Composite Circular Column

Eurocode 4 (BS EN1994-1-1:2004)

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Results

Output
Area Steel Tube
Area Concrete
Area Reinforcement

Aa
Ac
As
As

59514 mm
2
1053766 mm
2
17693 mm
%
of
Ac (Max 6% Steel)
1.68

Second Moment Areas

Concrete

Ic

4
91356882228 mm

Tube

Ia

10430719749 mm

Reinforcement

Is

4
2284153599 mm

Column Stiffness
Elastic Modulus Concrete

Ecm

32000 MPa

BS8110-2 Table 7.2

Long Term Elastic Modulus

Ec,eff

17778 MPa

EC4: 6.7.3.3(4) (6.41)

Column Stiffness

(EI)eff

2
3.64E+15 N.mm

EC4: 6.7.3.3(3) (6.40)

(EI)eff,II

2
3.13E+15 N.mm

EC4: 6.7.3.4(2) (6.42)

Axial Forces
Elastic Critical Normal Force Ncr
Ncr.L
Npl,Rk
Critical Buckling Load

Ncr,eff

326265113.4 N
326265113.4 N
86951242 N

( ke = 1.0 )
(No Enhancement of Factors)

280553 kN
EC4: 6.7.3.4 (2)
Critical Buckling Exceeds Failure Locus, Therefore Not Considered