Analysis of Biaxially Loaded Rectangular Columns

<Program Created by: Engr. Jeremy E. Caballes>

Units: MPa
MPa
psi
ksi

1
E = 200000
f'c = 4
fy = 60

d' = 2.5

mm

20

mm

d' = 2.5

mm

MPa
MPa
MPa
25

mm

= 0.7
ex = 8
ey = 16
As = 7.952

mm
mm
sq mm
Yes
2 No

Bending about x Axis:

=
=
e/h =

< 0.01

Mnx = 0
Pnx ey = 6,985.267
Pnx = 873.158
Pn = 0.873
Bending about y Axis:
As
=
bh
= 0.02121
h
=
h
= 0.667
e/h = 1.067

Mny = 0.006

mm

30.0

Use: = 0.0212058

20.0
15.0
10.0

MPa
N-mm

5.0

kN-m

0.0

N-mm

0.0

2.0

4.0

N
kN

6.0
Mn/Agh

8.0

10.0

12.0

Inte raction Diagram

(Re ctangular Column, Biaxial Bending)
30.0
25.0
20.0

From Interaction Diagram:

Mny/Aghx = 0.437
Mny = 5,854.873

15

25.0

From Interaction Diagram:

Mnx/Aghy = 0.522
Mnx = 6,985

mm

Interaction Diagram
(Re ctangular Column, Biaxial Be nding)

Pn/Ag

As
bh
0.02121
h
h
0.800
0.320

MPa
N-mm

Pn/Ag

10

15.0
10.0

kN-m
5.0

Pny ex = 5,854.873
Pny = 731.859

N-mm
N

0.0
0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0
Mn/Agh

8.0

10.0

12.0

0.0
0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0
Mn/Agh

Axial Load Capacity:

Po = 0.85f'cAg + fyAs
Po = 1752.1294 N
Determine Pni using Bresler's Equation:
1
1
=
Pni
Pnx
1
Pni

Pni = 515.220

873.158
N

+
+

1
Pny
1
731.859

1
Pno
1
1,752.129

8.0

10.0

12.0

Design of Biaxially Loaded Rectangular Columns

<Program Created by: Engr. Jeremy E. Caballes>

Units: MPa

MPa
psi
ksi

E = 200000
f'c = 25
fy = 400

MPa
MPa
MPa

d' = 50

mm

= 0.65
1571000
0
4.7E+008
0
0
0

PDL =
PLL =
MxDL =
MxLL =
MyDL =
MyLL =

1571
0
471
0
0
0

kN
kN
kN-m
kN-m
kN-m
kN-m

550

mm

450

mm

d' = 50
db = 20.000
db ties = 12.000

mm
mm
400

Optional Values:
Pn =
ex =
ey =

0
0
0

Computing Design Values:

Pu = 1.4PDL + 1.7PLL
Pu = 2,199,400.000
Pu/f'cAg = 0.400
Therefore, = 0.7
Pn = Pu/
Pn = 3,142,000.000

mm

300 mm
mm

kN
mm
mm

Interaction Diagram
(Rectangular Column, Biaxial Bending)

N
> 0.1

30.0
25.0

1.4MxDL + 1.7MxLL
659,400,000.000
N-mm
Mux/
942,000,000.000
N-mm

Muy =
Muy =
Mny =
Mny =

1.4MyDL + 1.7MyLL
0.000
N-mm
Muy/
0.000
N-mm

Pn/Ag

20.0

Mux =
Mux =
Mnx =
Mnx =

15.0
10.0

Mn = Mnx + Mny
Mn = 942,000,000.000

ey = 299.809
hy = 550.000

N-mm

N-mm

mm
mm

ey/hy = 0.545
=

As = 13,444.263

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

Mn/Agh

Required Steel Area:(Bending about y-axis)

Use: Mny = Mn
Mny = 9.420E+08 N-mm
Mny
ex =
Pny
ex = 299.809
hx = 400.000

mm
mm

ex/hx = 0.750
h
=
h
= 0.750

h
h

= 0.818
(Pnx/Ag)(ey/hy) = 5.450
From Interaction Diagram:
= 0.06111
As = Ag

0.0
0.0

Required Steel Area:(Bending about x-axis)

Use: Mnx = Mn
Mnx = 942.000E+6
Mnx
ey =
Pnx

5.0

MPa
< 0.01
sq mm

(Pny/Ag)(ex/hx) = 5.450
From Interaction Diagram:
Use: = 0.0611103
= 0.06020
As = Ag

MPa
< 0.01

As = 13,243.891 sq mm

Use: = 0.0602

Use: As = 13,444.263
As
n=
Ab
n = 42.794
Use: n = 44
Soc = 27.273
Scl = 7.273

sq mm

say

43

mm
mm

< 25 mm NOT OK!

Spacing of ties:
S = 48 x db ties
S = 16 x db
S = Least dim.

576.000
320.000
400.000

mm
mm
mm

576
320
320

mm

Interaction Diagram
(Rectangular Column, Biaxial Bending)
30.0
25.0
20.0
Pn/Ag

Use: S = 320.000

=
=
=

15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0
Mn/Agh

8.0

10.0

12.0