Phase 1 Seismic Assessment: Design Checks

Strong Column Weak Beam Check

IITK- GSDMA Proposed draft provisions & commentry on Ductile detailing of RC
structures subjected to Siesmic Forces, C 7.2.1

INPUTS : THIS COLOR OUTPUTS : THIS COLOR

Beam Section Properties (Beam 1)

Section Width..................................... B ≔ 300 ⋅ mm
Section Height....................................
D ≔ 300 ⋅ mm
Gross Area.........................................
Ag ≔ B ⋅ D
Concrete Stength................................
fck ≔ 20 ⋅ MPa
Steel Stength.....................................
fy ≔ 415 ⋅ MPa
Steel Modulus of Elasticity....................
Es ≔ 200 ⋅ GPa

Reinforcing Information

Bar types i, ii, iii Dbi ≔ 10 ⋅ mm Dbii ≔ 20 ⋅ mm Dbiii ≔ 0 ⋅ mm

π π π
Abi ≔ ―⋅ Dbi 2 Abii ≔ ―⋅ Dbii 2 Abiii ≔ ―⋅ Dbiii 2
4 4 4

Compression Reinforcement
Distance from extreme fiber
to centroid of outer row of reinforcing Co ≔ 50 ⋅ mm

Enter the bar size information in the

corresponding matrixpositions, starting
from the upper left corner of the ⎡ Abi 0 Abi 0 0 0 0⎤
matrix. Enter bar information from ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
left to right, not leaving any zeroes ⎢ ⎥
between bars in the rows. User may ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
need to resize matrix to represent a Ci ≔ ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
higher number of rows or columns. ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
⎢⎣ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ⎥⎦

Distance from top of section

to layers of steel
(leftmost position indicates
top steel layer) dic ≔ ⎡⎣ Co 0 0 0 0 0 0 ⎤⎦

⎡⎣ Csc cs cs rsc rs ⎤⎦ ≔ ‖ for i ∊ ⎛⎝0 ‥ rows ⎛⎝Ci⎞⎠ - 1⎞⎠ =?

‖
‖ ‖c←0
‖ ‖ for j ∊ ⎛0 ‥ cols ⎛C ⎞ - 1⎞
‖ ‖ ‖ ⎝ ⎝ i⎠ ⎠
‖ ‖ if C ≤ 0
‖ ii , j
‖ ‖ ‖
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖c←c
‖
 ‖ ‖
‖ c←c
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖
‖ ‖ ‖ if Cii , j > 0
‖ ‖ ‖
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖c←c+1
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖
‖ ‖ ‖ if Cii , j > 0
‖ ‖ ‖
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖ countc ← c i ≔ 0 ‥ rs
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖‖ i,j
‖ ‖‖ ‖ j ≔ 0 ‥ cs
‖ for i ∊ 0 ‥ rows ⎛⎝count ⎞⎠ - 1
c
‖ ‖ Cmc ≔ submatrix
‖ ‖ Cs ← max ⎛
⎝ submatrix ⎛⎝countc , i , i , 0 , cols ⎛⎝countc⎞⎠ - 1⎞⎠⎞⎠
‖ ‖ i
‖ cs ← max (Cs)
‖ c ← cs - 1 Asc ≔ ∑ ⎛⎝Cmc T ⎞⎠
i
‖ s
‖ rs ← rows (Cs)
‖ rs ← rs - 1
‖ ⎡ Cs cs c rs r ⎤ ASc ≔ ∑ Asc
‖⎣ s s⎦

dic ≔ submatrix ⎛⎝d

Tension Reinforcement
Distance from extreme fiber
to centroid of outer row of reinforcing Co ≔ 50 ⋅ mm

Enter the bar size information in the

corresponding matrixpositions,
starting from the upper left corner ⎡ Abii Abii Abii 0 0 0 0⎤
of the matrix. Enter bar ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
information from left to right, not ⎢ ⎥
leaving any zeroes between bars in ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
the rows. User may need to resize Ci ≔ ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
matrix to represent a higher number ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
of rows or columns.
⎢⎣ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ⎥⎦

