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H. Mohy El-Din Afefy, Salah El-Din F. Taher and Salah El-Din E. El-Metwally
October 2009 The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 34, Number 2B 349
A NEW DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR BRACED
REINFORCED HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE COLUMNSUNDER UNIAXIAL AND BIAXIAL COMPRESSION
Hamdy Mohy El-Din Afefy
Structural Engineering Department
Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University
E-mail:[email protected].
Salah El-Din Fahmy Taher*
Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt
Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University
Salah El-Din E. El-Metwally
Structural Engineering Department
Faculty of Engineering, El-Mansoura University, EgyptE-mail:[email protected]
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E-mail:[email protected]
Paper Received August 7, 2008; Paper Revised April 6, 2009; Paper Accepted May 27, 2009
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ABSTRACT
This paper presents a design procedure for braced high-strength reinforced concrete columns under the action of
uni-axial and biaxial loading. The paper has two phases; the first phase represents the design procedure of such
columns under the action of uniaxial bending, while the second phase shows the implementation of the designprocedure on the columns under biaxial bending. Due to the lack of uniformity in the conceptual treatment of the
upper slenderness limit for short columns in different codes and the unclear definition of the maximum slendernesslimit for slender columns as well, a new approach has been presented. Proposed expressions for the flexural rigidity
have been presented based on the mode of failure of such columns. In addition, the equivalent column concept has
been implemented to reduce the uni-axially loaded column to an axially loaded one, hence, the upper slenderness
limit for the short column condition can be checked properly. As a consequence, a design procedure for the uni-axially loaded column is presented using a strength interaction diagram. Furthermore, the adequacy of the proposed
procedure for predicting the second order effect has been verified against the experimental results. The same
proposed design procedure in the first phase has been implemented in each direction of the column cross -section
then the load contour equation can be used to check the strength of such column under biaxial loading. Finally, two
worked examples have been presented covering different curvature modes: single and double. The proposed design
procedure shows its competence against the experimental test results and well-designed columns according to theprovisions of the current codes as ECCS 203-2001 and ACI 318-05 for braced systems.
Key words: biaxial bending, codes,column, column design, equivalent column, interaction diagram, reinforced concrete
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A NEW DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR BRACED REINFORCED HIGH STRENGTH
CONCRETE COLUMNS UNDER UNIAXIAL AND BIAXIAL COMPRESSION
1. INTRODUCTION
Over the last few decades, the development in material technology, especially with the availability ofsuperplasticizers, led to the production of higher concrete strength grades [1]. Since then, a series of research studies
have been conducted on the behavior of such concrete [26]. One application of high-strength concrete has been in
the columns of buildings. A large number of studies have demonstrated the economy of using high-strength concrete
in columns of high-rise buildings, as well as low to medium-rise buildings [7]. In addition to reducing column size
and producing a more durable material, the use of high-strength concrete has been shown to be advantageous with
regard to lateral stiffness and axial shortening. Another advantage cited in the use of high-strength concrete columns
is the reduction in the cost of formwork.
It has been argued that, when judging the strength of a column, it is not only a matter of ensuring that stresses inthe member are kept below a certain specified value, but also of preventing the peculiar state of unstable equilibrium
[8]. Buckling has become more of a problem in recent years since the use of high-strength material requires less
material for load support-structures and components have become generally more slender and buckle-prone. As a
result, the slenderness limits based on normal-strength concrete have to be reassessed to make use of the merits of
high-strength concrete grades. This trend has continued throughout technological history. Attempts have been made
to modify the theory of analysis of slender columns by introducing effects of inelastic behavior and largedeformations.
There are two important limits for the slenderness ratio, which are the upper slenderness limit for the short
column and the maximum slenderness limit. The upper slenderness limit is the limit that when exceeded the column
is considered a long column On the other hand, the maximum slenderness limit is stipulated to avoid carrying out
second order analysis of the column, which is burdensome and more complicated [9].
Most of the slenderness limit expressions provided by codes are derived assuming a certain loss of the column
bearing capacity due to the second order effect. Despite this common basis, and even though most relevant factorsgoverning the behavior of slender columns are well identified, a lack of uniformity can be observed in the conceptual
treatment of the upper slenderness limit for short columns in different codes [10]. On the other hand, not all the
codes use the same parameters in their upper slenderness limit formulae. For instance, The American Concrete
Institute Code ACI 318-05 [9] adopts an upper limit for short columns based on the end moment ratio, while the
Canadian Code, CSA A23.3-04 [11], also includes the acting load on the column. On the other hand, The Egyptian
Code of Practice, ECCS 203 2001 [12], adopts a fixed limit for the upper slenderness limit for the short columnregardless of the end moments, the axial load level, or the concrete strength. Not surprisingly, large differences may
be obtained when applying the above code provisions. Also, there are different values of the upper slenderness limit
for braced and unbraced column conditions.
In practice, many columns are subjected to bending about both major and minor axes simultaneously, especially
the corner columns of buildings [13]. The equations given by strain compatibility and equilibrium can be used to
analyze sections subjected to compression force in conjunction with biaxial bending. However, it is so difficult since
a trial and adjustment procedure is necessary to find the inclination and depth of the neutral axis satisfying the
equilibrium equations. The neutral axis is not usually perpendicular to the resultant eccentricity. In design, a section
and reinforcement pattern could be assumed and the reinforcement area successively corrected until the section
capacity approaches the required value. Therefore, the direct use of equations in the design of this problem isimpracticable without the aid of computer programming.
For high-strength concrete columns, the current codes of practice use the same design procedure based on
normal-strength concrete, along with some modification of the equivalent rectangular stress block to take intoaccount the different behavior of high-strength concrete. In the current research, a new methodology is proposed to
design high-strength concrete columns in braced systems under the action of both uni-axial and biaxial bending.
2. UNI-AXIAL BENDING
For given concrete column dimensions and reinforcement details, a design procedure that comprises the
following criteria is presented:
1. Flexural rigidity,EI2. Equivalent column length,H*3. Critical buckling load,Pcr4. Upper slenderness ratio for short column
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5. Design moment,MdesignEach criterion is explained in detail in the subsections below.
