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INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
CONCRETE STRENGTH f
c
' = 6 ksi
REBAR YIELD STRESS f
y
= 60 ksi
SECTION SIZE C
x
= 40 in
C
y
= 36
FACTORED AXIAL LOAD P
u
= 1700 k
FACTORED MAGNIFIED MOMENT M
u,x
= 1800 ft-k
M
u,y
= 100 ft-k
FACTORED SHEAR LOAD V
u,x
= 130 k THE COLUMN DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
V
u,y
= 150 k
COLUMN VERT. REINFORCEMENT 8 # 8 at x dir.
3 # 8 at y dir.
LATERAL REINF. OPTION (0=Spirals, 1=Ties) 1 Ties
LATERAL REINFORCEMENT 4 4 @ 12 in o.c., at x dir.
3 4 @ 12 in o.c., at y dir.
ANALYSIS
| Pn (k)
| Mn (ft-k)
| Pn (k) | Mn (ft-k)
AT AXIAL LOAD ONLY 4315 0
AT MAXIMUM LOAD 4315 1196
AT 0 % TENSION 3724 1744
AT 25 % TENSION 3149 2121
AT 50 % TENSION 2700 2305
AT c
t
= 0.002 2064 2433
AT BALANCED CONDITION 2043 2457
AT c
t
= 0.005 1517 2917
AT FLEXURE ONLY 0 1273
CHECK FLEXURAL & AXIAL CAPACITY
| P
max
=F | [ 0.85 f
c
' (A
g
- A
st
) + f
y
A
st
] = 4315 kips., (at max axial load, ACI 318-11, Sec. 10.3.6.2)
where | = 0.65 (ACI 318-11, Sec.9.3.2.2) > Pu [Satisfactory]
F = 0.8 A
g
= 1440
in
2
A
st
= 17.38
in
2
0.75 + ( c
t
- 0.002 ) (50), for Spiral
0.65 + ( c
t
- 0.002 ) (250 / 3), for Ties
where C
b
= d cc / (cc + cs) = 22.2 in c
t
= 0.0021 cc =
d = 37.5 in, (ACI 7.7.1) D = 40.0 in Cover = 1.5 in, (ACI 318 7.7.1)
| M
n
= 2757 ft-kips @ P
u
= 1700 kips > M
u
= 1803 ft-kips [Satisfactory]

max
= 0.08 (ACI 318-11, Section 10.9)
provd
= 0.012

min
= 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)
| V
n
= | (V
s
+ V
c
) (ACI 318-11 Sec. 11.1.1)
> Vu [Satisfactory]
where
| =
0.75 (ACI 318-11 Sec. 9.3.2.3) f
y
= 60 ksi
d A
0
A
v
V
c
= 2 (f
c
')
0.5
A
0
V
s
= MIN (d f
y
A
v
/ s , 4V
c
) | V
n
x 37.5 1240 0.80 192.1 150.0 257
y 33.5 1240 0.60 192.1 100.5 219
s
max
= 16 (ACI 318-11, Section 7.10.5.2) s
provd
= 12 in
s
min
= 1 [Satisfactory]
0.656


0.003
(Total 22 # 8)
in
(ACI 318-11, Fig. R9.3.2) | =
Concrete Column Design Based on ACI 318-11
=
legs,#
legs,#
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
( )
'
'
2
'
'
2 0.85
, 57 , 29000
0.85 2 , 0
0.85 ,
,
,
C
C
C
C
C
S
f
ksi f E E c s o
E
c
c c
for f
c o
f
o o
for f
c o
for E
s s s t
f
for f
s t y
c
c c
c c
c c
c c
c c c
c c
= = =
(
| | | |
( < <
| |
= (
\ . \ .

>

=

>

c
c
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INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
EFFECTIVE LENGTH FACTOR k = 1.6 , (ACI 10.10.6.3 or 10.10.7.1)
COLUMN UNSUPPORTED LENGTH L
u
= 12 ft
LARGER FACTORED MOMENT M
2 = 200 ft-k
SMALLER FACTORED END MOMENT M
1 = 100 ft-k, (positive if single curvature.)
CONCRETE STRENGTH f
c
' = 4 ksi
COLUMN DIMENSIONS h = 20 in
b = 20 in
FACTORED AXIAL LOAD P
u
= 400 k
SUMMATION FOR ALL VERTICAL LOADS IN THE STORY E P
u
= 1200 k
SUMMATION FOR ALL CRITICAL LOADS IN THE STORY E P
c
= 13600 k, (ACI Eq. 10-21)
THE MAGNIFIED MOMENT: M
u
= 236.7 ft-k , Sway
ANALYSIS
MAGNIFIED MOMENT - NONSWAY
r = 0.3 h = 6.0 in, ACI 10.10.1.2
k L
u
/ r = 38.4 > 34 - 12(M
1
/ M
2
) = 28 < = = Slenderness effect must be considered. (ACI Eq 10-7)
E
c
= 57000 (f
c
')
0.5
= 3605.0 ksi, ACI 8.5.1
I
g
= b h
3
/ 12 = 13333
in
4
1.2E+07 k-in
2
, ACI 10.10.6.1
2234.18 k, ACI Eq (10-13)
M
2,min
= MAX[ M
2
, P
u
(0.6+0.03 h) ] = 200 ft-k, ACI 10.10.6.5
C
m
= MAX[ 0.6 + 0.4 (M
1
/ M
2, min
) , 0.4 ] = 0.8 , ACI Eq(10-16)
1.05 , ACI Eq (10-12)
M
u, ns
= o