Distance from bottom of

section to layers of steel
(leftmost position indicates
bottom steel layer) dit ≔ ⎡⎣ Co 0 0 0 0 0 0 ⎤⎦

⎡⎣ Cst cs cs rst rs ⎤⎦ ≔ ‖ for i ∊ ⎛⎝0 ‥ rows ⎛⎝Ci⎞⎠ - 1⎞⎠ =?

‖
‖ ‖c←0
‖ ‖ for j ∊ ⎛0 ‥ cols ⎛C ⎞ - 1⎞
‖ ‖ ‖ ⎝ ⎝ i⎠ ⎠
‖ ‖ if Ci ≤ 0
‖
‖ ‖ ‖ i,j

‖ ‖ ‖
‖ c←c
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖
‖ ‖ ‖ if Cii , j > 0
‖ ‖ ‖
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖c←c+1
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖
‖ ‖ ‖ if Cii , j > 0
‖ ‖ ‖ i ≔ 0 ‥ rs
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖ countc ← c
‖ ‖ ‖ ‖‖ i,j
j ≔ 0 ‥ cs
‖ ‖‖ ‖
 ‖ j 0 cs
‖ ‖ ‖
‖ for i ∊ 0 ‥ rows ⎛⎝count ⎞⎠ - 1
c
‖ ‖ Cmt ≔ submatrix ⎛⎝C
‖ ‖ Cs ← max ⎛⎝submatrix ⎛⎝countc , i , i , 0 , cols ⎛⎝countc⎞⎠ - 1⎞⎠⎞⎠
‖ ‖ i
‖ cs ← max (Cs) ⟨i ⟩
‖ c ← cs - 1 Ast ≔ ∑ ⎛⎝Cmt T ⎞⎠
i
‖ s
‖ rs ← rows (Cs)
‖ rs ← rs - 1
‖ ⎡ Cs cs c rs r ⎤ ASt ≔ ∑ Ast
‖⎣ s s⎦

dit ≔ submatrix ⎛⎝dit

‖
M1 ≔ ‖ if ASc ＝ 0 ⋅ mm 2
‖ ‖ Mu1
‖ ‖ M1 = ? kN ⋅ m
‖ else
‖ ‖M
‖ ‖ uR1
Below, additional beam types may be defined. Moments are referred to as M2 and M3 respectively. The user must
expand the areas (simply double click on the yellow bar) and provide the necessary information.