2.1. Proposed Expression for the Flexural Rigidity
Columns in braced reinforced concrete buildings can be found in two different modes of curvature: single
curvature under the effect of either equal end eccentricity or under the effect of unequal end eccentricity, and doublecurvature as shown in Figure 1. The general curvature-displacement relationship can be defined by the following
equation:
( )
''
3 22
'1
y
y
= +
(1)
where is the curvature and 'y , ''y are the first and the second derivatives of the displacement, respectively. The
lateral deformation under the axial load is relatively small, so 'y is small and can be neglected. As a result, the
curvature-displacement relationship becomes
''
y= (2)The flexural rigidity, EI, is considered the main quantity in any column analysis, especially in stability analysis
and analysis of slender columns. It can be obtained as the slope of the relation curve between the moment and the
curvature. In reality, the quantity ofEIis constant in the elastic range and, therefore, presents no difficulties. On the
other hand, the moment-curvature response is nonlinear in the inelastic range. In turn, the instantaneous bendingrigidity should be used as shown in Figure 2.
Single curvature Double curvature
Figure 1. Different curvature modes for braced columns
uP
uP
2e
1e
H0e
1M
2M
H uP
2e
oe
H
oe
1e
1M
2M
uP
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(a) Key points of moment-curvature relationship (b) Typical moment-curvature-thrust relationshipFigure 2. Characteristics of moment-curvature relationship
Figure 3 shows the relationship among moment, curvature, and axial load. It can be seen that it is too
complicated to get an accurate flexural rigidity because it depends on the axial load level and the mode of failure of
such column.
Figure 3. Moment-curvature-thrust model [14]
The flexural rigidity is proposed to be calculated from the following equation:
u
u
MEI
= (3)
where uM and u change with the mode of failure. The curvature, u , is calculated from strain distribution over the
cross section. Figure 4 shows the key points of the typical interaction diagram. A typical interaction diagram has
two clearly differentiated zones, which correspond to brittle failure (compression controlled) as designated by Zone
I, and ductile failure (tension controlled) as designated by Zone II. These are separated by the balanced failure as
illustrated by point A. Balanced failure is that for which the ultimate concrete strain, cu , and the yield strain of the
reinforcing steel, y , are simultaneously reached.
For design purposes, the least flexural rigidity is preferably used for conservative design.
For Zone I
The least flexural rigidity occurs at the balanced condition, where the denominator (the curvature) becomes
maximum curvature in which the ultimate concrete strain and the yield strain in steel are both simultaneously
reached. As a consequence, the flexural rigidity for the compression controlled columns can be calculated as
EI
yM u
M
uycr
Moment,M
Curvature,
bPP=Moment,M
Curvature,
MbPP
bPP
crM
Load
Moment
Curvature
Point of maximum
moment and curvature
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ub
b
MEI
= (4)
whereub
M is the ultimate balanced moment, andb
is the balanced curvature that can be calculated from the
following equation
cu y
bd
+= (5)
wherecu
is the concrete crushing strain and d is the effective depth of the column cross-section. That approach
matches with the Australian Standards AS 3600 [14].
For Zone II
The least flexural rigidity occurs at the pure moment condition where the denominator (the curvature) increases
as the steel strain exceeds the yielding strain and the numerator (the moment) decreases. For design purposes, it is
better to consider the moment and curvature corresponding to the acting load on the column. Therefore, the flexuralrigidity can be calculated from the following expression:
uM
EI = (6)
cu s
d
+= (7)
uM is the ultimate moment corresponding to the acting axial load, and
s is the actual steel strain.
Figure 4. Typical strength interaction diagram
For the equivalent rectangular stress block parameters required for the analysis of the column cross section, the
equivalent rectangular stress block model as given in [2] can be implemented where 1 and 1 are the equivalent
rectangular stress block parameters; 1 is the concrete cylinder strength reduction factor, and 1 is a factor relating
depth of equivalent rectangular compressive strength block to neutral axis depth. Both parameters can be defined as
follows:
1
0.85 = for ' 30c
f MPa (8)
( )'1 0.85 0.0014 30 0.72cf = for ' 30cf MPa (9)
Moment
Load
A
bee =
( )0,uoM
Tension failure
region
( )ubub PM ,
Compression
failure region
( )uoP,0minee =
Zone I
Zone II
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1
0.85 = for ' 30c
f MPa (10)
( )'1 0.85 0.0020 30 0.67cf = for ' 30cf MPa (11)
2.2. Equivalent Column Length,H*
Von Karman (1910) [8] was the first to recognize the fact that the deflected axis of any column can berepresented by a portion of the column deflected shape of an axially loaded pin ended column. For a given beam-
column with end moments, an equivalent column exists; that is, any column subjected to axial load and end moment
with a given length can be replaced by another column that is subjected to axial load only but has another length
which gives the same acting load effect as shown in Figure 5. El-Metwally [15] used the same approach to get the
critical buckling length for columns and beam-columns along with their deflected profile for both single and double
curvature cases.
The deflected shape of the equivalent pin ended column, H*, can be represented by sinusoidal curve as in the
following
*sin
o
xe e
H
= (12)
where eo is the maximum deflection at the mid-height of the equivalent column that can be calculated as*2
2o m
He
= (13)
andm
can be calculated from Equation (5) and Equation (7) for compression-controlled section and
tension-controlled section, respectively.
Figure 5. Equivalent column concept
H*
HeA
eB
A B
H
R
R
P P
MA MB
P*
P*
A
B
P*
P*
Original beam-column under end moments and axial load with
length H
Equivalent column with length H* and subjected to axial load P*
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This concept can be used to reduce an eccentrically loaded column to a concentrically loaded column with
greater length, so the upper slenderness limit for short column can be checked for the equivalent column as follows:
*H
b= (14)
where is the slenderness ratio and b represents the column side under consideration.
If,U p pe r s ho rt , the second order effect can be neglected.
If,U p p er s h ort , the second order has to be taken into consideration.
,U p pe r s ho rt is the upper slenderness limit for short column condition.
First, the axial load on the equivalent column has to be calculated as the resultant of the axial load and the shear
load resulting from the end moments. The end eccentricity can then be calculated as the division of the actingmoment by the axial load of the equivalent column. Finally, the equivalent column length can be calculated using
trial and error for a give column length and end eccentricities.
