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CONCRETE COLUMN DESIGN - EUROCODE BS EN 1992-1-1:2004

0.0 TOC
1.0
1.1

Introduction
References

2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4

Design data
General Dimensions
Reinforcement details
Material properties
Actions on columns

3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6

Column design - nominal curvature method

Effective length
First order moments
Nominal second order moment
Design values
Design of steel reinforcement using design charts
Check for biaxial bending

1.0 Introduction
Checking adequacy of RC column dimensions and reinforcement with respect to EUROCODES

1.1 References
[1]

BS EN 1990:2002+A1:2005

Basis of structural design

[2]

BS EN 1992-1-1:2004

Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules for building

2.0 Design data

2.1 Material Properties
Characteristic compressive
strength

fck 12MPa

Yield strength of reinforcement

fyk 500MPa

Partial factor for concrete - [2] 2.4.2.4

c 1.5

Partial factor for steel - [2] 2.4.2.4

s 1.15

Design strength of concrete

Design strength of reinforcement

Elastic modulus of reinforcement

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fcd
c
fyk
fyd
s

fcd 8 MPa
fyd 434.8 MPa

Es 200GPa

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2.2 General Dimensions

Column breadth

b 0.3m

Column depth

h 0.4m

Column height

lc 3.5m

Assumed effective cover

ceff 30mm

Effective depth

d eff h ceff

d eff 370 mm

Cross sectional area of concrete

Ac b h

Ac 120000 mm

b h

Second moment of area, about y dir

Iy
12

Radius of gyration, about y dir

ry

Iy 1.6 10 mm

Iy
Ac

ry 115 mm

b h

Second moment of area, about z dir

Iz
12

Radius of gyration, about z dir

rz

Iz
Ac

Iz 900 10 mm
rz 87 mm

2.3 Reinforcement details

Provided rebar diameter

d 16mm

Number of bars

n 4

Total area of reinforcement provided

2
Asprov n d
4

Bar diameter should not be less

than 12mm

Asprov 804.25 mm

2.4 Actions on cloumns

Design axial load

NEd 250kN

Ultimate moment at top, about y dir

M topy 38.5kN m

Ultimate moment at bottom, about y dir

M boty 38.5kN m

Ultimate moment at top, about z dir

M topz 20kN m

Ultimate moment at bottom, about z dir

M botz 30kN m

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Factored moments without

effect of geometrical
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2.5 First order moments [2] - 5.8.8.2 - 2

Y direction
First order moment-1

M 01y min M topy M boty

lc

max 30 20mm 400 NEd

M 01y 43.5 kN m

First order moment-2

M 02y max M topy M boty

lc

max 30 20mm 400 NEd

M 02y 43.5 kN m

max 30 20mm 400 NEd

Equivalent first order end moment about M 0ey max 0.6 M 02y 0.4 M 01y 0.4 M 02y
y dir
M 0ey 43.5 kN m
Z direction
First order moment-1

M 01z min M topz M botz

lc

M 01z 25 kN m
First order moment-2

M 02z max M topz M botz

lc

max 30 20mm 400 NEd

M 02z 35 kN m

Equivalent first order end moment about M 0ez max 0.6 M 02z 0.4 M 01z 0.4 M 02z
z dir

M 0ez 31 kN m

3.0 Column design - Nominal curvature method

3.1 Effective length
[2] Refer Figure 5.7

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Effective length factor

0.7

Effective length

lo lc

[2] - 5.8.3.1 & 5.8.3.2

Acr 0.7

lo 2.45 m

Bcr 1.1
rmy

M 01y
M 02y

rmz

M 01y
M 02y
M 01z
M 02z

M01y 0 M02y 0 M01y 0 M02y 0

if

M 01z
M 02z

otherwise

if

rmy 1

M01z 0 M02z 0 M01z 0 M02z 0

rmz 0.71

otherwise
Cy 1.7 rmy

Cy 0.7

Cz 1.7 rmz

Cz 0.99

Cy 0.7
Cz 0.7
Relative normal force

Limiting slenderness ratio about y dir

Limiting slenderness ratio about z dir

n f

NEd
Ac fcd

Cy 1.7 rmy Cy
limy
20 Acr Bcr
nf
Cz
limz 20 Acr Bcr
nf

For braced columns

For unbraced columns toggle

these values

n f 0.26
limy 21.12
limz 29.75

NOTE
EN DIN 1992-1-1 gives a simpler and conservative check for limiting slenderness ratio as follows
= 25 when relative normal force n f 0.41
= 16/( ) when relative normal force
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= 16/( n f )when relative normal force n f 0.41

