COLUMNS
In actual construction
Columns and beams monolithic
Moments of varying sizes are present in the joints
Because of frame action under both applied loads and
deformations induced by temperature, shrinkage and
settlement
Columns
Always subject to some bending moments as well
as axial loads
Will bend under the action of moments and those
moments will tend to produce compression on one
side and tension on the other side.
Eccentrically loaded
When a combination of axial load and moment
are present
Eccentricity
Represents the distance the axial load
P, would have to be off center of the
column to produce M.
Description
a.)
Pn
b.)
e Pn
c.)
e Pn
e.)
Pn
f.)
Mn
Description
e
Symmetrical spiral
d
Ds
square section
Ds
Unsymmetrical tied
Y
D
t
X
d
Round section
d
b
= ratio
of the area of
compression reinforcement to
the effective area of concrete.
x
d
d'
Sample Problem:
A short tied column has a crosssection of 380 mm x 380 mm with
8-32 mm diameter bars placed at
an eccentricity of 178 mm from
the center of the column section.
fc=27.5 MPa, fy=345.5 Mpa, n =
8.
Determine the value of eb
Determine the moment of inertia of
the concrete composite section
Determine the safe load that it could
carry