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General column design C13

General column design by PROKON. (GenCol Ver W3.0.12 - 12 Dec 2016)

Design code : Eurocode 2 - 2004

Eurocode2-2004
Y
General design parameters:
Given:
l = 12.000 m
fck = 40 MPa
fy = 450 MPa 400
Ac = 137858 mm
300
X X
Assumptions: 200
(1) The general conditions of clause 5.8.8.2 are applicable.
(2) The specified design axial loads include 100
the self-weight of the column.
(3) The design axial loads are taken constant 0
over the height of the column. -100
-300
-200
-100

100
200
300
400
500
Y

0
Design approach:
The column is designed using the following procedure:
(1) The column design charts are constructed.
(2) The design axis and design ultimate moment are determined .
(3) The design axial force and moment capacity is checked on
the relevant design chart.

Check column slenderness:

End fixity and bracing for bending about the Design axis:
The column is unbraced.

Effective length factor = 0.00

Effective column height:

lo = . l
= 0 12
= 0.0000100 m

Column slenderness about weakest axis:

lo
max_sl =
r
0
=
.12038
= 0.0000100
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Minimum Moments for Design:

Check for mininum eccentricity:
Check that the eccentricity exceeds the minimum in the plane of bending:

5.2(7)

q . l0
eminx =
2
.005 0
=
2
= 0.0000100 m

5.2(7)

q . l0
eminy =
2
.005 0
=
2
= 0.0000100 m

Use emin = 20mm 6.1 (4)

Mminx = eminx. N
= .02 34
= 0.6800 kNm

Check if the column is slender: 5.8.3.1

Ned = 34.0 kN

acc. f ck
f cd =
1.50
0.85 40
=
1.50
= 22.667 MPa
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fy
f yd =
1.15
450
=
1.15
= 391.304 MPa

5.5.3.1 (1)

Ned
n=
Ac. f cd
34000
=
137858 26.667
= 0.0092

Check slenderness 5.8.3.1 (1)

A = 0.7

5.8.8.3 (3)

As . f yd
w=
Ac. f cd
3 220.1 391.3
=
137858 26.667
= 0.3427

5.8.3.1 (1)

B = 1 + 2. w
= 1 + 2 .34276
= 1.298

Larger end moment

M02 = 79.1 kNm

Smaller end moment

M01 = 43.3 kNm

5.8.3.1 (1)
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M01
rm =
M02
43.29
=
79.057
= 0.5476

Unbraced therefore set rm = 1

5.8.3.1 (1)

C = 1.7 - rm
= 1.7 - 1
= 0.7000

5.8.3.1 (1)

20 . A . B . C
llim =
n
20 .7 1.2983 .7
=
.00925
= 132.291

l=0.00<132.30

\ The column is short.

Initial moments:
The column is bent in double curvature about the X-X axis:

M1 = Smaller initial end moment = -43.0 kNm

M2 = Larger initial end moment = 45.0 kNm

The initial moment near mid-height of the column : 5.8.8.2

Mi = 0.4 . M1 + 0.6 . M2
= 0.4 43 + 0.6 -45
= -9.8000 kNm
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Mi2 = 0.4 . M2
= 0.4 -45
= -18.0000 kNm

\ Mi 0.4M2 = -18.0 kNm

The column is bent in double curvature about the Y-Y axis:

M1 = Smaller initial end moment = -5.0 kNm

M2 = Larger initial end moment = 65.0 kNm

The initial moment near mid-height of the column : 5.8.8.2

Mi = 0.4 . M1 + 0.6 . M2
= 0.4 5 + 0.6 -65
= -37.0000 kNm

Mi2 = 0.4 . M2
= 0.4 -65
= -26.0000 kNm

\ Mi 0.4M2 = -37.0 kNm

Design ultimate load and moment:

Design axial load:
Pu = 34.0 kN

Moments as a result of imperfections added about Design axis 5.8.9 2)

MomentsaboutX-Xaxis(kNm)
Mx=45.4kNm
Mxtop=43.0kNm Mx-imperf+Madd=0.4kNm

+ =

Mxbot=45.0kNm

Initial Additional Design

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Moments as a result of imperfections added about Design axis 5.8.9 2)

MomentsaboutY-Yaxis(kNm)
My=65.6kNm
Mytop=5.0kNm My-imperf+Madd=0.6kNm

+ =

Mybot=65.0kNm

Initial Additional Design

Design of column section for ULS:

The column is checked for applied moment about the design axis.
Through inspection: the critical section lies at the bottom end of the column.
The design axis for the critical load case 1 lies at an angle of 235.30 to the X-axis
The safety factor for the critical load case 1 is 2.88

For bending about the design axis:

InteractionDiagram
Momentmax=314.4kNm@1727kN

5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
Axialload(kN)

2500
2000

1500
1000
-50.0

500
-300

-250

-200

-150

-100

100

150

200

250

300

350
0.00

50.0

34 kN
80 kNm

-500
-1000

Bendingmoment(kNm)

Moment distribution along the height of the column for bending about the design axis:

The final design moments were calculated as the vector sum of the X- and Y- moments
of the critical load case. This also determined the design axis direction

At the top, Mx = 44.0 kNm

Near mid-height, Mx = 41.8 kNm
At the bottom, Mx = 79.7 kNm
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Stresses at the bottom end of the column for the critical load case 1

Eurocode2-2004
Y D
M

235.3
400
235.3
300
X X
200
100
0
-100
-300
-200
-100

100
200
300
400
500

M
D Y
0

Summary of design calculations:

Design table for critical load case:

MomentsandReinforcementforLC1:2
Top Middle Bottom
Madd-x (kNm) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Madd-y (kNm) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mx (kNm) 43.7 -18.3 45.4
My (kNm) 5.1 -37.6 65.6
M-imperf (kNm) 0.7 0.0 0.7
M-design (kNm) 44.0 41.8 79.7
Designaxis() 6.63 244.06 235.30
Safetyfactor 5.51 5.90 2.88
Asc (mm) 3220 3220 3220
Percentage 2.28% 2.28% 2.28%
AsNom (mm) 551 551 551
Criticalloadcase:LC1

Design results for all load cases:

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Safety
Loadcase Axis N(kN) M1(kNm) M2(kNm) Mi(kNm) Madd(kNm) Design M(kNm) M'(kNm) factor

Loadcase1 X-X 43.0 -45.0 -18.0 0.0 45.4

2 Y-Y 34.0 5.0 -65.0 -37.0 0.0 Bottom 65.6 79.7 2.879