Company's Name: ABC Consultants Job No.

: ABC/1001
101, Known Street, Known Area, Known City, Pin . Design by: UVW
Client: Very Important Industries Ltd, Well Known City Date: 11-Dec-15
Project: XYZ Building Page No. C/101

SPREADSHEET FOR CALCULATIONS OF EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF R.C. COLUMNS

AS PER IS:456-2000

Calculates Effective Length of Rectangular or Circular Columns for given properties of Columns and Beams in a
frame for cases of with and without restraint against sway.
pan
m S (typ)
Bea UC = Upper Col.
BtX 1
BtY

Y Axis
2
Framing Beams
BtX
2 1 Note: Column can be
BtY
x Rectangular or
Circular
C = Column X X Axis
lx = Unsupported
Length x-x axis

considered y
Length y-y axis
ly = Unsupported

Length (typ)

Beam Span (typ)

Beam Span
BbX 1 (typ)
BbY
L =Column

Y
2 BbX
BbY 1

LC = Lower Col.

Note: PLAN
Column Lengths 'L' and
ELEVATION Beam Spans are centre to
centre distance of frame.

Column along X-X axis is 'No Sway' or 'Sway' type ? = 2

Column along Y-Y axis is 'No Sway' or 'Sway' type ? = 2
Unsupported length of considered Column C, l x (m) = 3.050
Unsupported length of considered Column C, l y (m) = 3.100
Column Mark = C7

Details of Columns:
Column Concrete Rectangular Column Circular Col. Column Moment of Inertia (m4) Flexural Stiffness
Grade, M x (m) y(m) Dia (m) Length, L(m) Ixx Iyy Kc-xx Kc-yy
Column C 3 0.300 0.500 N/A 3.500 0.003125 0.001125 22321.43 8035.72
Column LC 3 0.300 0.550 N/A 3.500 0.004159 0.001238 29709.83 8839.29
Column UC 3 0.300 0.450 N/A 3.500 0.002278 0.001013 16272.33 7232.15
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Company's Name: ABC Consultants Job No.: ABC/1001
101, Known Street, Known Area, Known City, Pin . Design by: UVW
Client: Very Important Industries Ltd, Well Known City Date: 11-Dec-15
Project: XYZ Building Page No. C/102

Details of Beams:
Beam Concrete Beam Size Beam Flexural Stiffness
Moment of Inertia(m4)
Mk Grade, M Breadth(m) Depth(m) Span (m) Kb
BtX1 3 0.300 0.450 4.000E+00 0.002278 21357.43
BtX2 3 0.300 0.450 4.000E+00 0.002278 21357.43
BbX1 3 0.300 0.450 4.000E+00 0.002278 21357.43
BbX2 3 0.300 0.450 4.000E+00 0.002278 21357.43
BtY1 3 0.250 0.400 3.500E+00 0.001333 14285.72
BtY2 3 0.250 0.400 3.500E+00 0.001333 14285.72
BbY1 3 0.250 0.400 3.500E+00 0.001333 14285.72
BbY2 3 0.250 0.400 3.500E+00 0.001333 14285.72

Frame along X-X axis - Sway Frame

Factor 1x:

K c yy + K uc yy
= (8035.72+7232.15) / (8035.72+7232.15+21357.43+21357.43)
K cyy + K uc yy + K btx
= 0.2633

Factor 2x:

K c yy + K lc yy
K c yy + K lc yy + K bbx = (8035.72+8839.29) / (8035.72+8839.29+21357.43+21357.43)

= 0.2832

Eff. Length Factor, Kx = 1.18591

Effective Length of Column C7 along X-X axis = 1.18591 x 3.05 = 3.618 m

See Charts for Effective Length Factors

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Company's Name: ABC Consultants Job No.: ABC/1001
101, Known Street, Known Area, Known City, Pin . Design by: UVW
Client: Very Important Industries Ltd, Well Known City Date: 11-Dec-15
Project: XYZ Building Page No. C/103

Frame along Y-Y axis - Sway Frame

Factor 1y:

K cxx + K uc xx
= (22321.43+16272.33) / (22321.43+16272.33+14285.72+14285.72)
K cxx + K uc xx + K bty
= 0.5746

Factor 2y:

Kcxx + Klc xx
= (22321.43+29709.83) / (22321.43+29709.83+14285.72+14285.72)
Kcxx + Klc xx + Kbby
= 0.6455

Eff. Length Factor, Ky = 1.6754

Effective Length of Column C7 along Y-Y axis = 1.6754 x 3.1 = 5.194 m

See Charts for Effective Length Factors

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Company's Name: ABC Consultants Job No.: ABC/1001
101, Known Street, Known Area, Known City, Pin . Design by: UVW
Client: Very Important Industries Ltd, Well Known City Date: 11-Dec-15
Project: XYZ Building Page No. C/104

CALCULATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF COLUMN C7

Column in a Frame without Restraint against Sway

HINGED1.0 5.0
4.0
0.9 3.0
2.0 2.5
1.9
0.8 1.8 Kx = 1.1859
1.7 Ky = 1.6754
0.7 1.6
1.5
0.6 1.4 Ky = 1.6754
1 0.5 1.3
0.4
1.2
0.3 1.15
1.10 Kx = 1.1859
0.2
1.05
0.1
1.0
FIXED 0.0
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
HINGED

2
FIXED

Column C7

Along X-X axis

1x = 0.2633
2x = 0.2832
Kx = 1.1859

Along Y-Y axis

1y = 0.5746
2y = 0.6455
Ky = 1.6754 RCDesignCD