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Design of Composite Columns to EC4
Column on Grid D/9 Ground to First Floor
Job Description Redditch
Job Number
10590
Length of column L =
Effective Length =
Aplied Axial Load =
Max Moment about Major axis Myy =
Max Moment about Minor axis Mzz =

7500
7500
7345
492
492

EC4 Clause

mm
mm
kN
kNm
kNm

Material Properties
Structural Steel

3.3

Nominal Steel Grade =

Nominal Yield Strength fy=
Modulus of Elasticity Ea=

50
345 N.mm2
205 kN/mm2

Concrete Class
Characteristic Strength fck=
Secant Modulus of elasticity s.t. Ecm=

40
40 N.mm2
35 kN/mm2

Concrete
3.1
3.1.4.1

Reinforcing steel
Type of steel
Characteristic strength fsk=
Modulus of elasticity Es=

460 N.mm2
205 kN/mm2

3.2.4

Partial Safety Factors

gamma a =
gamma c fundamental =
gamma c for effective elastic flex stiff =
gamma s =
Design Strengths
fyd=fy/gamma a =
fcd=alpha c*fck/gamma c =
fsd=fsk/gamma s =

1.05
1.5
1.35
1.15

Table 1

328.6 N.mm2
22.7 N.mm2
400.0 N.mm2

Check limits of acceptablility by hand

4.8.3.1(3)
Is column Doubly symmetrical
Is Concrete cover within limits
Is X-sect A of Longit Rebar>0.04Ac
Steel contribution factor Delta =
0.54 Section is within contribution limits
Steel Section Properties
Steel Section 305x305x158U.C.
Breadth of section - b =
310.6 mm
Depth of Section - h =
327.2 mm
Thickness of Web - tw =
13.8 mm
Thickness of flange - tf =
21.7 mm
X Sect Area - Aa =
20100 mm2
2nd Moment Area about Major Axis Iay
386900000 mm4
2nd Moment Area about Minor Axis Iaz
125000000 mm4
Plastic Modulus - Wpa.y
2675000 mm3

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Plastic Modulus - Wpa.z

1225000 mm3
EC4 Clause

Reinforcement
Diameter of Bars =
Number of Bars =
Area of Reinforcement As=
Spacing of Reinforcement on Major =
Spacing of Reinforcement on Minor =
Concrete Area and Cover
Breadth of concrete Bz=
Depth of Concrete By=
Area of conrete Ac =
Cover Cz =
Cover Cy =

20
4
1257
430
430

mm
mm2
mm
mm

500 mm
500 mm
228643 mm2
94.7 Cover is Ok
86.4 Cover is Ok

As/Ac =
4% of concrete area (mm2) =

0.55% There is adequate reinforcement for model

9146 There is adequate reinforcement for model

Design Checks
Plastic Compression Resistance of Composite Cross-section

4.8.3.3

Npl.rd = Aa*fyd+Ac*fcd+As*fsd =

Eq 2

12290 kN

Evaluate the effective elastic flexural stiffnes of the

composite cross-section for short term loading
About the Major Axis
Ea*Iay =
Es*Isy =
0.8*Ecd*Icy =

79314500000 kNmm2
1.1908E+10 kNmm2
98795309618 kNmm2

Effective flexural Stiffness (EI)ey =

or
About the Minor Axis
Ea*Iaz =
Es*Isz =
0.8*Ecd*Icz =

1.9002E+11 kNmm2
1.9002E+05 kNm2

2.5625E+10
1.1908E+10
1.0423E+011

Effective flexural Stiffness (EI)ez =

or

1.4176E+11 kNmm2
1.4176E+05 kNm2

Evaluate the Non-Dimensional Slenderness Lambda

Npl.r =Aa*fy+Ac*0.85*fck+As*fsk=

15286 kN

Ncry = pi^2 * (EIey/l^2) =

33340 kN

Therefore Lambda y =

0.677

Ncrz = pi^2 * (EIez/l^2) =

24873 kN

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Therefore Lambda z =

0.784
EC4 Clause

Check resistance under Axial Compression

Major Axis
Phi =
Reduction Factor X =
Major Axis Compression Resistance =
Major axis has sufficient axial capacity
Minor Axis
Phi =
Reduction Factor X =
Minor Axis Compression Resistance =
Minor axis has sufficient axial capacity

0.810
0.796

4.8.3.8

9788 kN

4.8.3.8

0.950
0.672

4.8.3.8

8261 kN

4.8.3.8

Check for Second Order Effects

check for second order effects needed

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