2.3. Critical Buckling Load,Pcr
The critical buckling load shall be calculated from the following expression
( )
( )
2
2*
design
cr
EIP
H
= (15)
where H*
is the equivalent column length and ( )design
EI shall be calculated from either Equation (4) or Equation (6)
according to the mode of failure of the column. It is worth mentioning that the critical buckling load has to be greater
than the acting ultimate axial load to avoid any possibility of instability failure.
2.4. Upper Slenderness Limit for Short Column
The most recent upper slenderness limit for short column had been presented by Mari and Hellesland [10]. That
limit included the most important parameters governing the behavior of slender concrete columns, such as axial load
level, first order end eccentricities, the ratio between permanent and total load, creep coefficient, the amount anddistribution of reinforcement, and different loading paths such as constant eccentricity, constant moment, and
constant axial load. For 10% loss of capacity, the following expressions had been proposed:
For compression controlled
( )22
10
2
0.710.8 1.33 0.4 3.4 1
e CB
h e h
= + +
(16)
where C= -0.3 in the constant eccentricity and constant moment cases, and C=0 in the constant axial load case, B=1,
0, and 1, respectively, in the same three cases (constant eccentricity, constant moment, and constant axial load),
1 2e e = , e1 and e2 are the minimum and maximum first order end eccentricity, respectively, and
( )'u
c c
P
f bt
=
wherec
is the strength reduction factor of concrete, and b and tare the short and long cross-sectional dimension of
the column, respectively.
For tension controlled
( )22
10
2
10.8 3.4 1e C
Bh e h
= +
(17)
where 0.5 0.3C = in the constant eccentricity and constant moment cases, and C=0 in the constant axial loadcase, B=1, 0, and 1, respectively, in the same three cases (constant eccentricity, constant moment and constant axial
load).
2.5. Design Moment,Mdesign
In case of,U p p er s h ort , the design moment, which takes into account the second order effect, can be
calculated as
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2*design u oM P e M= (18)
whereu
P is the acting ultimate load,o
e is the maximum deflection at the mid-height of the equivalent column, and
M2 is the bigger end moment. To sum up, Figure 6 shows a flow chart of the design procedure.
3. BIAXIAL BENDING
The strength of columns under biaxial bending can be illustrated by interaction surfaces. By varying the
inclination of the neutral axis for the section, it is possible to obtain a series of interaction diagrams at various angles
to the major axes of the section. A complete set of diagrams for all angles will describe the interaction surface or the
failure surface. The concept of using failure surface had been presented by Bresler, 1960 and Parme, 1963 [16]. The
nominal ultimate strength of a section under biaxial bending and compression is a function of three variables, namely
Pn,Mnx, andMny, which may also be expressed in terms of the axial forcePn acting at eccentricities y nx ne M P= and
x ny ne M P= with respect to the x- and y-axes, respectively.
3.1. Load Contour Approach
In this part, the load contour method has been implemented to check the adequacy of high-strength reinforced
concrete columns under biaxial loading (refer to Figure 7). The key parameter of this approach is the interaction
exponent called n . The values of that exponent are a function of concrete strength, amount and distribution ofreinforcement, cross-section dimensions of the column, elastic properties of both steel and concrete, and angle of
eccentricity. There are many approaches for estimating that exponent, such as the Bresler load contour method, theParme load contour method, and those implemented in international standards as Australian Standard AS3600 and
Canadian Standard CSA-A23.3-04.
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Figure 6. Flow chart for design procedure of uni-axially loaded column
No
Yes
No
Yes
The following are known:Pu, M1, M2, b, t,H,
As and material properties
Calculate the balanced load,Pub
If
u ubP P
(Compression controlled)
ub
b
MEI
=
(Tension controlled)
uMEI
=
Calculate the critical buckling load,Pcr
Calculate the equivalent column length,H*
Calculate the slenderness ratio,H
b
=
If
sh ort Design forPu,Mu
CalculateMdesign,
2design u oM P e M=
Design forPu,Mdesign
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Figure 7. Load contours for constant Pn on failure surface S3 (Bresler, 1960 [19])
More recently, Bajaj and Mendis [17] presented an efficient method to evaluate the biaxial exponent that covers a
high-strength concrete range up to 100 MPa. It is also a modified method for the Bresler and Parme approaches. It
showed good agreement with the experimental results. That approach can be summarized as described below.
The load contour equation at a constant axial load nP can be represented by the following equation:
1
nn
nynx
nox noy
MM
M M
+ =
(19)
wherenx
M and nyM are the acting moments about x- and y- directions, respectively, and noxM and noyM are the
uni-axial bending capacities about both directions, respectively.
If 1 2,nynx
nox noy
MMB B
M M= = (20)
An average value has been taken forB1 andB2 and called as follows:
1 2
2
B B
+ =
(21)
log0.5,
logna n naK
= = (22)
Kis defined as
( )1 for 45 , 0 15 (75 90 )
1.15 for 30 60
o o o o
o o
K and
K or
= = = =
= =(23)
where is the angle of eccentricity of the acting load.
In the current design procedure, the Bajaj and Mendis model has been adopted considering the limiting values for
n as
1 2n (24)
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3.2. Proposed Design Procedure for Columns Under Biaxial Bending
For given concrete dimensions and reinforcement details of a braced high-strength reinforced concrete column
under biaxial bending, the procedure described below can be implemented to check the strength of that reinforced
concrete section.
