Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8

Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS
8.1) A 16 in. square column is reinforced with four No. 14 (No. 43) bars, one in each comer, with cover distances
3 in. to the steel center in each direction. Material strengths are fC = 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. Calculate the coordinates for Po, Pb and at least three other representative points on the curve.

8.2) Starting with the column in Problem 8.1, perform enough additional calculations to determine the effects of
increasing fC from 5000 to 8000 psi on column capacity at both high and low axial loads. Assuming that a

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS
compressive strength of 8000 psi is appropriate for the lower stories of a high-rise structure, would you
recommend using concrete with f C= 8000 psi for the columns supporting all stories within the building? Use your
analysis to support your answer.

8.3) Plot the design strength curve relating Pn and Mn for the column of Problem 8.1. Design and detail the tie
steel required by the ACI Code. Is the column a good choice to resist a load Pu = 540 kips applied with an
eccentricity e = 4.44 in.?

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS

8.4) The short column shown in Fig. P8.4 will be subjected to an eccentric load causing uniaxial bending about
the Y axis. Material strengths are fy = 60ksi and fC= 4 ksi.

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS
(a) Construct the nominal strength interaction curve for this column, calculating no fewer than five points, including
those corresponding to pure bending, pure axial thrust, and balanced failure.
(b) Compare the calculated values with those obtained using Graph A.10 in Appendix A.
(c) Show on the same drawing the design strength curve obtained through introduction of the ACI factors.
(d) Design the lateral reinforcement for the column, giving key dimensions for ties.

FIGURE P8.4

8.5) The column shown in Fig. P8.5 is subjected to axial load and bending moment, causing bending about an
axis parallel to that of the rows of bars. What moment Mn would cause the column to fail if the axial load Pn applied
simultaneously was 1250 kips? Material strengths are fC= 4000 psi and fy = 60 ksi.

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS

FIGURE P8.5

8.6) What is the strength Mn of the column of Problem 8.5 if it was loaded in pure bending (axial force = 0) about
one principal axis?

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS

8.7) Construct the interaction diagram relating Pn to Mn for the building column shown in Fig. P8.7. Bending will
be about the axis a-a. Calculate specific coordinates for concentric loading (e = 0), for Pb, and at least three other
points, well chosen, on the curve. Material strengths are f C= 8000 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS

FIGURE P8.7

8.8) A short rectangular reinforced concrete column shown in Fig. P8.8 is to be a part of a long-span rigid frame
and will be subjected to high bending moments combined with relatively low axial loads, causing bending about
the strong axis. Because of the high eccentricity, steel is placed unsymmetrically as shown, with three No. 14 (No.
43) bars near the tension face and two No. 11 (No. 36) bars near the compression face. Material strengths are f C=

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS
6 ksi and fy = 75 ksi. Construct the complete strength interaction diagram, plotting Pn vs. Mn, relating eccentricities
to the plastic centroid of the column (not the geometric center).

FIGURE P8.8

8.9) The square column shown in Fig. P8.9 must be designed for a factored axial load of 130 kips. Material
strengths are fC = 4000 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.
(a) Select the longitudinal and transverse reinforcement for an eccentricity Ey = 2.7 in.

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS
(b) Select the longitudinal and transverse reinforcement for the same axial load with E x=Ey = 2.7 in.
(c) Construct the strength interaction diagram and design strength curves for the column designed in part (b),
given that the column will be subjected to biaxial bending with equal eccentricities about both principal axes.

FIGURE P8.9

8.10) The square column shown in Fig. P8.1 0 is a comer column subject to axial load and biaxial ending.
Material strengths are fy = 60,000 psi and fC= 4000 psi.
(a) Find the unique combination of Pn, Mnx, and Mny,, that will produce incipient failure with the neutral axis located
as in the figure. The compressive zone is shown shaded. Note that the actual neutral axis is shown, not the

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS
equivalent rectangular stress block limit; however, the rectangular stress block may be used as the basis of
calculations.
(b) Find the angle between the neutral axis and the eccentricity axis, the latter defined as the line from the column
center to the point of load.

FIGURE P8.10

8.11) For the axial load Pn found in Problem 8.10, and for the same column, with the same eccentricity ratio ey/ex,
find the values of Mnx and Mny that would produce incipient failure, using the load contour method. Compare with
the results of Problem 8.10. Take = 1.30, and use the graphs in Appendix A, as appropriate.

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS

8.12) For the eccentricities ex and eY found in Problem 8.10, find the value of axial load Pn that would produce
incipient failure, using the reciprocal load (Bresler) method. Use the graphs in Appendix A, as appropriate.
Compare with the results of Problems 8.10 and 8.11.

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS

8.13) A 20 in. square lower-story interior building column must be designed for maximum and minimum factored
axial loads Pu of 880 and 551 kips, respectively. For both values of Pu , the column will be subjected to
simultaneous factored bending moments Mu of 295 and 24 ft-kips about the Y and X axes, respectively (Fig.
P8.13). Material strengths are f y = 60,000 psi and f C= 4000 psi. Using equal reinforcement on all sides, design the
longitudinal and transverse reinforcement for this column.

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS

FIGURE P8.13

8.14) A 16 in. square lower-story comer column in the building described in Problem 8.13 will be subjected to
maximum and minimum factored axial loads Pu of 209 and 130 kips, respectively. For both values of Pu, the
columns must be designed for simultaneous factored bending moments Mu of 110 and 104 ft-kips about the Y and
X axes, respectively. Using equal reinforcement on all sides, design the longitudinal and transverse reinforcement
for this column.

Name: LUMABAO, JANINE FRANCES D.

Subject: REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN Chapter: 8
Section: CE 5-1 Date Due: September 7, 2015 Date Submitted: September 7, 2015
Title: SHORT COLUMNS