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P1A - 600mm (SEISMIC) C13

General column design by PROKON. (GenCol Ver W2.5.07 - 21 Sep 2011)

BS8110 - 1997
Y
Design code : BS8110 - 1997

General design parameters: 250

Given:
Lo = 1.000 m
fcu = 60 MPa X X
0
fy = 460 MPa
Ac = 281135 mm
-250
Assumptions:
(1) The general conditions of clause 3.8.1 are applicable.
(2) The specified design axial loads include

-250

250
Y

0
the self-weight of the column.
(3) The design axial loads are taken constant
over the height of the column.

Design approach:
The column is designed using the following procedure:
(1) The column design charts are constructed.
(2) The design axis and design ultimate moment are determined .
(3) The design axial force and moment capacity is checked on
the relevant design chart.

Check column slenderness:

End fixity and bracing for bending about the Design axis:
At the top end: Condition 1 (fully fixed).
At the bottom end: Condition 1 (fully fixed).
The column is braced.

Effective length factor = 0.75 Table 3.19

Effective column height:

le = . Lo
= .75 1
= 0.7500 m

Column slenderness about weakest axis:

le
max_sl =
h
.75
=
.51955
= 1.444

Where h is an equivalent column depth derived from the radius of gyration*square root of 12
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Minimum Moments for Design:

Check for mininum eccentricity: 3.8.2.4
Check that the eccentricity exceeds the minimum in the plane of bending:
Use emin = 20mm

Mmin = emin. N
= .02 1500
= 30.000 kNm

Check if the column is slender: 3.8.1.3

le/h = 1.4 < 15
The column is short.

Initial moments:
The initial end moments about the X-X axis:
M1 = Smaller initial end moment = 0.0 kNm
M2 = Larger initial end moment = 422.4 kNm

The initial moment near mid-height of the column : 3.8.3.2

Mi = - 0.4 . M1 + 0.6 . M2
= - 0.4 0 + 0.6 422.42
= 253.452 kNm

Mi2 = 0.4 . M2
= 0.4 422.42
= 168.968 kNm

Mi 0.4M2 = 253.5 kNm

The initial end moments about the Y-Y axis:

M1 = Smaller initial end moment = 0.0 kNm
M2 = Larger initial end moment = 0.0 kNm

The initial moment near mid-height of the column : 3.8.3.2

Mi = - 0.4 . M1 + 0.6 . M2
= - 0.4 0 + 0.6 0
= 0.0000100 kNm

Mi2 = 0.4 . M2
= 0.4 0
= 0.0000100 kNm

Mi 0.4M2 = 0.0 kNm

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Design ultimate load and moment:

Design axial load:
Pu = 1500.0 kN

Moments about X-X axis( kNm)

Mx=422.4 kNm
Mxtop=422.4 kNm Mxmin=30.0 kNm

+ =

Mxbot=-0.0 kNm

Initial Additional Design

Moments about Y-Y axis( kNm)

My=0.0 kNm
Mytop=0.0 kNm Mymin=30.0 kNm

+ =

Mybot=-0.0 kNm

Initial Additional Design

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Design of column section for ULS:

The column is checked for applied moment about the design axis.
Through inspection: the critical section lies at the top end of the column.
The design axis for the critical load case 1 lies at an angle of 0.00 to the X-axis
The safety factor for the critical load case 1 is 1.03

For bending about the design axis:

Interaction Diagram

Moment max = 556.6kNm @ 3547kN

7500
7000
6500
6000
5500
5000
Axial load (kN)

4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500 1500 kN
1000
-600

-500

-400

-300

-200

-100

0.00

500
100

200

300

400

500

600
422 kNm

Bending moment (kNm)

Moment distribution along the height of the column for bending about the design axis:

The final design moments were calculated as the vector sum of the X- and Y- moments
of the critical load case. This also determined the design axis direction

At the top, Mx = 422.4 kNm

Near mid-height, Mx = 253.5 kNm
At the bottom, Mx = 30.0 kNm
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Stresses at the top end of the column for the critical load case 1

BS8110 - 1997
Y

250

D
X 0.0 D
X
0

-250
-250

250

Y
0

Summary of design calculations:

Design table for critical load case:

Moments and Reinforcement for LC 1:P1A - 600mm

Top Middle Bottom
Madd-x (kNm) 0.0 0.0 -0.0
Madd-y (kNm) 0.0 0.0 -0.0
Mx (kNm) 422.4 253.5 -0.0
My (kNm) 0.0 0.0 -0.0
M' (kNm) 422.4 253.5 30.0
Design axis () 0.00 0.00 0.00
Safety factor 1.03 2.19 4.89
Asc (mm) 1608 1608 1608
Percentage 0.57 % 0.57 % 0.57 %
AsNom (mm) 1125 1125 1125
Critical load case: LC 1

Design results for all load cases:

Safety
Load case Axis N (kN) M1 (kNm) M2 (kNm) Mi (kNm) Madd (kNm) Design M (kNm) M' (kNm) factor

Load case 1 X-X 0.0 422.4 253.5 0.0 422.4

P1A - 600mm Y-Y 1500.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Top 0.0 422.4 1.031