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Tian Li JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Concrete Column Design Based on ACI 318-05

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 4.2 ksi

REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 60 ksi
COLUMN DIMENSIONS cx = 36 in
cy = 40 in

FACTORED AXIAL LOAD Pu = 1700 k 

FACTORED MAGNIFIED MOMENT Mu,x = 800 ft-k

Mu,y = 100 ft-k
FACTORED SHEAR LOAD Vu,x = 130 k

Vu,y = 150 k
COLUMN VERT. REINF. 8 # 10 at x dir.
(Total 30 # 10)
9 # 10 at y dir.
SHEAR REINF. 4 legs,# 4 @ 12 in o.c., x dir. THE COLUMN DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
2 legs,# 4 @ 12 in o.c., y dir.

ANALYSIS 
2 0.85 f C'  '
o  , E c  57 f C , E s  29000ksi
4000 Ec
       2 
3500 
0.85 f
'
C
2  c    c   , for 0   c   o
fC    o    o  
3000
 '
0.85 f
 C , for  c   o
2500  s E s
 , for  s   y
f Pn (k) fS
f , for  s   y
2000  y

f Pn (kips) f Mn (ft-kips)
1500 AT AXIAL LOAD ONLY 3791 0
AT MAXIMUM LOAD 3791 1058
1000 AT 0 % TENSION 3343 1492
100 AT 25 % TENSION 2773 1958
500
AT 50 % TENSION 2290 2251
0 AT e t = 0.002 1564 2583
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
AT BALANCED CONDITION 1521 2609
f Mn (ft-k) AT e t = 0.005 667 3275
AT FLEXURE ONLY 0 2726
CHECK FLEXURAL & AXIAL CAPACITY
Mu = ( Mu,x2 + Mu,y2 )0.5 = 806.226 ft-k, (combined bending load.) q = 7.13 o
, (the direction of combined load.)
f Pmax =0.80 f [ 0.85 fc' (Ag - Ast) + fy Ast] = 3791 kips., (at max axial load, ACI 318-05, Sec. 10.3.6.2)
where f = 0.65 (ACI 318-05, Sec.9.3.2.2) > Pu [Satisfactory]
Ag = 1440 in2. Ast = 38.10 in2.
a = Cbb1 = 20 in (at balanced strain condition, ACI 10.3.2)
f = 0.48 + 83 et = 0.652 (ACI 318-05, Fig. R9.3.2)

where e e e
Cb = d c / ( c + s) = 24 in et = 0.002069 ec = 0.003
d = 41.2149 in, (ACI 7.7.1) b1 = 0.84 ( ACI 318-05, Sec. 10.2.7.3 )
f Mn = 0.9 Mn = 2726 ft-kips @ Pn = 0, (ACI 318-05, Sec. 9.3.2) ,& et,min = 0.004, (ACI 318-05, Sec. 10.3.5)
f Mn = 2521 ft-kips @ Pu = 1700 kips > Mu [Satisfactory]
rmax = 0.08 (ACI 318-05, Section 10.9) rprovd = 0.026
rmin = 0.01 (ACI 318-05, Section 10.9) [Satisfactory]

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (ACI 318-05 Sec. 11.1.1, 11.3.1, & 11.5.6.2)
f Vn = f (Vs + Vc) (ACI 318-05 Sec. 11.1.1)
> Vu [Satisfactory]
where f = 0.75 (ACI 318-05 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 37.37 1345 0.80 174.4 149.5 243
y 33.37 1335 0.40 173.0 66.7 180

smax = 18 (ACI 318-05, Section 10.16.8.5) sprovd = 12 in

smin = 1 (ACI 318-05, Section 7.10.4.3) [Satisfactory]
 Daniel PROJECT : PAGE :
CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
Tian Li JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Magnified Moment Calculation for Concrete Column Based on ACI 318-05

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

EFFECTIVE LENGTH FACTOR k = 1.6 , (ACI 10.12.1 or 10.13.1)
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. 10-10)

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

ANALYSIS
MAGNIFIED MOMENT - NONSWAY
r = 0.3 h = 6.0 in, ACI 10.11.2
k Lu / r = 38.4 > 34 - 12(M1 / M2) = 28 < = = Slenderness effect must be considered. (ACI 10.12.2)
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    0.25 E c I g  1E+07 k-in2 , ACI 10.12.3
1  d 1  0.6

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

M2,min = MAX[ M2 , Pu (0.6+0.03 h) ] = 200 ft-k, ACI 10.12.3.2

Cm = MAX[ 0.6 + 0.4 (M1 / M2, min) , 0.4 ] = 0.8 , ACI 10.12.3.1

 
 
 Cm 
 ns  MAX , 1.0 1.05 , ACI Eq (10-9)
 1  Pu 
 0.75P 
 c 

Mu, ns = dns M2, min = 210.2 ft-k, ACI Eq (10-8) > 1.05 M2 = 210.0 ft-k [Unsatisfactory] ,(ACI 10.11.4.1)
The column is sway. See calculation as follows.

MAGNIFIED MOMENT - SWAY

k Lu / r = 38.4 > 22 < = = Slenderness effect must be considered. (ACI 10.13.1)

   
   
 1
 s  MIN MAX  , 1.0 , 2.5 
 1.13 , ACI Eq (10-18) & 10.13.6 (c)
  1   Pu  
  0.75 P  
  c  

Ag = b h = 400 in2
Lu / r = 24.00 < 35 / [Pu / (fc' Ag)]0.5 = 70.00 [Satisfactory] , (ACI 10.13.5)
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 (10-16)

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. (ACI 10.11.6)
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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  M nx M ny
1 1 1   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 
 As' f s d  d '  
' '
M n  0.85 f c  1cb  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 '   u E s  f y 
f sb   u E s 1     60000 psi 60000 psi
 d   uE s 
' '
P b  0.85 f cba 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 