PROJECT : PAGE :

CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Bridge Column Design Based on AASHTO 17th & ACI 318-11

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 5 ksi
REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 60 ksi
SECTION SIZE Cx = 120 in
End = 12 in
Cy = 48 in
FACTORED AXIAL LOAD Pu = 8000 k
FACTORED MAGNIFIED MOMENT Mu,x = 18000 ft-k
Mu,y = 18000 ft-k
FACTORED SHEAR LOAD Vu,x = 30 k THE COLUMN DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
Vu,y = 20 k
COLUMN VERT. REINFORCEMENT 15 # 18 at x dir.
(Total 40 # 18)
5 # 18 at y dir.
LATERAL REINF. OPTION (0=Spirals, 1=Ties) 1 Ties
LATERAL REINFORCEMENT # 4 @ 12 in o.c.
3 straight legs # 4 @ 12 in o.c.

ANALYSIS

25000

e
20000

15000
f Pn (k)
e
10000

5000

0
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

f Mn (ft-k)

f Pn (k) f Mn (ft-k) 
2 0.85 f '
C  '
AT AXIAL LOAD ONLY 19147 0 eo = , E c = 57 f C , E s = 29000ksi
AT MAXIMUM LOAD 19147 14042 Ec
AT 0 % TENSION 18160 16393    e   e 2
 c  c  ,
0.85 f C  2 
'
AT 25 % TENSION 15279 22182    for 0  e c  e o
AT 50 % TENSION 12730 25771 fC=   e o   e o  

AT e t = 0.002 '
8897 29007 0.85 f C , for e c  e o

AT BALANCED CONDITION 8731 29407
e s E s , for e s  e t

AT e t = 0.005 3344 36036 fS=
AT FLEXURE ONLY 0 28208
 f y , for e s  e t


CHECK FLEXURAL & AXIAL CAPACITY

f Pmax =F f [ 0.85 fc' (Ag - Ast) + fy Ast] = 19147 kips., (at max axial load, ACI 318-11, Sec. 10.3.6.2)
where f = 0.65 (ACI 318-11, Sec.9.3.2.2) > Pu [Satisfactory]
F = 0.8 Ag = 6565 in2 Ast = 160.00 in2
0.75 + ( et - 0.002 ) (50), for Spiral
f= = 0.656 (ACI 318-11, Fig. R9.3.2)
0.65 + ( et - 0.002 ) (250 / 3), for Ties

where e e e
Cb = d c / ( c + s) = 68.8 in et = 0.0021 ec = 0.003
d = 116.3 in, (ACI 7.7.1) D = 119.4 in Cover = 1.5 in, (AASHTO 8.22.1)
f Mn = 30306 ft-kips @ Pu = 8000 kips > Mu = 25456 ft-kips [Satisfactory]
rmax = 0.08 (ACI 318-11, Section 10.9) rprovd = 0.024
rmin = 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)
f Vn = f (Vs + Vc) (ACI 318-11 Sec. 11.1.1)
> Vu [Satisfactory]
where f = 0.75 (ACI 318-11 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 140.9 5655 0.40 799.8 281.7 811
y 44.9 5655 1.00 799.8 224.4 768

smax = 24 (ACI 318-11, Section 7.10.5.2) sprovd = 12 in

smin = 1 [Satisfactory]
 PROJECT : PAGE :
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Magnified Moment Calculation for Bridge Circular Column Based on AASHTO 17th & ACI 318-11

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

EFFECTIVE LENGTH FACTOR k = 1.6 , (ACI 10.10.6.3 or 10.10.7.1)
COLUMN UNSUPPORTED LENGTH Lu = 24 ft
LARGER FACTORED MOMENT M2 = 1800 ft-k
SMALLER FACTORED END MOMENT M1 = 1000 ft-k, (positive if single curvature.)
CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 5 ksi
COLUMN DIMENSIONS Cx = 120 in
End = 12 in
Cy = 48 in
FACTORED AXIAL LOAD Pu = 8000 k
SUMMATION FOR ALL VERTICAL LOADS IN THE STORY S Pu = 8000 k
SUMMATION FOR ALL CRITICAL LOADS IN THE STORY S Pc = 50000 k, (ACI Eq. 10-21)

THE MAGNIFIED MOMENT: Mu = 2378.1 ft-k , Sway

ANALYSIS
MAGNIFIED MOMENT - NONSWAY
Ag = 6565 in2
Ig = 1906740 in4
r = ( Ig / A )0.5 = 17.0 in, ACI 10.11.2
k Lu / r = 27.03886471 < 34 - 12(M1 / M2) = 27.3333 < = = Slenderness effect may be ignored. (AASHTO 8.16.5.2 or ACI Eq 10-7)
Ec = 57000 (fc')0.5 = 4030.5 ksi, ACI 8.5.1

0.4 E c I g 0.4 E c I g
EI = = = 0.25 E c I g = 2E+09 k-in2 , ACI 10.10.6.1
1  d 1  0.6

 2EI =
Pc = 89303 k, ACI Eq (10-14)
 k Lu 
2

M2,min = MAX[ M2 , Pu (0.6+0.03 (2 End + Cx)) ] = 3280 ft-k, ACI 10.10.6.5

Cm = MAX[ 0.6 + 0.4 (M1 / M2, min) , 0.4 ] = 0.72195 , ACI Eq(10-16)

 
 
 Cm =
d ns = MAX , 1.0 1.00 , ACI Eq (10-12)
 1  Pu 
 0.75 P c 
 

Mu, ns = dns M2, min = 3280.0 ft-k, ACI Eq (10-11) > 1.05 M2 = 1890.0 ft-k [Unsatisfactory] ,(ACI 10.10.5.1)
The column is sway. See calculation as follows.

MAGNIFIED MOMENT - SWAY

k Lu / r = 27.03886471 > 22 < = = Slenderness effect must be considered. ACI Eq (10-6)

   
   
  1  =
ds = MIN MAX , 1.0 , 2.5 1.27 , ACI Eq (10-21)
  1 S Pu  
  0.75S P c  
   

Lu / r = 16.90 < 35 / [Pu / (fc' Ag)]0.5 = 70.90 [Satisfactory]

M2s = M2 = 1800.0 ft-k, as given
M2ns = 5% M2s = 90.0 ft-k, assumed conservatively
Mu, s = M2ns + ds M2s = 2378.1 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.