DESIGN OF SHORT COLUMN

Given Data :
Square Column Section
Foundation 1.0 m below ground level
Permissible Soil - bearing pressure = 250 Kpa
Condition to be satisfied for Braced short column is that:
Slenderness ratio, Le/r <= 25
Note : Short columns bending moments due to
slenderness can be taken as zero.
Concrete Strength ,f'c = 40 Mpa
Reinforcement strength ,fsy = 500 Mpa
Reinforcement size ( 10 mm <= bar dia <= 40 mm)
Design Procedure :
Step 1 : Assume an initial size of column, concrete
strength and reinforcement.
CODAL PROVISION :
While As 3600 permits the use of 200 mm * 200 mm
Columns , a minimum dimension ( for square,
rectangular or circular columns ) of 250 mm is
recommended.
So take For f'c = 40 Mpa, size should be 300 mm * 300
mm ( chart 6.1 )

Concrete Strength , f'c = 40 Mpa

Reinforcement ,fsy = 500 Mpa
Step 2 : Strength Design
Concrete design stress = 0.67 fcu / 1.5 = 0.45 fcu
Reinforcement design stress = fy / 1.15 = 0.87 fy

N = Fc + Fs
= 0.45 fcu Ac + 0.87 fy Asc
Therefore, Load capacity of column can be found as:
N = 0.4 fcu Ac + 0.75 Asc fy
Assume from code provision G = 1000 KN
Q = 1000 KN. [ codal
provision As 3600 -2009]
As we know column is axially loaded, then the load
capacity is :
N = 0.4 fcu Ac + 0.75 fy Asc

Total ultimate load (N)

Load combination : 1.2 G + 1.5 Q
= 1.2 * 1000 + 1.5 * 1000
= 1200 +1500
= 2700 KN
Put the above value of N in the load capacity equation ,
we get
2700 * 1000 = 0.4 *40 * (350² - Asc) + 0.75 * 500 Ac
Asc = 2678 mm²
In the code As 3600 Table [ codal provision ACI ] provide
4H32.
Asc = 3660 mm²

CODAL PROVISION :
The minimum area of reinforcement , Asc required by
As 3600 is 1% of the gross concrete area. Generally the
reinforcement ratio should be kept below 2.5% for
economy and ease of splicing. AS 3600 permits a
maximum area of reinforcement of 4% and this implies
a maximum of 8 % at lap.
Now the we need to find the diameter of one link
,which is according to the codal provision As 3600 -2009
can be taken as one - fourth of the largest diameter of
the longitudinal bar.
1/4 * 40 = 10 mm
It should not be less then 10 mm diameter.
The spacing of the links is lesser of :
a) 12 * the dia. of smallest longitudinal of bar, i.e
12 *40 = 480(or)
b) the smallest c/s dimension of the column (300 mm )
Hence provide H10 links at 300 mm centres.