Lecture 28 - Reinforced Columns

March 27, 2002

CVEN 444
 Lecture Goals

• Column
– Biaxial Loading
 Biaxial Bending and Axial Load
Ref. PCA Notes on ACI 318-95 & MacGregor

Unaxial bending about

y-axis
 Biaxial Bending and Axial Load
Ref. PCA Notes on ACI 318-95 & MacGregor

The biaxial bending moments

Mx = P*ey
My = P*ex
 Approximate Analysis Methods

Use Reciprocal Failure

surface S2 (1/Pn,ex,ey)
The ordinate 1/Pn on the
surface S2 is approximated
by ordinate 1/Pn on the plane
S’2 (1/Pn ex,ey)
Plane S2 is defined by points
A,B, and C.
Approximate Analysis Methods

P0 = Axial Load Strength under pure axial compression

(corresponds to point C ) Mnx = Mny = 0
P0x = Axial Load Strength under uniaxial eccentricity, ey
(corresponds to point B ) Mnx = Pney
P0y = Axial Load Strength under uniaxial eccentricity, ex
(corresponds to point A ) Mny = Pnex
Approximate Analysis Methods
Design: Pu Muy, Mux Pu, Puex, Puey
 Approximate Analysis Methods
1 1 1 1 1
   
Pn Pn P0x P0y P0
1
 Pn 
1 1 1
 
P0x P0y P0
Pn = Nominal axial load strength at eccentricities, ex & ey
Limited to cases when Pn  0.1 f c Ag
 Biaxial Bending in Short Columns
Analysis Procedure: Reciprocal Load Method
Bresler’s Formula:
1 1 1 1
  
Pn P0x P0y P0
Steps:
1) Calculate P0
2) Calculate P0y ( Pn for e = ex, ey = 0 )
3)Calculate P0x ( Pn for ex= 0, e = ey )
4) Calculate Pn (from Bresler’s Formula )
Biaxial Bending in Short Columns

Pu   Pn

where, 
 Biaxial Column Example

The section of a short tied

column is 16 x 24 in. and is
reinforced with 8 #10 bars as
shown. Determine the
allowable ultimate load on
the section Pn if its acts at
ex = 8 in. and ey = 12 in. Use
fc = 5 ksi and fy = 60 ksi.