This design procedure can be summarized as the following:
1.Calculate the flexural rigidities in both directions as explained in Part I,EIx,EIy.2.Calculate the curvature at both directions, x , y .3.Calculate the equivalent column lengths in both directions, * *,x yH H .4.Check the upper slenderness limits for short column conditions.5.Calculate the design moments in both directions, ,nx nyM M .6.For a given ultimate loadPu, calculate the corresponding uni-axial moments in both directions, ,ox oyM M .7.Calculate the biaxial interaction exponent, n , from Equation (22)8.Check the load contour equation , Equation (19)
4. VERIFICATION OF THE PROPOSED FLEXURAL RIGIDITY EXPRESSION
There are two approaches in the International Standards for the calculations of the flexural rigidity. Those are the
empirical expressions based on the concrete and steel moduli of elasticity and expressions based on the slope of the
moment curvature relationship at a balanced condition. To check the accuracy of both approaches, a comparative
study has been done to compare the expressions adopted in ACI 318-05, CSA A23.3-04, and the proposed
expressions, taking into account the relevant material characteristics in each one as follows:
'4734c cE f= (ACI 318-05) (25)
The modulus of elasticity for concrete is defined as the slope of a line drawn from a stress of zero to a
compressive stress of 0.45'
cf ,
'4500c cE f= (CSA A23.3-04) (26)
for concrete range 'cf =20-40 MPa. The modulus of elasticity for concrete is taken as the average secant modulus for
a stress of 0.4 'cf .
200s
E = GPa and yf = 400 MPa for reinforcing steel.
For the proposed expressions, two values had been obtained: the upper limit that corresponds to the compression
controlled column and the lower limit that corresponds to the tension controlled column at the pure moment
conditions.
4.1. Case Studies
Table 1 shows the studied cross-sections accompanied by their characteristics where the main parameters were
concrete cross-section, reinforcement ratio of longitudinal steel, and the concrete cylinder strength. 13 concrete
cross-sections had been used. Each one had two reinforcement ratios between 1% and 3%. The concrete cylinder
strength was changed from 30 MPa to 50 MPa. A total of 78 study cases had been considered.
In this part, the effect of long term loading is neglected, i.e.,d is considered as zero. In addition, ACI 318-05 I
and ACI 318-05 II represent the flexural rigidities calculated from Equation (27) and Equation (28), respectively.
CSA-A23.3-04 I and CSA-A23.3-04 II represent the flexural rigidities calculated from Equation (27) and Equation
(28), respectively, considering the relevant modulus of elasticity as calculated from Equation (25) and Equation (26).
0.2
1
c g s se
d
E I E IEI
+=
+(27)
0.4
1
c g
d
E IEI
=
+(28)
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where Ec and Es are the concrete and steel modulus of elasticity, respectively, and Ig andIsc are the second moment
of inertia for the whole concrete section and reinforcing steel about the centroidal axis of the column cross-section,
respectively.
To compare the foregoing expressions for the flexural rigidities, all flexural rigidities had been normalized to
EI whereE, had been calculated from Equation (25).
Table 1. Characteristics of the Study Cases
Section No.b,
mm
t,
mmAs s , % Ig, mm
4(x10
6) Is,mm
4(x10
6)
1 300 300 6 14 1.03 675 9.6
2 200 300 6 12 1.13 450 7.1
3 300 400 6 16 1 1600 24.5
4 1000 1000 16 28 0.98 83333 1387
5 400 400 8 16 1 2133.3 36.8
6 300 300 6 16 1.33 675 12.5
7 500 500 8 20 1 5208.3 95.4
8 400 300 6 16 1 900 18.89 300 200 6 12 1.13 200 4.3
10 200 200 4 12 1.13 133.3 2.9
11 200 300 6 14 1.54 450 9.6
12 300 400 6 20 1.57 1600 38.5
13 150 200 4 12 1.5 100 2.9
14 500 500 8 25 1.57 5208.3 149
15 200 200 4 14 1.54 133.3 3.9
16 300 200 6 14 1.54 200 5.91
17 1000 1000 16 38 1.81 83333 2558
18 400 300 6 20 1.57 900 29.4
19 400 400 8 22 1.9 2133.3 69.8
20 150 150 4 12 2 42.2 1.6
21 150 200 4 14 2 100 3.94
22 150 100 4 11.3 2.67 12.5 0.5
23 150 100 4 12 3 12.5 0.55
24 100 150 4 11.3 2.67 28.13 1.4
25 150 150 4 14 2.74 42.2 2.22
26 100 150 4 12 3 28.13 1.63
Figure 8 shows comparisons among all studied expressions for the flexural rigidities at concrete cylinder strength of 30MPa,
40MPa, and 50MPa. It can be seen that the proposed expressions almost bounded both the American and Canadian values, which
took the type of failure into account. The proposed expressions showed their rationality in application through introducing a rangefor the flexural rigidity according to the mode of failure.
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0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
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Relativeflexuralrigidity
withrespecttoEIg
ACI 318-05 IACI 318-05 IICSA-A23.3-04 ICSA-A23.3-04 IIEI, Proposed for compression controlled (Upper limit)EI, Proposed for tension controlled (Lower limit)
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.50.6
0.7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26Relativeflexuralrigiditywith
respecttoEIg
MPafc 40
'=
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Section
Relativeflexuralrigid
itywith
respecttoEIg
MPafc 50'=
MPafc 30'=
Figure 8. Comparisons among different approaches for the flexural rigidity expressions
5. VERIFICATION OF THE PREDICTED SECOND ORDER EFFECT AGAINST THE EXPERIMENTAL
RESULTS
To check the adequacy of the proposed procedure for estimating the second order effect, 20 constant curvature
tested columns have been chosen out of the experimental work program carried out by Chuang and Kong (1997)[3].
The tested columns had concrete strength varied from 3196MPa and the slenderness ratio varied from 1531.7. The
characters A, B, and C appearing in the specimen titles are the column groups, the numbers next to those characters
represent the slenderness ratio, and the last numbers represent the end eccentricity ratio. Table 2 shows thecharacteristics of such specimens. The measured lateral deflections had been compared to the obtained maximum
deflections calculated based on the equivalent column concept. In addition, those results had been compared to the
estimated values by the Egyptian Code of Practice, ECCS 203-2001, calculated from the following equation:
2.
2000
b b = (29)
where is the additional lateral deflection due to the second order effect, b is the column side under consideration,
and b is the slenderness ratio.