Total Beam Moment Resistance

# beam type 1....................................... no1 ≔ 2

# beam type 2....................................... no2 ≔ 0

# beam type 3....................................... no3 ≔ 0

Total beam moment resistance

Mb ≔ no1 ⋅ M1 + no2 ⋅ M2 + no3 ⋅ M3 = ? kN ⋅ m
Columns
Column 1 Details

Concrete Stength................................... fck ≔ 25 ⋅ MPa

Reinforcing Steel Strength..................... fy ≔ 415 ⋅ MPa

Steel Modulus of Elasticity.................... Es ≔ 200 ⋅ GPa

0.87 ⋅ fy
εy ≔ ――― + 0.002 = 3.81 ⋅ 10 -3
Es

Column Width..................................... Bc ≔ 300 ⋅ mm

Column Depth..................................... Hc ≔ 300 ⋅ mm

Gross Area.......................................... Ag ≔ Bc ⋅ Hc

Reinforcing Information

Bar types i, ii, iii Dbi ≔ 20 ⋅ mm Dbii ≔ 0 ⋅ mm Dbiii ≔ 0 ⋅ mm

π π π
Abi ≔ ―⋅ Dbi 2 Abii ≔ ―⋅ Dbii 2 Abiii ≔ ―⋅ Dbiii 2
4 4 4

Distance from extreme fiber

to centroid of outer row of reinforcing Co ≔ (50) ⋅ mm

Column Model

Number of rows of reinforcing steel rs ≔ 3 rs ≔ rs - 1 i ≔ 0 ‥ rs

Number of columns of reinforcing steel cs ≔ 3 cs ≔ cs - 1 j ≔ 0 ‥ cs

Enter the bar size information

in the corresponding matrix
positions, starting from the ⎡ Abi Abi Abi 0 0 0 0⎤
upper left corner. User may need ⎢A 0 Abi 0 0 0 0⎥
to resize matrix to represent ⎢ bi ⎥
number of rows and columns. ⎢ Abi Abi Abi 0 0 0 0⎥
Ci ≔ ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥ Cm ≔ submatrix ⎛⎝Ci , 0 , rs , 0 , cs⎞⎠
⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
⎢ ⎥
⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥ As ≔ ∑ Cm⟨j⟩
⟨⟩

⎣ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎦ j

Ac ≔ Ag - ∑ As

Distance from centroid to

layers of steel ⎡ ⎛ Bc ⎞ ⎛ Bc ⎞ ⎤
(left being negative) di ≔ ⎢ -⎜―- Co⎟ 0 ⎜―- Co⎟ 0 0 0 0 ⎥ di ≔ submatrix ⎛⎝
⎣ ⎝2 ⎠ ⎝2 ⎠ ⎦

di ≔ submatrix ⎛⎝di , 0 , 0 , 0 , cs⎞⎠

⎡ ⎤
 di = ⎡⎣ -100 0 100 ⎤⎦ mm

M1c ≔ max ⎛⎝Mu⎞⎠ = ? kN ⋅ m

Below, an additional column may be defined. It's maximum moment is referred to as M2.c. The user must expand the
area (simply double click on the yellow bar) and provide the necessary information.

Total Column Moment Resistance

# column type 1.................................... no1 ≔ 2

# column type 2................................... no2 ≔ 0

Total column moment resistance

Mc ≔ no1 ⋅ M1c + no2 ⋅ M2c = ? kN ⋅ m

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Design Check
Requirement ∑ Mc is sum of the moment of resistance of
the columns
∑ Mc ≥ ∑ (1.1 ⋅ Mb)
n n ∑ Mb is sum of the moment of resistance of the
beams along each principal plane of the joint.

CHECK ≔ ‖ if Mc > 1.1 ⋅ Mb

‖
‖ ‖ ‖ “Columns have adequate strength relative to beams”
‖
‖ else
‖ ‖ “Columns do not have adequate strength relative to beams”
‖ ‖

CHECK = ?
No of beams at joint with column........... no ≔ 2

Section Properties
Section Width..................................... B ≔ 300 ⋅ mm
Section Height....................................
D ≔ 600 ⋅ mm
Gross Area.........................................
Ag ≔ B ⋅ D
Concrete Stength................................
fck ≔ 20 ⋅ MPa
S S
Steel Stength.....................................
fy ≔ 415 ⋅ MPa
Steel Modulus of Elasticity....................
Es ≔ 200 ⋅ GPa

Reinforcing Information

Bar types i, ii, iii Dbi ≔ 25 ⋅ mm Dbii ≔ 36 ⋅ mm Dbiii ≔ 0 ⋅ mm

π π π
Abi ≔ ―⋅ Dbi 2 Abii ≔ ―⋅ Dbii 2 Abiii ≔ ―⋅ Dbiii 2
4 4 4

Compression Reinforcement
Distance from extreme fiber
to centroid of outer row of reinforcing Co ≔ 50 ⋅ mm

