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Circular Column Design Based on ACI 318-14

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 5 ksi, (34 MPa)
e
REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 60 ksi, (414 MPa)
SECTION SIZE D = 20 in, (508 mm)
FACTORED AXIAL LOAD Pu = 300 kips, (1334 kN) e

FACTORED MAGNIFIED MOMENT Mu = 140 ft-kips, (190 kN-m)

FACTORED SHEAR LOAD Vu = 20 kips, (89 kN)
COLUMN VERT. REINFORCEMENT 8 # 6
LATERAL REINF. OPTION (0=Spirals, 1=Ties) 1 Ties
LATERAL REINFORCEMENT # 4 @ 12 in. (305 mm), o.c. THE COLUMN DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS 
2 0.85 f C
'
 '
900 e o = e max or , E c = 57 f C , E s = 29000ksi
Ec
800    e   e 2 
 '
 c  c  , for 0 
700  0.85 f C 2    ec eo
fC=   e o   e o  
600
 '

f Pn (k) 0.85 f C , for e c  e o



e s E s , for e s  e t
500 
fS=
400  f , for e s  e t
 y
300
f Pn (k) f Mn (ft-k)
200
AT AXIAL LOAD ONLY 796 0
100 AT MAXIMUM LOAD 796 57
AT 0 % TENSION 584 122
0 AT 25 % TENSION 481 143
0 50 100 150 200 250 AT 50 % TENSION 395 153
AT e t = 0.002 272 156
f Mn (ft-k) AT BALANCED CONDITION 267 157
AT e t = 0.005 38 203
AT FLEXURE ONLY 0 189
CHECK FLEXURAL & AXIAL CAPACITY
f Pmax =F f [ 0.85 fc' (Ag - Ast) + fy Ast] = 796.34 kips., (at max axial load, ACI 318-14 22.4)
where f = 0.65 (ACI 318-14 21.2) > Pu [Satisfactory]
F = 0.8 Ag = 314 in 2 Ast = 3.52 in 2

0.75 + ( et - 0.002 ) (50), for Spiral

f= = 0.656 (ACI 318-14 21.2)
0.65 + ( et - 0.002 ) (250 / 3), for Ties

where Cb = d ec / (ec + es) = 10.4 in et = 0.0021 ec = 0.003

d = 17.6 in, (ACI 20.6) D = 20.0 in Cover = 1.5 in, (ACI 318 20.6.1)
f Mn = 155 ft-kips @ Pu = 300 kips > Mu = 140 ft-kips [Satisfactory]
rmax = 0.08 (ACI 318-14 10.6) rprovd = 0.011
rmin = 0.01 (ACI 318-14 10.6) [Satisfactory]

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (ACI 318-14 10 & 22.5)

f Vn = f (Vs + Vc) (ACI 318-11 22.5)
> Vu [Satisfactory]
where f = 0.75 (ACI 318-11 21.2) fy = 60 ksi
d A0 Av Vc = 2 (fc')0.5A0 Vs = MIN (d fy Av / s , 4Vc) f Vn
x 17.6 183 0.40 25.8 35.3 46

smax = 12 (ACI 318-14 25.7) sprovd = 12 in

smin = 1 [Satisfactory]
Magnified Moment Calculation for Circular Column Based on ACI 318-14

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

EFFECTIVE LENGTH FACTOR k = 1 , (ACI 6.2.5)
COLUMN UNSUPPORTED LENGTH Lu = 12 ft
LARGER FACTORED MOMENT M2 = 200 ft-k
SMALLER FACTORED END MOMENT M1 = 12 ft-k, (positive if single curvature.)
CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 4 ksi
COLUMN DIAMETER D = 20 in
FACTORED AXIAL LOAD Pu = 400 k
SUMMATION FOR ALL VERTICAL LOADS IN THE STORY S Pu = 1200 k
SUMMATION FOR ALL CRITICAL LOADS IN THE STORY S Pc = 13600 k, (ACI 6.6.4)

THE MAGNIFIED MOMENT: Mu = 200.0 ft-k , Nonsway

ANALYSIS
MAGNIFIED MOMENT - NONSWAY
r = 0.25 D = 5.0 in, ACI 6.2.5.1
k Lu / r = 28.8 < 34 - 12(M1 / M2) = 33.28 < = = Slenderness effect may be ignored. (ACI 6.2.5)
Ec = 57000 (fc')0.5 = 3605.0 ksi, ACI 19.2.2
Ig = p D4 / 64 = 7854 in4

0.4 E c I g 0.4 E c I g
EI = = = 0.25 E c I g = 7078394 k-in2 , ACI 6.6.4.4.4
1  d 1  0.6

p 2EI =
Pc = 3369.07 k-in2 , ACI 6.6.4.4.4
 k Lu 
2

M2,min = MAX[ M2 , Pu (0.6+0.03 D) ] = 200 ft-k, ACI 6.6.4

Cm = MAX[ 0.6 + 0.4 (M1 / M2, min) , 0.4 ] = 0.624 , ACI 6.6.4.5

 
 
Cm
d ns = MAX  , 1.0  = 1.00 , ACI 6.6.4.5.2
 1  Pu 
 0.75 P c 
 

Mu, ns = dns M2, min = 200.0 ft-k, ACI 6.6.4.5.1 < 1.05 M2 = 210.0 ft-k [Satisfactory] ,(ACI 6.6.4.3)
The column is nonsway. Ignore following calculations.

MAGNIFIED MOMENT - SWAY < = = Not apply

k Lu / r = 28.8 > 22 < = = Slenderness effect must be considered. (ACI 6.2.5)

   
   
1
d s = MIN  MAX  , 1.0  , 2.5  = 1.13 , ACI 6.6.4
  1  S Pu  
  0.75S P c  
   
Ag = p D2 / 4 = 314 in2
Lu / r = 28.80 < 35 / [Pu / (fc' Ag)]0.5 = 62.04 [Satisfactory]
M2s = M2 = 200.0 ft-k, as given
M2ns = 5% M2s = 10.0 ft-k, assumed conservatively
Mu, s = M2ns + ds M2s = 236.7 ft-k, ACI 6.6.4.6