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Table 2. Characteristics of the Experimentally Tested Specimens by Chuang and Kong [3]
Specimen cuf , MPa H, m b, m H/b e/b
A-15-0.25 31.1 3 0.20 15 0.25
A-17-0.25 38.2 3.4 0.20 17 0.25
A-18-0.25 32.8 3.6 0.20 18 0.25
A-19-0.25 32.3 3.8 0.20 19 0.25
A-15-0.50 33.0 3 0.20 15 0.50
A-17-0.50 40.3 3.4 0.20 17 0.50
A-18-0.50 32.7 3.6 0.20 18 0.50
A-19-0.50 30.3 3.8 0.20 19 0.50
B-17-0.25 37.2 3.4 0.20 17 0.25
B-17-0.50 38.6 3.4 0.20 17 0.50
B-18-0.50 42.5 3.6 0.20 18 0.50
B-19-0.50 45.0 3.8 0.20 19 0.50
C-27.5-0.50 42.6 3.3 0.12 27.5 0.50
C-30-0.50 41.5 3.6 0.12 30 0.50
C-31.7-0.50 43.7 3.8 0.12 31.7 0.50
HB-17-0.25 96.2 3.4 0.20 17 0.25
HB-18-0.25 94.8 3.6 0.20 18 0.25
HB-17-0.50 94.1 3.4 0.20 17 0.50
HB-18-0.50 95.9 3.6 0.20 18 0.50
HB-19-0.50 96.1 3.8 0.20 19 0.50
Figure 9 shows comparisons among the three values: proposed method, experimental results, and estimated
values according to the Egyptian code provisions.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
A-15-0.25
A-17-0.25
A-18-0.25
A-19-0.25
A-15-0.50
A-17-0.50
A-18-0.50
A-19-0.50
B-17
-0.25
B-18
-0.25
B-19
-0.25
B-17
-0.50
B-18
-0.50
B-19
-0.50
C-27
.5-0.25
C-0.30
-0.25
C-31
.7-0.25
C-27
.5-0.50
C-0.30
-0.50
C-31
.7-0.50
Specimen
Latera
ld
eflection,mm
Calculated lateral deflection (Proposed procedure)
Measured lateral deflection (Chuang and Kong, 1997)
Additional lateral deflection (ECCS 203-2001)
Figure 9. Comparison among the experimentally recorded lateral deflections and the predicted lateral deflections using the
proposed procedure and the additional lateral deflections according to the Egyptian Code of Practice, ECCS 203-2001
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It can be seen that the estimated values are closer to the experimental results than those of the calculated values
based on the Egyptian code provisions. In addition, the proposed procedure shows its rationality where with
increasing the height of the columns the second order lateral deflections increase while, in some experimental
results, the lateral deflections decrease, which are attributed to experimental errors. Table 3 shows the obtainedequivalent column lengths and the comparison among the abovementioned approaches. It can be seen that the
proposed procedure gives more accurate results compared to the estimated values by the Egyptian code, ECCS 203-
2001. In addition, the obtained lateral deflections seem to be more conservative for design purposes compared with
the values of the Egyptian code.
Table 3. Comparison Among the Recorded Lateral Deflections and Estimated Lateral Deflections According
to the Proposed Procedure and the ECCS 203-2001 Provisions
Specimen
H,
mEquivalent
column H*,mexperimentale ,
mm
proposede ,
mm
ECCSe
,mmexp
proposed
erimental
e
e
exp
ECCS
erimental
e
e
A-15-0.25 3.0 5.24 29 30.69 22.5 1.058 0.776
A-17-0.25 3.4 5.5 41 38.9 28.9 0.949 0.705
A-18-0.25 3.6 5.63 39 43.15 32.4 1.106 0.831A-19-0.25 3.8 5.77 43 47.84 36.1 1.113 0.84
A-15-0.50 3 6.68 31 31.13 22.5 1.004 0.726
A-17-0.50 3.4 6.9 55 39.9 28.9 0.725 0.525
A-18-0.50 3.6 7.02 58 44.82 32.4 0.773 0.559
A-19-0.50 3.8 7.14 45 49.81 36.1 1.107 0.802
B-17-0.25 3.4 5.34 23 42.7 28.9 1.857 1.257
B-17-0.50 3.4 6.65 38 43.77 28.9 1.152 0.761
B-18-0.50 3.6 6.76 37 48.56 32.4 1.312 0.876
B-19-0.50 3.8 6.9 37 54.78 36.1 1.481 0.976
C-27.5-0.50 3.3 4.73 72 71.04 27.225 0.987 0.378
C-30-0.50 3.6 4.96 60 84 32.4 1.4 0.54
C-31.7-0.50 3.8 5.11 94 92.94 36.1 0.989 0.384
HB-17-0.25 3.4 5.32 35 42.79 28.9 1.223 0.826
HB-18-0.25 3.6 5.46 30 47.74 32.4 1.591 1.08
HB-17-0.50 3.4 6.64 34 44.55 28.9 1.31 0.85
HB-18-0.50 3.6 6.76 40 49.82 32.4 1.246 0.81
HB-19-0.50 3.8 6.88 39 55.2 36.1 1.415 0.926
Average 1.19 0.771
Coefficient of variation 0.23 0.282
6. VERIFICATION OF THE DESIGN PROCEDURE
To verify the above-mentioned procedure, two examples had been worked out in detail covering single anddouble curvature modes and loading conditions. More details about such examples are presented in Appendices I and
II.
Example one is high-strength reinforced concrete fixed hinged ended braced column and is chosen from theexperimental work program of the first author that had been conducted for that purpose. The column is CHIIUN
specimen where the cross-section was 100 mm x 150 mm, and the longitudinal reinforcement composed of four bars
of 11.3 mm each in diameter and yield strength of 400 MPa. The column height was 1900 mm. In addition, the
column bent about the minor axis at 40 mm end eccentricity at the top hinged end so that the eccentricity at the lower
fixed end was 20 mm. Figure 10 shows the test specimen under the test rig. More details about the test specimensand the experimental work program can be found elsewhere [18,19]. The failure characteristics of such column are
as follows: ' 70.85cf MPa= ,Pu=292 kN, maximum lateral deflection at the failure zone = 12.7 mm. The comparison
for that column is carried out using strength interaction diagram. The strength interaction diagram for the columnsection has been constructed along with the moment-load curve for the column at the failure zone making use of
Figure 11. Example two represents a well-designed column section to support the given straining actions.