Number of rows of reinforcing steel rs ≔ 1 rs ≔ rs - 1 i ≔ 0 ‥ rs

Number of columns of reinforcing steel cs ≔ 3 cs ≔ cs - 1 j ≔ 0 ‥ cs

Enter the bar size information

in the corresponding matrix
positions, starting from the ⎡ Abi 0 Abi 0 0 0 0⎤
upper left corner of the matrix. ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
User may needto resize matrix ⎢ ⎥
to represent a higher number ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
of rows or columns. Ci ≔ ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥ Cmc ≔ submatrix ⎛⎝Ci , 0 , rs , 0 , cs⎞⎠
⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥ ⟨i⟩
⎢⎣ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ⎥⎦ Asc ≔ ∑ ⎛⎝Cmc T ⎞⎠
i

ASc ≔ ∑ Asc
Distance from top of section
to layers of steel
(leftmost position indicates
dic ≔ ⎡⎣ Co 0 0 0 0 0 0 ⎤⎦ dic ≔ submatrix ⎛⎝dic T , 0 , rs , 0 , 0⎞⎠
top steel layer)

Tension Reinforcement
Distance from extreme fiber
to centroid of outer row of reinforcing Co ≔ 50 ⋅ mm

Number of rows of reinforcing steel rs ≔ 1 rs ≔ rs - 1 i ≔ 0 ‥ rs

Number of columns of reinforcing steel cs ≔ 3 cs ≔ cs - 1 j ≔ 0 ‥ cs

Enter the bar size information

in the corresponding matrix
positions, starting from the ⎡ Abii Abii Abii 0 0 0 0⎤
upper left corner of the matrix. ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
User may needto resize matrix ⎢ ⎥
to represent a higher number ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
of rows or columns. Ci ≔ ⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥ Cmt ≔ submatrix ⎛⎝Ci , 0 , rs , 0 , cs⎞⎠
⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥
⎢ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0⎥ ⟨i ⟩
⎢⎣ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ⎥⎦ Ast ≔ ∑ ⎛⎝Cmt T ⎞⎠
i
 ASt ≔ ∑ Ast
Distance from top of section
to layers of steel
(leftmost position indicates
dit ≔ ⎡⎣ Co 0 0 0 0 0 0 ⎤⎦ dit ≔ submatrix ⎛⎝dit T , 0 , rs , 0 , 0⎞⎠
bottom steel layer)

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Effective Depths

Weighted distance to compression centroid:

――→
∑ ⎛⎝Asc ⋅ Co⎞⎠
cd ≔ ――――= 0.05 m
ASc

Effective Depth to compressive reinforcement

dp ≔ cd = 0.05 m

Weighted distance to tension centroid:

――→
∑ ⎛⎝Ast ⋅ Co⎞⎠
cd ≔ ――――= 0.05 m
ASt

Effective Depth to tensile reinforcement

d ≔ D - cd = 0.55 m

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Steel Curves

⎡ -1 ⎤ ⎡ -360.9 ⎤ ⎡ -1 ⎤ ⎡ -434.8 ⎤
⎢ -0.0038 ⎥ ⎢ -360.9 ⎥ ⎢ -0.00417 ⎥ ⎢ -434.8 ⎥
⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
⎢ -0.00276 ⎥ ⎢ -351.8 ⎥ ⎢ -0.00312 ⎥ ⎢ -423.9 ⎥
⎢ -0.00241 ⎥ ⎢ -342.8 ⎥ ⎢ -0.00277 ⎥ ⎢ -413 ⎥
⎢ -0.00192 ⎥ ⎢ -324.8 ⎥ ⎢ -0.00226 ⎥ ⎢ -391.3 ⎥
⎢ -0.00163 ⎥ ⎢ -306.7 ⎥ ⎢ -0.00195 ⎥ ⎢ -369.6 ⎥
⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
⎢ -0.00144 ⎥ ⎢ -288.7 ⎥ ⎢ -0.00174 ⎥ ⎢ -347.8 ⎥
Strain415 ≔ ⎢ 0 ⎥ Stress415 ≔ ⎢ 0 ⎥ Strain500 ≔ ⎢ 0 ⎥ Stress500 ≔ ⎢ 0 ⎥
⎢ 0.00144 ⎥ ⎢ 288.7 ⎥ ⎢ 0.00174 ⎥ ⎢ 347.8 ⎥
⎢ 0.00163 ⎥ ⎢ 306.7 ⎥ ⎢ 0.00195 ⎥ ⎢ 369.6 ⎥
⎢ 0.00192 ⎥ ⎢ 324.8 ⎥ ⎢ 0.00226 ⎥ ⎢ 391.3 ⎥
⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
⎢ 0.00241 ⎥ ⎢ 342.8 ⎥ ⎢ 0.00277 ⎥ ⎢ 413 ⎥
⎢ 0.00276 ⎥ ⎢ 351.8 ⎥ ⎢ 0.00312 ⎥ ⎢ 423.9 ⎥
⎢ 0.00380 ⎥ ⎢ 360.9 ⎥ ⎢ 0.00417 ⎥ ⎢ 434.8 ⎥
⎢⎣ 1 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 360.9 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 1 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 434.8 ⎥⎦
 fy415 (x) ≔ MPa ⋅ linterp ⎛⎝Strain415 , Stress415 , x⎞⎠ fy500 (x) ≔ MPa ⋅ linterp ⎛⎝Strain500 , Stress500 , x⎞⎠

Moment Resistance

Limiting Neutral Axis

0.0035 ⋅ d
xumax ≔ ―――――― = 263.51 mm
fy
0.0055 + 0.87 ⋅ ―
Es

Here, the distance to the centroid is solved iteritivaly based on assumptions on the stress in the compressive steel.

fsc ≔ 0.87 ⋅ fy = ⎛⎝3.61 ⋅ 10 8 ⎞⎠ Pa

0.87 ⋅ fy ⋅ ASt - ⎛⎝fsc - 0.447 ⋅ fck⎞⎠ ⋅ ASc

xui ≔ ――――――――――= 348.45 mm
0.362 ⋅ fck ⋅ B

1
xu ≔ ―⋅ ⎛⎝xui + xumax⎞⎠ = 305.98 mm
2
⎛ dp ⎞
εsci ≔ 0.0035 ⋅ ⎜1 - ―⎟
⎝ xu ⎠

εsc ≔ εsci

⎛d ⎞
εsti ≔ 0.0035 ⋅ ⎜―- 1⎟
x
⎝ u ⎠

εst ≔ εsti

Initial parameters and guesses

 Equating statements

⎛ dp ⎞
εsc ＝ 0.0035 ⋅ ⎜1 - ― ⎟
⎝ xu ⎠

⎛d ⎞
εst ＝ 0.0035 ⋅ ⎜―- 1⎟
x
⎝ u ⎠

fy415 ⎛⎝εst⎞⎠ ⋅ ASt - ⎛⎝fy415 ⎛⎝εsc⎞⎠ - 0.447 ⋅ fck⎞⎠ ⋅ ASc

xu ＝ ――――――――――――
0.362 ⋅ fck ⋅ B

xu ≔ Minerr ⎛⎝xu⎞⎠

xu = ? mm

Strains in compressive and tensile steel based on the centroid distance solved:

⎛ dp ⎞
εsc ≔ 0.0035 ⋅ ⎜1 - ―⎟ = ?
⎝ xu ⎠

⎛d ⎞
εst ≔ 0.0035 ⋅ ⎜―- 1⎟ = ?
⎝ xu ⎠

Moment Resistance
MuR ≔ 0.362 ⋅ fck ⋅ B ⋅ xu ⋅ ⎛⎝d - 0.416 ⋅ xu⎞⎠ + ⎛⎝fy415 ⎛⎝εsc⎞⎠ - 0.447 ⋅ fck⎞⎠ ⋅ ASc ⋅ ⎛⎝d - dp⎞⎠ = ? kN ⋅ m