Column 3
Column 3
Column 3
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• Interaction Diagrams
Behavior under Combined Bending and
Axial Loads
Interaction Diagram Between Axial Load and Moment
( Failure Envelope )
Concrete crushes
before steel yields
Note: Any combination of P and M outside the envelope will cause failure.
Example: Axial Load Vs. Moment
Interaction Diagram
Consider an square column (20 in x 20 in.) with 8 #10
( = 0.0254) and fc = 4 ksi and fy = 60 ksi. Draw the
interaction diagram.
Example
Point c (in) Pn Mn e
1 - 1548 k 0 0
2 20 1515 k 253 k-ft 2 in
3 17.5 1292 k 359 k-ft 3.33 in
4 12.5 841 k 500 k-ft 7.13 in
5 10.36 585 k 556 k-ft 11.42 in
6 8.0 393 k 531 k-ft 16.20 in
7 6.0 151 k 471 k-ft 37.35 in
8 ~4.5 0k 395 k-ft infinity
9 0 -610 k 0 k-ft
Example
Column Analysis
Use a series of c values 2000
to obtain the Pn verses
1500
Mn.
1000
P (k) 500
0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
-500
-1000
M (k-ft)
Example
Max. compression
Column Analysis
1200
1000
Location of the 800
400 Cb
Pn (k)
200
0
0 100 200 300 400 500
-200
-400
-800
Mn (k-ft)
Design for Combined Bending and
Axial Load (short column)
Column Types
3) Tied Column - Bars in 2 faces (furthest from axis
of bending.
or Pn Mn
versus
Ag Ag h
See Figures A-6 to A-14
or ACI Common 340 Design Handbook Vol 2
Columns (ACI 340.2R-91)
Non-dimensional Interaction Diagrams
Design using non-dimensional interaction
diagrams