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LVDTStand
LVDT
LVDT
LVDT
Floor Slab, (1m thickness)
Load CellSteel Assembly to prevent
Reaction Beam
MainFrame'sColumn
Lateral Displacement
Specimen
Bungee Cable
HeightofColumn
Figure 10. Test set up
Figure 11. Load eccentricity and the second order lateral deflection at the column failure zone
7. AN OVERVIEW ON THE DESIGN PROCEDURE
To sum up, a parametric study has been presented to study the main criteria of the proposed design procedure.
Different columns have been studied having square cross sections of 200 mm sides and reinforced with 4 bars of
high tensile steel of 16 mm diameter with steel yield strength of 400 MPa. The main studied parameters are the
concrete cylinder strength, the height of the columns, and the curvature mode. Three different concrete strengths
have been considered: 30, 60, and 90 MPa, along with three different heights having three different curvature modes
as shown in Figure 12.
P
Eccentricities correspondingto external loading
Eccentricity, e
Eccentricity, e/2
Measured Lateral Deflection
H
Failure location(Based on test
efailure failure
( )* failure failureM P e = +
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Figure 12. Studied curvature modes
7.1. An Overview of the Flexural Rigidity
Two modes of failure of column have been considered: compression-controlled and tension-controlled. For the compression
controlled, the flexural rigidity at the balanced condition is considered, while the moment and curvature corresponding to one halfof the balanced load is considered for calculating the flexural rigidities of the tension-controlled. Table 4 shows the obtainedflexural rigidities at different concrete strengths.
Table 4. Relative Flexural Rigidities to Those Calculated According to ACI 318-05 Provisions
Tension controlled ( 0.5u ub
P P= ) Compression controlled (u ub
P P= )
EIproposed,
N.mm2
05318ACI
proposed
EI
EI EIproposed, N.mm
2
05318ACI
proposed
EI
EI
'
30cf MPa= 0.790*1012 0.57 1.836*1012 1.33
' 60c
f MPa= 1.062*1012 0.54 2.628*1012 1.34
' 90c
f MPa= 1.260*1012 0.53 3.312*1012 1.38
The above values have been compared to those calculated by the ACI 318-05 equation, Equation (28). Theresults of comparison are showed in Table 4. It can be seen that the tension-controlled sections gave lower values
than that obtained from the ACI equation, while for the compression-controlled phase, the proposed expression gavehigher values. It can be concluded that for both phases the effect of concrete grade on the ratio between the obtained
flexural rigidities from the proposed expressions and those obtained from the ACI equation are small to some extent.
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7.2. An Overview of the Equivalent Column Length
Table 5 shows the relative values of the obtained equivalent column lengths compared to the actual lengths for
different concrete strengths, heights, and curvature modes.
It can be seen that the equivalent column length increases for compression-controlled columns compared to
tension-controlled columns for the same column length and having the same curvature mode. In addition, with
increasing column length, the equivalent column decreases for the same phase. Furthermore, the constant curvature
mode gives the highest equivalent columns, while the double curvature mode gives the lowest equivalent columns
for the same column height for the studied eccentricities. It is worth mentioning that the concrete strength has
almost no effect on the equivalent column lengths.
Table 5. Relative Values of the Equivalent Column Lengths to the Actual Lengths
Tension controlled
( 0.5u ubP P= )Compression controlled
( u ubP P= )
H = 2m H = 4m H = 6m H = 2m H = 4m H = 6m
Constantcurvature
2.2 1.42 1.22 2.89 1.71 1.38
Singlecurvature
2.02 1.34 1.17 2.68 1.58 1.3
' 30c
f MPa=
Double
curvature2.01 1.15 1.06 2.55 1.35 1.13
Constantcurvature
2.19 1.42 1.21 2.89 1.71 1.38
Single
curvature2.01 1.34 1.17 2.68 1.58 1.3
' 60c
f MPa=
Doublecurvature
2.01 1.15 1.06 2.55 1.35 1.13
Constantcurvature
2.19 1.42 1.21 2.89 1.71 1.38
Single
curvature2.01 1.33 1.16 2.68 1.58 1.3
' 90c
f MPa=
Doublecurvature
2.01 1.15 1.06 2.55 1.35 1.13
7.3. An Overview of the Second Order Effect
Table 6 shows comparisons between the design moment as multipliers of the maximum first order moment,M2,
taking into account the second order effect and those obtained from both the Egyptian Code of practice, ECCS 203-
2001, and the American Code, ACI 318-05.
It can be noted that the proposed design method gives more conservative design moments than that obtained fromboth ECCS and ACI for all cases of the tension-controlled columns, while it gives less conservative design moments
in some cases of the compression-controlled columns.
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Table 6. Comparison Between the Design Moments Obtained from the Proposed Method Against Those
Obtained from the Egyptian Code of Practice, ECCS 203-2001, and the American Code, ACI 318-05
Tension controlled
( 0.5u ubP P= )Compression controlled
( u ubP P= )
H = 2m H = 4m H = 6m H = 2m H = 4m H = 6m
Mproposed/MECCS 1.18 1.48 1.71 1.04 1.10 1.13
Constant
curvature
Mproposed/MACI 1.22 1.46 0.82 0.97 0.52 --
Mproposed/MECCS 1.11 1.51 1.74 1.01 1.08 1.11
Single
curvature
Mproposed/MACI 1.11 1.61 0.95 1.01 0.55 --
Mproposed/MECCS 1.13 1.45 1.82 1.77 1.03 1.05
30MPa
Double
curvature
Mproposed
/MACI
1.131.45 1.58 1.77 0.80 --
Mproposed/MECCS 1.18 1.49 1.71 1.04 1.10 1.13
Constant
curvature
Mproposed/MACI 1.18 1.21 -- 0.90 -- --
Mproposed/MECCS 1.12 1.52 1.75 1.01 1.08 1.11
Single
curvature
Mproposed/MACI 1.12 1.34 -- 0.97 -- --
Mproposed/MECCS 1.12 1.46 1.84 1.77 1.03 1.05
60MPa
Double
curvature
Mproposed/MACI 1.12 1.46 -- 1.77 -- --
Mproposed/MECCS 1.18 1.49 1.72 1.04 1.10 1.13
Constan
t
curvatur
e
Mproposed/MACI 1.17 1.14 -- 0.89 -- --
Mproposed/MECCS 1.12 1.52 1.75 1.01 1.08 1.11
Single
curvature
Mproposed/MACI 1.12 1.25 -- 0.95 -- --
Mproposed/MECCS 1.12 1.46 1.84 1.77 1.03 1.05
90MPa
Double
curvature
Mproposed/MACI 1.12 1.46 -- 1.77 -- --
-- The actual compression force is greater that the critical buckling load for the ACI predictions
It is worth mentioning that in both types of column failure, the proposed design method gives more conservativedesign moments compared to those of the Egyptian Code of Practice, ECCS 203-2001.