Slenderness ratio about y direction

Slenderness ratio about z direction

lo

y 21.22

ry
lo

z 28.29

rz

Columntypeydir

"Slender column about y dir" if y limy

"Short Column about y dir" otherwise
Columntypeydir "Slender column about y dir"

Columntypezdir

"Slender column about z dir" if z limz

"Short Column about z dir" otherwise
Columntypezdir "Short Column about z dir"

3.3 Nominal second order moment

[2] - 5.8.8.2 (3) & 5.8.8.3

Asprov fyd

0.01

Ac fyd
n bal 0.4
n u 1

n u 1.01

n u n bal

k r min 1

0.35
Effective creep
ratio

nu nf

fck
200 MPa

kr 1
y
150

0.27

ef 0.3
k 1 ef

k r k fyd 2
l
0.45 d eff Es o

k 1.08

Deflection - y direction

e2y 0.1

e2y 8.5 mm

Nominal second order

moment - y direction

M 2y NEd e2y

M 2y 2.1 kN m

Deflection - z direction

e2z 0.1

Nominal second order

moment - y direction

M 2z NEd e2z

2
l
0.45 b ceff Es o

k r k fyd

e2z 11.6 mm
M 2z 2.9 kN m

3.4 Design values

Design axial load
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[2] - 5.8.8.2 (1)

Design moment in y direction
M Edy

M 0ey M 2y if Columntypeydir = "Slender column in y dir"

M Edy 43.5 kN m

M 0ey otherwise
Design moment in z direction
M Edz

M 0ez M 2z if Columntypezdir = "Slender column in z dir"

M 0ez otherwise

M Edz 31 kN m

Cirtical moment to be selected for design M Ed max M Edy M Edz

M Ed 43.5 kN m

3.5 Design of steel reinforcement using design charts

Parameters for using graph
Cover to height ratio ceff
h
X axis parameter

Y axis parameter

From graph

0.08
M Ed

X 0.11

b h fcd
NEd

Y 0.26

b h fcd

P1 0.6

P1 indicates As*fyd
b*h

P1 b h fcd

Required area of steel

Asreq

Assumed diameter of bars

d 16 mm

Percentage of reinforcement provided

Asreq 13.25 cm

fyd

Asprov

p 0.67 %

Ac

Check for maximum/minimum longitudinal reinforcement

Maximum percentage of long rfn

p max 4%

[2] - 9.5.2 (3)

Minimum percentage of long rfn
[2] - 9.5.2 (2)

NEd

fyd Ac

p min max 0.1

% 0.2%

p min 0.2 %

Details of transverse reinforcement

Provide links T12@150
Minimum link diameter

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d min max 6mm

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Maximum spacing of links

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smax max( 12 d 0.6 min( b h ) 240mm) smax 240 mm

3.6 Check for biaxial bending

[2] - 5.8.9 (4)
Axial load capacity of the
column
Moment capacity to be evaluated from
interaction curves

NRd Ac fcd Asprov fyd

Asprov fyd
b h fcd

Y axis parameter

NEd
b h fcd
ceff
h

0.36

0.26

0.08
P3 indicates M/bh2 fcd

From the chart, X axis parameter

P3 0.3

Moment capacity in y-direction

M Rdy P3 b h fcd

Moment capacity in z-direction

M Rdz P3 b h fcd

Ratio of axial load capacity to axial

load resistance of column

Exponent

[2] - Equation 5.39

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M Rdy 115.2 kN m

M Rdz 86.4 kN m

NEd

0.19

NRd

a( )

0.5 ( 0.1)
0.6

1.5

Check for biaxial bending

NRd 1309.67 kN

MEdy

MRdy

a( )

if 0.1 0.7

0.5 ( 0.7)
0.3

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a( )

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1.077

1.076

a( )

1.075

1.074
0.1906

0.1907

0.1908

0.1909

0.191

0.1911

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