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IROY, Ian Christopher V.

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RC DESIGN

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9.1. The 15 X 15 in. column shown in Fig. P9.1 must extend from footing level to the second floor of a
braced frame structure with an unsupported length of 20.5 ft. Exterior exposure requires 2 in. clear cover
for the outermost steel. Analysis indicates the critical loading corresponds with the following service
loads: (a) from dead loads, P = 170 kips, M top = 29 ft-kips, Mbot = 14.5 ft-kips; (b) from live loads, P =
100 kips, Mtop = 50ft-kips, Mbot = 25 ft-kips, with the column bent in double curvature as shown. The
effective length factor k determined using Fig. 9.13a is 0.90. Material strengths are fc = 4000 psi and fy =
60,000 psi. Using the ACI moment magnifier method, determine whether the column is adequate to resist
these loads.

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9.2. The structure shown in Fig. P9.2a requires tall slender columns at the left side. It is fully braced by
shear walls on the right. All columns are 16 X 16 in., as shown in Fig. P9.2b, and all beams are 24 X 18
in. with 6 in. monolithic floor slab, as in Fig. P9.2c. Trial calculations call for column reinforcement as
shown. Alternate load analysis indicates the critical condition with column AB bent in single curvature,
and service loads and moments as follows: from dead loads, P = 139 kips, M top = 61ft-kips, Mbot =41ftkips; from live load, P = 93 kips, M top =41ft-kips, Mbot = 27ft-kips. Material strengths are fc = 4000 psi
and fy = 60,000 psi. Is the proposed column, reinforced as shown, satisfactory for this load condition?
Use Eq. (9.18) to calculate EI for the column.

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9.3. Refine the calculations of Problem 9.2, using Eq. (9.17) to calculate EI for the column. The
reinforcement will be as given in Problem 9.2. Comment on your results.

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9.4. An interior column in a braced frame has an unsupported length of 20 ft and carries the following
service load forces and moments: (a) from dead loads, P = 180 kips, M top = 28 ft-kips, Mbot = -28 ft-kips;
(b) from live loads, P = 220 kips, M top = 112 ft-kips, Mbot = 112 ft-kips, with the signs of the moments
representing double curvature under dead load and single curvature under live load. Rotational restraint
factors at the top and bottom may be taken equal to 1.0. Design a square tied column to resist these loads,
with a reinforcement ratio of about 0.02. Use fc = 4000 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

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IROY, Ian Christopher V.

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9.5. The first three floors of a multistory building are shown in Fig. P9.5. The lateral load resisting frame
consists of 20 x 20 in. exterior columns, 24 x 24 in. interior columns, and 36 in. wide x 24 in. deep
girders. The center-to-center column height is 16ft. For the second-story columns, the service gravity
dead and live loads and the horizontal wind loads based on an elastic first-order analysis of the frame are:

A matrix analysis for the total unfactored wind shear of 53.5 kips, using values of E and I specified in
Section 9.5, indicates that the relative lateral deflection of the second story is 0.24 in. Design columns B2
and D2 using Eq. (9.21) to calculate s. Material strengths are fc = 4000 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

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9.6. Repeat Problem 9.5, using Eq. (9.22) to calculate s. Comment on your results.

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9.7. Redesign column C3 from Example 9.2 for a story height of 16ft, a column unsupported length of 15
ft, and a relative lateral displacement of the third story of 1.10 in. Loads and other dimensions remain
unchanged.

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9.8. The first four floors of a multistory building are shown in Fig. P9.8. The lateral load-resisting frame
consists of 22 x 22 in. exterior columns, 26x26 in. interior columns, and 33 in. wide x 18 in. deep
girders. The foundation is at ground level, supported on drilled piers, and may be considered as fully
fixed against rotation. The first-story columns have a clear height to the girder soffit of 21 ft 6 in., giving
a floor-to-floor height of 23 ft. The upper floors have a center-to-center spacing of 13ft. For the firststory columns, the service gravity dead and live loads plus the horizontal and vertical wind loads based
on an elastic first-order analysis of the frame are:

A matrix analysis for the total unfactored wind shear of 110 kips, using values of E and 1 specified in
Section 9.5, indicates that the relative lateral deflection of the second story is 0.40 in. Design columns B1
and E1, using Eq. (9.21) to calculate Ss. Material strengths are fc = 4000 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

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IROY, Ian Christopher V.

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RC DESIGN

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9.9. Repeat Problem 9.8, using Eq. (9.22) to calculate s. Comment on your results.

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IROY, Ian Christopher V.

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