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Concrete Column Design Based on ACI 318-11

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

CONCRETE STRENGTH fc ' = 6 ksi
REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 60 ksi
SECTION SIZE Cx = 40 in
Cy = 36 in

FACTORED AXIAL LOAD Pu = 1700 k

FACTORED MAGNIFIED MOMENT Mu,x = 1800 ft-k
Mu,y = 100 ft-k
FACTORED SHEAR LOAD Vu,x = 130 k THE COLUMN DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
Vu,y = 150 k
COLUMN VERT. REINFORCEMENT 8 # 8 at x dir.
(Total 22 # 8)
3 # 8 at y dir.
LATERAL REINF. OPTION (0=Spirals, 1=Ties) 1 Ties
LATERAL REINFORCEMENT 4 legs,# 4 @ 12 in o.c., at x dir.
3 legs,# 4 @ 12 in o.c., at y dir.

ANALYSIS

5000
4500
4000 
3500
3000
f Pn (k)
2500
2000 
1500
1000
500
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

f Mn (ft-k)

f Pn (k) f Mn (ft-k)
AT AXIAL LOAD ONLY 4315 0 
2 0.85 f '
C  '
o  , E c  57 f C , E s  29000 ksi
AT MAXIMUM LOAD 4315 1196 Ec
AT 0 % TENSION 3724 1744
       2
AT 25 % TENSION 3149 2121  '
2  c    c   ,
AT 50 % TENSION 2700 2305 0.85 f C for 0   c   o
f C     o    o  
AT e t = 0.002 2064 2433  '
AT BALANCED CONDITION 2043 2457 0.85 f
 C
, for  c   o

 s E s
 , for  s   t
AT e t = 0.005 1517 2917 f 
AT FLEXURE ONLY 0 1273
S
f , for  s  t
 y


CHECK FLEXURAL & AXIAL CAPACITY

f Pmax =F f [ 0.85 fc' (Ag - Ast) + fy Ast] = 4315 kips., (at max axial load, ACI 318-11, Sec. 10.3.6.2)
where f = 0.65 (ACI 318-11, Sec.9.3.2.2) > Pu [Satisfactory]
F = 0.8 Ag = 1440 in2 Ast = 17.38 in2
0.75 + ( et - 0.002 ) (50), for Spiral
f= = 0.656 (ACI 318-11, Fig. R9.3.2)
0.65 + ( et - 0.002 ) (250 / 3), for Ties

where Cb = d ec / (ec + es) = 22.2 in et = 0.0021 ec = 0.003

d = 37.5 in, (ACI 7.7.1) D = 40.0 in Cover = 1.5 in, (ACI 318 7.7.1)
f Mn = 2757 ft-kips @ Pu = 1700 kips > Mu = 1803 ft-kips [Satisfactory]
rmax = 0.08 (ACI 318-11, Section 10.9) rprovd = 0.012
rmin = 0.01 (ACI 318-11, Section 10.9) [Satisfactory]

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (ACI 318-11 Sec. 11.1.1, 11.2.1, & 11.4.6.2)
f Vn = f (Vs + Vc) (ACI 318-11 Sec. 11.1.1)
> Vu [Satisfactory]
where f = 0.75 (ACI 318-11 Sec. 9.3.2.3) fy = 60 ksi
d A0 Av Vc = 2 (fc')0.5A0 Vs = MIN (d fy Av / s , 4Vc) f Vn
x 37.5 1240 0.80 192.1 150.0 257
y 33.5 1240 0.60 192.1 100.5 219

smax = 16 (ACI 318-11, Section 7.10.5.2) sprovd = 12 in

smin = 1 [Satisfactory]
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Magnified Moment Calculation for Concrete Column Based on ACI 318-11

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

EFFECTIVE LENGTH FACTOR k = 1.6 , (ACI 10.10.6.3 or 10.10.7.1)
COLUMN UNSUPPORTED LENGTH Lu = 12 ft
LARGER FACTORED MOMENT M2 = 200 ft-k
SMALLER FACTORED END MOMENT M1 = 100 ft-k, (positive if single curvature.)
CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 4 ksi
COLUMN DIMENSIONS h = 20 in
b = 20 in
FACTORED AXIAL LOAD Pu = 400 k
SUMMATION FOR ALL VERTICAL LOADS IN THE STORY S Pu = 1200 k
SUMMATION FOR ALL CRITICAL LOADS IN THE STORY S Pc = 13600 k, (ACI Eq. 10-21)

