section, where fc' = 25 MPa and fy = 420 MPa.
Sol.)
Concrete forces
C1 = 0.85(25)600( ) = 1275 kN
C2=0.85(25)600×200 = 2550 kN
C3 = C1 =1275 kN
Steel forces
As'fy = 2(491)420=412.4 kN
Asfy = 4(491)420=824.9 kN
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X=
Ex. 3)
Find the maximum live load, the short column shown below can carry. fc' = 28 MPa, fy = 420
MPa and DL = 1300 kN.
Sol.)
ØPn = 0.8Ø[0.85fc' (Ag-Ast)+fyAst]
Ast = 8×491= 3928 mm2
Ag = 300×500 = 150000 mm2
ØPn = 0.8×0.65[0.85×28(150000-3928)+420×3928] ×10-3
= 2665.7 kN
Pu = ØPn = 1.2PD + 1.6PL
2665.7 =1.2×1300 + 1.6PL
PL= 691 kN
Ex. 4)
Design a square column to carry a concentric live load of 500 kN and a dead load of 300 kN. Use
fc' = 25 MPa and fy = 420 MPa (hint: assume ρ = 2%).
Sol.)
Pu = 1.2PD + 1.6PL = 1.2×300 + 1.6×500 = 1160 kN
ØPn=0.8Ø[0.85fc'+ ρg (fy-0.85fc')]Ag
1160×103 =0.8×0.65 [0.85×25+ 0.02 (420-0.85×25)]Ag
Ag= 76330 mm2
Ag = h×h (square column)
h=√ =√ = 276.3 mm
Use h = 280 mm thus, Ag = 78400 mm2
N= = 2.87
280 mm
280
4Φ25 Φ10@280
mm
mm
Sol.)
Pu=1.2PD + 1.6PL = 1.2×900+1.6×1250 = 3080 kN
Ast = ρAg = 0.015Ag Ø = 0.7 (Spirally reinforced column)
ØPn=0.85Ø[0.85fc'+ ρg (fy-0.85fc')]Ag
3080×103 =0.85×0.7 [0.85×28+ 0.015 (420-0.85×28)]Ag
Ag = 174040 mm2
Ag = ⁄
D=√ = 470.73 mm
Use 6Ø25
Design of spiral:
use Ø10 spiral (Ast = 78.5 mm2)
25 ≤ S ≤ 80
Use S = 55 mm