8. CONCLUSIONS
The proposed design procedure, which is limited to braced buildings, showed its application in the case of the
availability of ready-made strength interaction diagrams for high-strength concretes. In addition, it shows its
efficiency in verifying the column design under different loading conditions. Furthermore, it can be used to design
most complicated columns having different boundary conditions with different curvature modes. Finally, theobtained design moments are more conservative than those obtained from the current Egyptian Code of practice. The
generalization of the proposed methodology to include unbraced systems may be a subject of future study.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The research presented in this paper is an extension of the Ph. D. thesis of the first author, Structural EngineeringDepartment, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt, 2007.
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APPENDIX I
Verification of the Design Procedure Against the Experimental Results Under Uniaxial Loading
Example 1( double curvature) CHIIUN specimen [19]
Flexural rigidity
( )'1 0.85 0.0014 30 0.72cf =
( )1 0.85 0.0014 70.85 30 0.793 = =
( )'1 0.85 0.0020 30 0.67cf =
( )1 0.85 0.0020 70.85 30 0.7683 = =
1
600 600
85 51 * 0.7683*51 39.18600 600 400b b byC d mm a C mmf
= = = = = = + +
' '150.003 0.0021 (0.002)s y s yc
f fc
= = =
'
1* * * 0.793* 70.85* 39.18 *150 330.19
c cC f a b kN = = =
' ' ' 200* 400 80000 80s s s
C A f N kN = = = =
200*400 80000 80s yT A f N kN = = = =
' 330.19ub c s
P C C T kN= + =
( )292u ubP P Tension controlled
u
b
MEI
=
whereMu is the acting moment atPu=292 kN
' '15 150.003 600s s
c cf
c c
= =
'
1* * * 0.793* 70.85*0.768 *150 6472.4
c cC f a b c c= = =
200*400 80000 80s yT A f N kN = = = =
' 292u c s
P C C T kN= + =
15292*1000 6472.4 200*600 80000
cc
c
= +
2 39.09 278.1 0 45.24 , 34.74c c c mm a = = =
' '150.003 0.00201 (0.002)s y s y
cf f
c
= = =
6472.4 292.8c
C c kN = =
292.8 * 0.03264 2 *80 * 0.035 15.16 .u
M kN m= + =
( )mmdycu
b /10000588.085
002.0003.0
=+
=
+
=
a=39.18 mm
Plastic centriod
'
sC =80 kN
cC =330.2 kN
T=80 kN
182.7mm
'
s
s y =
.N A
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11 215.16*10 2.58*10 .0.0000588
EI N mm= =
Equivalent column length
M2=11.68 kN.m,M1=5.84 kN.m (double curvature case)
Reaction due to end moments, 1 211.68 5.84
9.221.9
M MV kN
H
+ += = =
Axial load on the equivalent column, * 2 2 292.14uP P V kN= + =
22 *
40M
e mmP
= , 11 * 20M
e mmP
=
( )2
* *2*2
2 2
* 0.00005880.000005957o
H He H
= = =
*sino
xe e
H
=
*211 *
0.000005957 sin 20 (1)
xe H H
= =
*2 22 *
0.000005957 sin 40 (2)
xe H
H
= =
1 21900 (3)x x+ =
**2 1
* *2
180 335700840 0.000005957 sin 1900 sin
180
HH
H H
=
by trial and error * 2.616H m= , 1 0.427x m= , 2 1.473x m=
*20.000005957 40.77oe H mm= =
The critical buckling load
( ) ( )
2 2 11
2 2*
*2.58*10372087 372
2616cr u
average
EIP N kN P
H
= = = =
Check the upper slenderness limit for short column
Consider the case of constant eccentricity and using Equation (17) for tension controlled,
20.5 0.088, 1, 0.4, 0.5, 0.412C B e h = = = = = = , 19.83upper short =
*
/ 2.616/ 0.1 26.16 19.83H b = = =
long column, consider the second order effect
e
mm1900
2x 1x
2e
1e
oe
oe
*H
*H
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Design moment
2
2292.14*40.77 /1000 11.91 .
design u o
design
M P e M
M kN m M
=
= =
Pu =292.14 kN,Mdesign = 11.91 kN.m
For the verification, the strength interaction diagram had been constructed for the cross section as shown in Figure
13. The diagram also includes the load moment curves for tested specimen calculated at the actual failure zone along
the column height as explained in Figure 11. Since the column has already failed under the given straining actions
and the design strength does not reach the failure strength interaction diagram for the column section, the column
failure can be attributed to the instability failure.
0
200
400
600
800
1000
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
M, (kN.m)
P,
(kN)
CHIIUN specimen
ECCS 203-2001
CHIIUN
Figure 13: Comparison between experimental results and those obtained from the design procedure
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APPENDIX II
Verification of the Design Procedure for Column Under Biaxial Loading
Example 2 (single curvature)
This example is a safe designed column taken from reference [20] Example 7.5-3. It is required to apply the
proposed design procedure to check that column.
