Assignment 01

Plain Reinforced Concrete Design-II

Date: 12th Feb, 2018 Due date:19th Feb, 2018
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 Use both sides of A4 paper and mention page number at the right bottom.
 The solution should look professional. Points may be taken off, if the work is not legible or looks
unprofessional.
 No credit will be given for late submission.

Q1) A 20 in. square column is reinforced with 8 No. 12 bars and a concrete cover of 3 in. to the
steel center in each direction. Material strengths are f′c = 5000 psi and fy = 60,000 psi. Construct
the interaction diagram relating axial strength Pn and flexural strength Mn. Bending will be
about an axis parallel to one face.
a. Calculate the coordinates for Po, Pb, and at least three other representative points on the curve.
b. Plot the design strength curve relating ϕPn and ϕMn for the column.
c. Design and detail the tie steel required by the ACI Code. Is the column a good choice to resist
load Pu = 900 kips applied with an eccentricity e = 6 in.?

Q2) In a three storey structure, an exterior column is to be designed for a service dead load of
222 kips, maximum live load of 297 kips, dead-load moment of 136 k-ft and live load moment of
194 k-ft. Architectural considerations require that a rectangular column be used with dimensions’
b = 20 in and h = 25 in. Find the required column reinforcement using appropriate ACI column
interaction diagram. Material strengths are f’c = 4000 psi and fy = 60000 psi.

Q3) A column is to be designed to carry a factored load Pu = 481 k and factored moment Mu =
492k-ft. Material strengths f’c = 4000 psi and fy = 60000 psi are specified. Cost studies for the
location indicate that reinforcement ratio of about 0.03 is optimum. Find the required
reinforcement number of steel bars and dimensions (b and h) of the column.