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Simplified Interaction Diagrams©

for Single and Bi-axial moments


Using the Ultimate Limit Design Method
according to the ECP 203-2017

Ver. 2.4

Please send your comments & suggestions to improve this tool on


melkateb@hotmail.com

by
Mahmoud M. El-Kateb, Ph.D

Structural Engineering Dept.


Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University
Reinforced Concrete design according to ECP 203-2017 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 2.4

* Calculation of Interaction Diagram

* Project :

Concrete fcu = 25 MPa

Steel fy = 400 MPa

As1 As3 As2

Nu
b + Mu

Section Sec. dim. Reinforcement


Properties b (mm) t (mm) As1 As2 As3
C1 300 600 4 f 16 4 f 16 6 f 16
Cover = 30 mm

Straining actions:
on Long direction only on Short direction only
Mu (kN.m) Nu (kN) Mu (kN.m) Nu (kN)
200 , 1200 OR 100 , 1200
150 , 1400 OR 70 , 1500
120 , 1600 OR 50 , 1700 Mu
Long direction Short direction
4 f 16 3 f 16 4 f 16 4 f 16 3 f 16 4 f 16

Nu Nu
0.30 + Mu 0.30
+

3 f 16 3 f 16

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Buckling conditions:

Long direction Short direction


Height of column = 3 m 3 m
Type of building: Unbraced Unbraced
Height factor = 1.3 Case 1-2 1.2 Case 1-1
Slenderness ratio l = 6.5 Short column 12.0 Long column
d= 0.0 mm 21.6 mm

Check the safety of:


on Long direction only on Short direction only
Mu (kN.m) Nu (kN) Mu (kN.m) Nu (kN)
200 , 1200 126 , 1200
150 , 1400 102 , 1500
120 , 1600 87 , 1700

Interaction Diagram Interaction Diagram


Axial load Nu (kN)

Axial load Nu (kN)


3000 3000

2500 2500

2000 2000

1500 1500

1000 1000

500 500

0 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
-500 -500

-1000 -1000

-1500 -1500
Bending Moment Mu (kN.m) Bending Moment Mu (kN.m)

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Reinforced Concrete design according to ECP 203-2017 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 2.4

* Column under Bi-axial Moment using Equivalent Moment


for columns with uniformly distributed reinforcement

* Project :

Concrete fcu = 25 MPa

Steel fy = 400 MPa

Mux
As1 As3 As2

Nu
b + Muy

Section Sec. dim. Reinforcement


Properties b (mm) t (mm) As1 As2 As3
C1 350 600 4 f 16 4 f 16 6 f 16
Cover = 30 mm

Straining actions:

Nu (kN) Mux (kN.m) Muy (kN.m) Dominating M Mu`


1000 100 150 Mx 167.8
1300 70 110 Mx 117.9
1500 40 90 My 143.9
Mux`
Long direction Short direction
4 f 16 3 f 16 4 f 16 4 f 16 3 f 16 4 f 16

Nu Nu
0.35 + Muy` 0.35
+

3 f 16 3 f 16

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Version 2.4

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Buckling conditions:

Long direction Short direction


Height of column = 1 m 1 m
Type of building: Unbraced Unbraced
Height factor = 1.3 Case 1-2 1.2 Case 1-1
Slenderness ratio l = 2.2 Short column 3.4 Short column
d= 0.0 mm 0.0 mm

Check the safety of:


on Long direction on Short direction
Muy` (kN.m) Nu (kN) Mux` (kN.m) Nu (kN)
0 , 0 168 , 1000
0 , 0 118 , 1300
144 , 1500 0 , 0

Simplified Interaction Diagram Simplified Interaction Diagram


Axial load Nu (ton)

Axial load Nu (ton)


3000 3000
2500 2500

2000 2000

1500 1500

1000 1000

500 500

0 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
-500 -500

-1000 -1000

-1500 -1500
Bending Moment Muy (m.t) Bending Moment Mux (m.t)

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Reinforced Concrete design according to ECP 203-2017 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 2.3

* Column under Bi-axial Moment

* Project :

Concrete fcu = 40 MPa


Steel fy = 400 MPa
required
Case Mux/(fcu.t.b )
2
Muy/(fcu.b.t )
2
r m (%)
max Mux 0.05 0.04 4 1.6%
max Muy 0.04 0.06 4 1.6%

Interaction Diagram for Biaxially Loaded Columns, Rb = 0.30

0.15

0.14

0.13

0.12
Mux/(fcu.t.b2)

0.11

0.1

0.09

0.08

0.07

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.03

0.02

0.01

0
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.15
Muy/(fcu.b.t2)

Rb=0.3
Reinforced Concrete design according to ECP 203-2017 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 2.3

* Column under Bi-axial Moment

* Project :

Concrete fcu = 40 MPa


Steel fy = 400 MPa
required
Case Mux/(fcu.t.b )
2
Muy/(fcu.b.t )
2
r m (%)
max Mux 0.05 0.04 6.4 2.6%
max Muy 0.04 0.06 7.2 2.9%

Interaction Diagram for Biaxially Loaded Columns, Rb = 0.40

0.12

0.11

0.1
Mux/(fcu.t.b2)

0.09

0.08

0.07

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.03

0.02

0.01

0
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1 0.11 0.12
Muy/(fcu.b.t2)

Rb=0.4
Reinforced Concrete design according to ECP 203-2017 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 2.3

* Column under Bi-axial Moment

* Project :

Concrete fcu = 40 MPa


Steel fy = 400 MPa
required
Case Mux/(fcu.t.b )
2
Muy/(fcu.b.t ) 2
r m (%)
max Mux 0.03 0.025 7 2.8%
max Muy 0.02 0.03 6.8 2.7%

Interaction Diagram for Biaxially Loaded Columns, Rb = 0.50

0.08

0.07
Mux/(fcu.t.b2)

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.03

0.02

0.01

0
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08
Muy/(fcu.b.t2)

Rb=0.5
Reinforced Concrete design according to ECP 203-2017 By: Dr. Mahmoud El-Kateb
Version 2.3

* Column under Bi-axial Moment

* Project :

Concrete fcu = 40 MPa


Steel fy = 400 MPa
required
Case Mux/(fcu.t.b ) 2
Muy/(fcu.b.t )2
r m (%)
max Mux 0.03 0.02 9.5 3.8%
max Muy 0.02 0.03 9.5 3.8%

Interaction Diagram for Biaxially Loaded Columns, Rb = 0.60

0.07

0.06
Mux/(fcu.t.b2)

0.05

0.04

0.03

0.02

0.01

5.20417042793042E-18
1 8 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
.0 -1 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
-0 2 E
04
-0.01
3
9
4 27
0
4 17
20
5.
Muy/(fcu.b.t2)

Rb=0.6

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