DESIGN OF SHORT COLUMNS

Design parameters
Concrete grade Fck 20 N/mm2
Steel grade Fy 415 N/mm2
Width of column B 300 mm
Depth of column D 300 mm
Effective cover d' 40 mm
Column height L 1.85 m
Ratio d'/D 0.133333

Intial forces
Factored axial load Pu 529 KN
Factored moment Mux 23 KNm
Factored moment Muy 20 KNm

To find the trial reinforcement.

Resultant uniaxial moment Mu 1.15(Mux2+Muy2 )
Mu 35.05143 KNm
Pu/fck b d= 0.293889
Mu/fck b d2 0.06491
Let us refer a chart from SP-161980 d'/D= 0.1

p/fck= 0.05
p= 1%
Area of compression reinforcement required
Asc 900 mm2
Minimum area of compression reinforcement is 0.8% as per IS456-2000 Cl:26.5.3.1
Asc min 720 mm2

Let us provide 8 12 + 0 0

Actual area of steel provided 904.896 mm2

Percentage of compression reinforcement provided is

p 1.00544 %
Maximum area of compression reinforcement is 4% as per IS456-2000 Cl:26.5.3.1

p/Fck= 0.050272

Uniaxial moment carrying capacity of section about xx axis=Mux1

Let us refer a chart from SP-16 for d'/D= 0.1

i.e for p/fck= 0.050272 and pu/fckbd= 0.293889

Mux1/fck b d2= 0.105

 Therefore Mux1= 56.7 KNm

Uniaxial moment carrying capacity of section about yy axis=Muy1

Muy1/fck d b2= 0.105

Therefore Muy1= 56.7 KNm

Axial load carrying capacity of section =Puz

As per IS456-2000 Cl:39.6 Puz=0.45 fck Ac + 0.75 fy Asc

Puz= 1083.505 KN

Check for interaction equation

As per IS4546-2000 Cl:39.6

Pu/Puz= 0.48823
Mux1= 56.7 KNm
Mux1= 56.7 KNm
n= 1.480384

= 0.476788 <1

Hence the section is OK

Design of ties(stirrups)

As per IS 456: 2000 Clause 26.5.3.2 (c), the diameter of the polygonal links or
lateral ties shall be not less than the following
i) one-fourth the diameter of the largest longitudinal bar =
3 mm
ii) in no case less than = 6 mm
Required diameter = maximum of (3, 6) = 6 mm
Provide 8 mm diameter for ties.

As per IS 456: 2000 Clause 26.5.3.2 (c), the pitch of transverse reinforcement shall be
not more than the least of the following distances:
i) the least lateral dimension of the compression member = 300 mm
ii) sixteen times the smallest diameter of the longitudinal reinforcement bar to be tied
= 192 mm
iii) 300 mm
Required spacing = minimum of (i, ii, iii) = 192
Provide 8 mm dia ties at 150mm c/c