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Biaxialbending(rectangularcrosssection)
Doublyreinforcedsection
Geometrycrosssection
Rectangular shape:
Width b = 400 mm (width in respect of minor axis x-x)
Height h = 650 mm (depth in respect of major axis y-y)
Analysis(biaxialbendingwitha0)
2nd order effects in each direction (x-x and y-y) taken into account:
bending moment about x-x axis (ULS): MEdx = 370 kNm ( > 0)
bending moment about y-y axis (ULS): MEdy = 70 kNm ( > 0)
axial load on column (ULS): NEd = 700 kN (compressive).
Materialscharacteristic/designstrengths
Concrete
Strength class for concrete:
fck = 30 N/mm2 = 30 MPa
fcd = accfck/gc = 1,00fck/1,50 = 20,00 N/mm2
Steel
Strength of reinforcement (Class C): uk = 7,50% ud = 0,9uk = 6,75%
fyk = 500 N/mm2 = 500 MPa
fyd = fyk/s = fyk/1,15 = 0,87fyk = 435 N/mm2 = constant
Es = 200 GPa; yd = fyd/Es = 0,002174 [-].
Stressstraindiagrams
Grade of concrete C30/37 with cu3 = 3,5/103, c3 = 1,75/103
= 1,00, = 0,80.

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Ref. EN 1992-1-1
Sec. 9.5
Sec. 5.8.9 Exp. (5.39)
Sec. 6.1 Figure 6.1
Cl. 9.5.1(1): b/h 0,25

See a in Exp. (5.39)

Table 3.1

Table C.1 Annex C

Cl. 3.2.7(2) b)

Figure 3.5 modified

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Durabilityandcovertoreinforcement
Nominal cover to enclosing link:
cnom = cmin + cdev = 30 mm

Exp. (4.1)

Geometry
Maximum size of aggregate: dg = 25 mm
Diameter of enclosing link: link = 10 mm (shear requirements)

Cl. 8.2(2) Note

Mainlongitudinalreinforcement(provided)
Top steel: 5H18
vertical bars on the right side: 3H18
vertical bars on the left side: 3H18
Bottom steel: 5H18

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AreasofreinforcementBRESLERMethod
For bending moment about x-x axis :
Top: As2x = 5H18 = 1272 mm (d2 = 49 mm)
Bottom: Asx = 5H18 = 1272 mm
(d1 = 49 mm d = h d1 = 601 mm).

Sec. 5.8.9(4)

For bending moment about y-y axis:

Top: As2y = 3H18 + (1H18 + 1H18) = 1272 mm (d2 = 49 mm)
Bottom: Asy = 3H18 + (1H18 + 1H18) = 1272 mm
(d1 = 49 mm d = h d1 = 351 mm).

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Effective depth x-x

Effective depth y-y

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800

MRd,x: NRd interaction

chart for b = 400 mm x
h = 650 mm

IJ
700

L
600

MRdx

Moment, MEdx [kNm]

500

400

N
700; 370

300

200

Mmin

100

D
C B

LEGENDA
O

A) s2 0,01; 0 @ x h
B) s s2 ud

-100

C) s ud; c 0
-200
-2000

D) s ud; c c3
-1000

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

Axial compression, NEd [kN]

F) s 0,01; c c3
G) s 0,01; c cu3

Note: (biaxial bending with a 0).

450

IJ

400

H) s 0,005; c cu3
I) s 0,0025; c cu3

J) s yd Es / fyd; c cu3

K) s ( yd 0,0001); c cu3

350

L) s 0,0012; c cu3
M

M) s 0,0002; c cu3

MRdy

300

Moment, MEdy [kNm]

E) s ud; c cu3

N) c cu3 ; x h
O) s s2 c c3

250
N
F

200
150

Mmin
100
700; 70
50

D
C B

MRd,y: NRd interaction

chart for b = 650 mm x
h = 400 mm

A
-50
-100
-2000

-1000

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

Axial compression, NEd [kN]

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Reinforcementdetails
As,tot = 5H18 + 5H18 + 3H18 + 3H18 = 4072 mm.
As,min = MAX[0,10NEd/fyd; 0,002bh] = 575 mm2 As,tot (satisfactory)
As,max = 0,04bh = 10400 mm2 As,tot (satisfactory).
BRESLERMethod
NEd = 700 kN (compressive).
NRd = bhfcd + As,totfyd =
= [(400)(650)(20,00) + (4072)(434,8)]/1000 = 6970 kN.
Biaxial bending for 0,1 < NEd/NRd < 1,0 (rectangular sections).
In this case:
NEd/NRd = 0,10 a = 1,00 (biaxial bending with a 0).

Cl. 9.5.2(2) Note

Cl. 9.5.2(3) Note

Cl. 5.8.9(4)

Cl. 5.8.9 Exp. (5.39)

With NEd = 700 kN (compressive):

MRd,x = 493 kNm (ULS)
MRd,y = 285 kNm (ULS)
MEdx = 370 kNm (ULS)
MEdy = 70 kNm (ULS)
a

MEdx MEdy
1,00
+ (70/285)1,00 =
(370/493)

M
M
Rd,x Rd,y
= 0,750 + 0,245 = 0,995 1 (satisfactory)
(biaxial bending with a 0).

Exp. (5.39)

Note

NEd
N
Ed 0,135.
A c fcd bhfcd

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