THE MAGNIFIED MOMENT: Mu = 236.7 ft-k , Sway

ANALYSIS
MAGNIFIED MOMENT - NONSWAY
r = 0.3 h = 6.0 in, ACI 10.10.1.2
k Lu / r = 38.4 > 34 - 12(M1 / M2) = 28 < = = Slenderness effect must be considered. (ACI Eq 10-7)
Ec = 57000 (fc')0.5 = 3605.0 ksi, ACI 8.5.1
Ig = b h3 / 12 = 13333 in4

0.4 E c I g 0.4 E c I g
EI    0.25E c I g  1E+07 k-in2 , ACI 10.10.6.1
1  d 1  0.6

 2EI 
Pc  2234.18 k, ACI Eq (10-13)
 k Lu 
2

M2,min = MAX[ M2 , Pu (0.6+0.03 h) ] = 200 ft-k, ACI 10.10.6.5

Cm = MAX[ 0.6 + 0.4 (M1 / M2, min) , 0.4 ] = 0.8 , ACI Eq(10-16)

 
 
 Cm 
  MAX , 1.0 1.05 , ACI Eq (10-12)
 1  Pu 
 0.75 P c 
 

Mu, ns = d M2, min = 210.2 ft-k, ACI Eq (10-11) > 1.05 M2 = 210.0 ft-k [Unsatisfactory] ,(ACI 10.10.5.1)
The column is sway. See calculation as follows.

MAGNIFIED MOMENT - SWAY

k Lu / r = 38.4 > 22 < = = Slenderness effect must be considered. ACI Eq (10-6)

   
   
1
 s  MIN  MAX  , 1.0  , 2.5   1.13 , ACI Eq (10-21)
   Pu  
  1  0.75 P  
  c  

Ag = b h = 400 in2
Lu / r = 24.00 < 35 / [Pu / (fc' Ag)]0.5 = 70.00 [Satisfactory]
M2s = M2 = 200.0 ft-k, as given
M2ns = 5% M2s = 10.0 ft-k, assumed conservatively
Mu, s = M2ns + ds M2s = 236.7 ft-k, ACI Eq (10-19)

Note: For column subject to bending about both principal axis, the moment about each axis shall be magnified separately based
on the conditions corresponding to that axis.
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Rectangular Concrete Column Design

INPUT DATA
f 'c = 4 ksi
fy = 60 ksi
x = 48 in
y = 32 in
Bar Size ==> # 11
No. of Asx = 8 8 # 11
No. of Asy = 9 9 # 11
Total Bars ==> # 30 # 11
r = 3.0%
Pu = 1700 k
Mux = 2900 ft-k ex = 20.5 in
Muy = 1200 ft-k ey = 8.5 in

CHECK COLUMN CAPACITY BY THE BRESLER METHOD

1
P u   0.80  0.70  P o Pn  1 1 1 M nx  M ny  1.0
  M nox M noy
P ox P oy Po
1700.0 < 4407.9 ok 2428.6 < 3145.4 ok 1.199 > 1.0 NG

ANALYSIS
x DIRECTION y DIRECTION
u = 0.003 d = 45.295 in 29.295 in
d' = 2.705 in 2.705 in
As = 12.48 in2 14.04 in2
 = 0.70 b = 32 in 48 in

Mn = 4142.9 ft-k 1714.3 ft-k

1
= 0.85 Mno = 5485.1 ft-k 3864.7 ft-k
Po = 3820.9 k 5457.1 k

MOMENT STRENGTH (Pn=0)

 As f y  A's u E s   3.4 f b A  E d
2
'
A s f y  As  u E s 
' ' '
1 c s u s
c  4.100781 in 3.701729 in
1.7  1 f 'cb

'  c d'
f s  E s u   29612.16 psi 23425.65 psi
 c 

  1c 
'
M n  0.85 f c  1cb  d   As' f 's d  d '   4034.011 ft-k 3052.887 ft-k
 2 

AXIAL LOAD STRENGTH (Mn=0)

'
P o  0.85 f c( A g  A st )  A st f y  7871.28 k = 7871.28 k

BALANCED CONDITION

 u E s  1d
ab  
 uEs  f y 22.78616 in 14.73718 in

'  d '   uEs  f y 

f sb   u E s 1     60000 psi 60000 psi
 d   uEs 
' '
P b  0.85 f cb a b  As f sb  A s f y 
'
2479.134 k 2405.108 k

'  h ab  ' h ' d  5515.325 ft-k 3881.41 ft-k

M b  0.85 f cb a b     A s f sb   d   A s f y   h  
'

2 2  2  2 