COLUMNS

TRIAL SIZE OF COLUMN

For finding out trial size of the column, we use the

following approximate formulas,

For Tied column,

Pu  2 Mx  2 My
A 
g ( trial ) 0.43 fc '  0.008fy

For Spiral column,

Pu  2 Mx  2 My
A 
g ( trial ) 0.5 fc '  0.01fy
 CONCENTRICALLY LOADED SHORT COLUMN

Column is said to be a short column if it satisfies the

following condition;
K Lu M1
 34  12 (A)
r M2
or
For concentrically loaded column,
M1
k = 0.75 and 0
M2
For Rectangular section, r = 0.3 hmin

Using these values in equation (A) yields,

lu Length
 13.6 or  13.6
hmin Least Column Dimension
For Circular section, r = 0.25 D

where, D is the column diameter.

Using these values in equation (A) yields,

0.75 l u
 34
0.25 D
lu
 11.33
D
or

Length
 11.33
Column Diameter
DESIGN PROBLEM
An axially loaded short column has a length of
4m and carries a factored load (Pu) of 2000 kN.
Other data is as follows;
fc’ = 28 MPa , fy = 420 MPa
Maximum aggregate size = 20 mm
Using US Customary Bars design the column as;
i. Square tied column.
ii. Circular spiral column.
( Ans. i. 8 # 16 bars, Ties # 10 @ 300 mm c/c )
( Ans.ii. 4 # 19, 4 # 16 bars, Spirals # 10 @ 45 mm c/c )
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0.85 fc
Flexural failure
Pure compression failure point
Pn
 c = 0.003
Transition failure
 c = 0.003 Compression failure
 c = 0.003
 s <  y

 y <  s < 0.005 Balance failure point

 s =  y

Tension-controlled  c = 0.003
Transition
failure
failure point
 c = 0.003
 s = 0.005

 > 0.005
 c = 0.003 Mn
s

Pure flexural
failure point
 s >> 0.005
INTERACTION CURVE
It is a graph between load and moment. In order to
draw an interaction curve we require the coordinates
of different points

PLASTIC CENTROID
It is a point through which the resultant of all the
internal forces should pass, in pure axially loaded
column case, when no moment is acting on the column
at ultimate stage of failure.

SYMMETRICAL SECTIONS
Those sections in which plastic centroid coincides with
the geometrical centroid are called symmetrical
sections.
 UNSYMMETRICAL SECTIONS
Sections in which plastic centroid does not coincides
with the geometrical centroid.

0.85 fc
b
A s1 = F1
Pu Cc R
A s2 h F2 L1
L2 h/2 y
A s3 F3 L3

Fig. Section unsymmetrical about x-axis

R = Resultant = F1 + F2 + F3+ Cc

R = As1fy + As2fy + As3fy+ 0.85 fcAc

Lets suppose plastic centroid is at a distance ‘ y ’ from
the bottom face.

y = Location of Plastic Centroid

Taking moment about bottom face,

R y = Cc  h  + F1 L1+ F2 L2+ F3 L3

 

2

h 
C   F1L1  F2L2  F3L3

c
2 


y = (B)
Cc  F1  F2  F3

Equation (B) is used to find the location of plastic centroid.

CONCLUDED