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Proc. Instn Civ.

Engrs Structs & Design charts for reinforced concrete


Bldgs. 1995, 110,
Nov., 410-416 circular columns in accordance with
Structural and
Building Board
Eurocode 2
Structural Panel
Paper 10864 F, A . Mohammad, BSc, MSc (Civil Eng). MSc (StructuralDesign),
and B. Merrony, BA, MSc,DIC
Written discussion
closes lbjanuary i1996

This paper presents design chartsfor MCt resisting moment of concrete strip element i
reinforced concrete circular columns sub- M , resisting moment of steel area
jected to axial compressive or tensile force M,< resisting moment of steel element i
combined with bending moment in accord- N ultimate axial load capacity of column section
ance with Eurocode 2 (EC2). A numerical Nb., the axial load, when applied to a section, maxi-
mizes its ultimate moment capacity
analysis is used for the calculation of the Nud design ultimate capacity of section subjected to
forces and moments in the materials axial load only
forming the section. The concrete com- n, total number of concrete strip elements
pression zone is subdivided into a number t, thickness of each concrete strip element
of thin strip elements. The reinforcement t, thickness of imaginary steel ring
steel is replaced by an imaginary steel ring X depth of neutral axis measuredfromextreme
which, in turn,is subdivided into a large compression fibre
number of elements. A computer program yCi distance from centroid of section to centroid of
has been developed to perform this strip i
numerical analysis and to plot the design y i distance from base line of first strip to centroid
of strip i
charts for any combination of the design y ; distance from neutral axis depth to centroid of
parameters. A typical example is solved to strip i
show the useof the chartsand to demon- z , ~ distance from centroid of column section to
strate thevalidity and correctness of the centroid of steel element i
design chartsdeveloped through checking zi distance from neutral axis to centroid of steel
the example analytically and bycompari- element i
son with existing solutionsby others. cc$ compressive strain at centroid of concrete strip
element i
zi strain at centroid of steel element i
Notation partial safety factorfor concrete
A. cross-sectional area of circular column 7% partial safety factor forreinforcingsteel
A,, total steel area in column section p steel ratio = AJA,
a,, area of each steel element
b,, length of concrete strip element i
de radial angle of compression steel element Introduction
E, Young's modulus of steel reinforcement = The analysis and design of reinforced concrete
200 kN/mm' elements are rather lengthy without a means
F. total compressive force resisted by concrete area that simplifies the more routine and time-
F. A. Mohammnd, l,; average compressive stress of concrete strip consuming parts of the process. Therefore,
Uesearch Assisfant. element i design charts are commonly used to reduce the
Liverpool Fci compressive force resisted by concrete strip time and effort required for calculating the
John Moores element i
University, UK f,, characteristic compressive strength of concrete reinforcement appropriate to the concrete
based on cylinder test section. The chartswill be of an immediate use
f . . characteristic compressive strength of concrete in the preliminary assessment and in under-
based on cube test taking the final and checking stages of the
F. total axial force resisted by steel area design and preparation of the working details.
/, characteristic yield strength of steel reinforce- 2. The charts should bearranged in a
ment as notated by BS 8110 layout andscale that allowthe designer to
f,, characteristic yield strength of steel reinforce- make a quick selectionof reinforcement with
ment as notated by EC2 acceptable accuracy and without theneed to
fSi stress at the centroid of the steel element i resort to further tedious calculations.
F,; axial force resisted by steel element i 3. The analysis of reinforced concrete circu-
h diameterof columncross.section
h, diameter of imaginary steel ring lar sections subjected to combined axial com-
B. Merronv, k, moment reduction factor as defined in equation pressive or tensile force and uniaxial bending

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Senior Lecturer.
Kingston
Universify. UK
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ultimate moment capacity of the column section
M C resisting moment of concrete compressive area
moment had been studied by El-Katib.' The
analysis was usedfor the determination of the
load-moment strength capacity interaction dia-

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