Slender Column Braced - Rectangular

f'c 4000 psi klu/r 40.38

gc 145 pcf 34-12M1/M2 24.40
Column b 16 in. Is klu/r<34-12M1/M2 consider slenderness
h 16 in. Ec 3605
lu 19 ft. n 8.00
Ast 9 in 2 Ig 5461
rg 0.03515625 g 0.69
Col loads PD 100 k bdns 0.375
PL 125 k n 1.497
M2D 20 ft-k .4EcIgn 11790
M2L 63.125 ft-k EI=.4EIn/1+bd 8574
PU 320 k Pc 2253
M2 125 ft-k M2,min 28.8
M1D 18.33333 ft-k -
M1L 48.75 ft-k d 1.1349
M1 99.999996 ft-k dM2 141.86
Cm 0.9200 Use the Chapter 10 Spreadsheet to design this column for
k 0.85 PU 320
dM2 141.86
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 Slender Column Unbraced - Rectangular
f'c 4000 psi
gc 145 pcf
b 16 in.
h 20 in.
col ht. 15 ft. This worksheet is not finished
Column Ast 0 in 2

k 1.3
rg 0.0000
PD 300 k
PL 87.5 k
PW or PE 68.75 k
MD 48 k-ft
Loads
ML 14 k-ft
MW or ME 36 k-ft
∑P u 12000 k
∑P c 34000 k
PU 500 k
ACI Eq. 9-4
M2ns 80 k-ft
PU 380 k
ACI Eq. 9-6
M2s 100 k-ft
klu/r 40.53
Is klu/r < 22 no - consider slenderness
Ec 3644 psi
n 8.00
Ig 10667 in4
g 0.75
bD 0.840
n 0.500
EI = 0.4EcIgn 15548 ksi
EI = 0.4EIn/1+bd 8450 ksi
ds 1.889
M2 = M2ns + dsM2s = 151.11 k-ft

PU 500 k
dM2 151.11 ft-k
This spreadsheet calculates the k factor for column BC
Enter values only in cells colored yellow
If you do not have all the members shown, enter b = 0 for the missing member
A
Columns Girders
f'c = 4000 psi f'c = 4000
Col A-B b 0 in. Beam E-B b 12 in.
h 12 in. h 18 in. E
col ht. 15 ft. span 20
0.70Ig 0 in4 0.35Ig 2041 in4
Col B-C b 12 in2 Beam B-F b 12
h 20 h 18 G C
col ht. 10 ft. span 24 in.
0.70Ig 5600 0.35Ig 2041 in4
Col C-D b 12 in. Beam C-G b 12 in.
h 20 in4 h 24
col ht. 12 ft. span 20 ft. D
0.70Ig 5600 0.35Ig 4838 in 4

Beam C-H b 12 k
h 24 k
span 24
0.35Ig 4838 in4

Ec*0.70Ig/lAB+Ec*0.70 Braced Braced

YB = = 2.993
Ec*0.35Ig/lBE+Ec*0.35 k = 0.7 + 0.05(YA + YB) < 1.0 =0.965
k = 0.85 + 0.05Ymin < 1.0 =
k=
0.966
Ec*0.70Ig/lBC+Ec*0.70
YC = = 2.315
Ec*0.35Ig/lCG+Ec*0.35 Unbraced
k= 1.72
Ymin = 2.315

Ym = 2.654
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0.965