M
2, min
= 210.2 ft-k, ACI Eq (10-11) > 1.05

M
2
= 210.0 ft-k [Unsatisfactory] ,(ACI 10.10.5.1)
The column is sway. See calculation as follows.
MAGNIFIED MOMENT - SWAY
k L
u
/ r = 38.4 > 22 < = = Slenderness effect must be considered. ACI Eq (10-6)
1.13 , ACI Eq (10-21)
A
g
= b h = 400
in
2
L
u
/ r = 24.00 < 35 / [P
u
/ (f
c
' A
g
)]
0.5
= 70.00 [Satisfactory]
M
2s
= M
2
= 200.0 ft-k, as given
M
2ns
= 5% M
2s
= 10.0 ft-k, assumed conservatively
M
u, s
= M
2ns
+ o
s
M
2s
= 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.
Magnified Moment Calculation for Concrete Column Based on ACI 318-11


0.4 0.4
0.25
1 1 0.6
E I E I
c g c g
EI E I
c g
d
|
= = = =
+ +
( )
2
2
EI
P
c
kL
u
t
= =
, 1.0
1
0.75
C
m
MAX
Pu
Pc
o
| |
|
| = =
|

|
\ .
1
, 1.0 , 2.5
1
0.75
MIN MAX
s
Pu
Pc
o
( | |
( |
( | = =
E ( |

( |
E
\ .
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Rectangular Concrete Column Design
INPUT DATA
f '
c = 4 ksi
f
y = 60 ksi
x = 48 in
y = 32 in
Bar Size ==> # 11 1.375
No. of A
sx = 8 8 # 11 1.48489 11.88
No. of A
sy = 9 9 # 11 1.48489 13.36
Total Bars ==> # 30 # 11
r = 3.0%
P
u
= 1700 k
M
ux
= 2900 ft-k e
x = 20.5 in
M
uy
= 1200 ft-k e
y = 8.5 in
CHECK COLUMN CAPACITY BY THE BRESLER METHOD
1700.0 < 4407.9 ok 2428.6 < 3145.4 ok 1.199 > 1.0 NG
ANALYSIS
= 0.003 d = 45.295 in 29.295 in
d' = 2.705 in 2.705 in
Es = 3E+07 3E+07 A
s = 12.48
in
2
14.04
in
2
= 0.70 b = 32 in 48 in
M
n = 4142.9 ft-k 1714.3 ft-k
= 0.85 M
no = 5485.1 ft-k 3864.7 ft-k
P
o = 3820.9 k 5457.1 k
MOMENT STRENGTH (Pn=0)
-1117520
4.10078 in 3.70173 in
29612.2 psi 23425.7 psi
4034.01 ft-k 3052.89 ft-k
AXIAL LOAD STRENGTH (Mn=0)
7871.28 k = 7871.28 k
BALANCED CONDITION
22.7862 in 14.7372 in
60000 psi 60000 psi
2479.13 k 2405.11 k
5515.32 ft-k 3881.41 ft-k
x DIRECTION y DIRECTION


u c
1
|
|
( )
2
' ' ' '
1
'
1
'
3.4
1.7
s s s s s u u y c
c
b f f f d A A E A A E A E
s s s u y
c
b f
| ccc
|
++
==
'
'
s u s
c
d
f E
c
c
||
==
|
\.
( )
' ' ' ' 1
1
0.85
2
n s c s
c
cb d d f f d M A
|
|
||
=+=
|
\.
'
0.85 ( )
o g st st c y
f f P A A A
=+=
1 s u
b
s u y
d
E
a
f E
| c
c
==
+
'
'
1
s u y
s u sb
s u
f E
d
f E
d
E
c
c
c
+( ||
==
( |
\.
' ' '
0.85
b s s b c sb y
b f f f a P A A
=+=
' ' ' '
0.85
2 2 2 2
b
b s s b c sb y
h h d
a
b h f f f a d M A A
| | | | | |
= + =
| | |
\ . \ . \ .
1
1 1 1
n
ox oy o
P
P P P
s
+
1.0
ny nx
nox noy
M M
M M
+s
( )( ) 0.80 0.70
u o P P
s