Given:
Column total height, H= 6.5 m Ultimate load, Pu = 2500 kN
2250 .
xM kN m= ,
1200 .
xM kN m=
2 120 .yM kN m= , 1 100 .yM kN m= 40cuf MPa= longitudinal steel is eight bars of 38 mm diameter,
410y
f MPa=
y-direction (M2=250 kN.m,M1=200 kN.m)
Flexural rigidity
0.003* 450 267.3
4100.003
200000
cub
cu y
c d mm
= = = + +
0.8 0.8* 267.3 213.84b b
a c mm= = =
2
17.3
0.003* 0.000194267.3s = =
3
217.30.003* 0.0024 0.00205
267.3s y = =
0.67 * * * 0.67 *40* 213.84 *400 2292.4c cu
C f a b kN = = =
13402* 410/1000 1394.82
sT kN= =
20.000194* 200000* 2268/1000 88
sC kN= =
33402*410/1000 1394.82
sC kN= =
2 3 12380.4
ub c s s s uP C C C T kN P= + + = Compression controlled
2292.4*0.143 1394.82*0.200*2 885.92 .ub
M kN m= + = ,
( )0.003 0.00205
0.00001122 1/450
s y
b mmd
+ += = =
613 2885.92*10
7.896*10 .0.00001122
ub
b
MEI N mm
= = =
x
500 mm
y
400 mm
267.3b
c mm=
182.7mm
3s
2s
1s
182.7mm
.N A
Strain distribution
23402s
A mm=
23402s
A mm=
22268s
A mm=
cC
213.84a mm=
3sC
2sC
1sT
.N A
Plastic centroid
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Equivalent column length
*
sino
xe e
H
=
*2*2
20.000001136o b
He H
= = ,
22 100
Me mm
P= = , 11 80
Me mm
P= =
*2 11 *
0.000001136 sin 80 (1)
xe H
H
= =
*2 22 *
0.000001136 sin 100 (2)
xe H
H
= =
2 16500 (3)x x= +
Using mathematical manipulation results in the following equation
**2 1
* *2
180 70422535100 0.000001136 sin sin 6500
180
HH
H H
= +
by trial and error * 11.34H m= ,1
2.092x m=
*20.000001136 146.08o
e H mm= =
The critical buckling load
( ) ( )
2 2 13
2 2*
*7.896*106060114 6060 .
11340cr u
EIP N kN P o k
H
= = = =
Check the upper slenderness limit for short column
Consider the case of constant eccentricity and for compression controlled,
20.3, 1, 0.4, 0.5, 0.56C B e h = = = = = , 7.14upper short =
* / 11.34/0.5 22.68 7.14H b = = = long column, consider the second order effect
2
2500*146.08 /1000 365.2 .
design u o
design
M P e M
M kN m
=
= =
e
*H
6500mm
2x
1x
*H1 80e mm= o
e
x
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Mox atPu=2500 kN
1 1
450 4500.003 600s s
c cf
c c
= =
2 2
250 250
0.003 600s sc c
fc c
= =
3 3
50 500.003 600s s
c cf
c c
= =
0.67*40*0.8* *400 8576c
C c c= =
2500P kN=
2 32500000
c s sC C C T = + +
250 50 4502500000 8576 2268*600 3402*600* 3402*600
c c cc
c c c
= + +
2 343.2 158675.4 0 262, 209.9c c c a mm+ = = =
1 10.0024 410s y sf MPa = =
2 20.000137 27.5
s sf MPa = =
3 30.00215 410
s sf MPa = =
62246.9 *0.145 410 *3402 * 200 * 2*10 883.7 .u ox
M M KN m= = + =
x-direction (M2=120 kN.m,M1=100 kN.m)
Consider the same sequence as in y-direction (b=500 mm, t=400 mm)
207.0b
c mm= , 166.3b
a mm=
20.000114
s = , 3 0.00227 0.00205s y =
0.67 * * * 2228.4c cu
C f a b kN = =
13402* 410/1000 1394.82
sT kN= =
20.000114* 200000* 2268/1000 51.71
sC kN= =
33402*410/1000 1394.82
sC kN= =
2 3 1 2280ub c s s s uP C C C T kN P= + + =
Compression controlled
2228.4*0.117 1394.82*0.15*2 678.8 .ub
M kN m= + = ,
( )0.003 0.00205
0.0000144 1/350
s y
b mmd
+ += = =
613 2678.8*10 4.704*10 .
0.0000144
ub
b
MEI N mm
= = =
182.7mm
3s
2s
1s
.N A
cC
213.84a mm=
3sC
2sC
1sT
.N A
Plastic centroid
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Equivalent column length
*
sino
xe e
H
=
*2*2
20.000001459o b
He H
= = ,
22 48
Me mmP
= = , 11 40Me mmP
= =
*2 11 *
0.000001459 sin 40 (1)
xe H
H
= =
*2 22 *
0.000001459 sin 48 (2)
xe H
H
= =
2 16500 (3)x x= +
**2 1
* *2
180 27416038.448 0.000001459 sin sin 6500
180
HH
H H
= +
by trial and error * 8.753H m= ,1
1.0196x m=
*20.000001459 111.8o
e H mm= =
The critical buckling load
( ) ( )
2 2 13
2 2*
*4.704*106059729 6060 .
8753cr u
EIP N kN P o k
H
= = = =
Check the upper slenderness limit for short column
Consider the case of constant eccentricity and for compression controlled,
20.3, 1, 0.4, 0.5, 0.56C B e h = = = = = , 7.14upper short = * / 8.753/0.4 21.88 7.14H b = = = long column, consider the second order effect
2
2500 *111.8 /1000 279.5 .
design u o
design
M P e M
M kN m
=
= =
e
*H
mm6500
2x 1x
mme 401 = oe
mme 482 =
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Moy atPu=2500 kN
1 1
350 3500.003 600s s
c cf
c c
= =
2 2
200 200
0.003 600s sc c
fc c
= =
3 3
50 500.003 600s s
c cf
c c
= =
0.67*40*0.8* *500 10720c
C c c= =
2500P kN=
2 32500000
c s sC C C T = + +
2 507.76 149154.9 0 208.3, 166.64c c c a mm+ = = =
1 10.00204 410s y sf MPa = =
2 20.0001195 23.9
s sf MPa = =
3 30.0023 410
s sf MPa = =
679 .u oyM M KN m= =
Check of column strength
1 2
365.2 279.50.413, 0.412
883.7 679
nynx
nox noy
MMB B
M M= = = = = =
1 20.413 0.412
0.41252 2
B B
+ + = = =
log0.50.87 1 1
logna n
= = =
( ) ( )0.413 0.412 0.825 1nn
nynx
nox noy
MMsafe
M M
+ = + =
003.0=c
3s
2s
1s
AN.