
Johnny Ching Ming Ho: Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P.R.C. From the test results, it is evident that the curvature ductility factors obtained for all these columns were about 10, which is the generally accepted level of limited ductility.Īxial load columns confinement flexural strength high-strength concrete limited ductility reinforced concrete Subjected to combined high-axial load and flexure, in which the confining steel was provided as per the proposed formula. The validity of the formula was verified by testing half-scale HSC columns (3.9-3) for the case of bending about one or both principal axis and axial. 3.9-1, NDS 01) has been modified as shown in Section 3.9.2 of the NDS 01, Eq. The basic straight line interaction for bending and axial tension (Eq. 3.9) These members are referred to as beam-columns. In this paper, a formula for designing limited ductility HSC columns is presented. Combined Bending and Compression (Sec 7.12 Text and NDS 01 Sec. Despite the advantage, there are still no guidelines developed for designing limited ductility HSC columns. The combined effect of axial compression and flexure is considered in the AISC Equations H11a and H11b 0.2: c r P P for 1. To relieve the problem, the confining steel in the critical region of HSC columns located in low to moderate seismicity regions can be suitably reduced, while maintaining a limited ductility level. CE 434, Spring 2010 Combined Flexure and Compression 1 / 3 Axial forces and bending moments both create normal stresses on a member’s cross section.
#Critical combined loading for flexture column Pc
This will eventually affect the quality of concrete placing owing to blockage. A primary concern in calculating the critical axial buckling load Pc is the choice of the stiffness that reasonably approximates the variation in stiffness. Reinforcement Concrete Column Design Solved Examples.

Problematic steel congestion in the beam-column joints and column critical region. influenced by many design variables primarily the column axial load level 5, 6. However, in areas of low to moderate seismic risk, the same provision of confining steel is too conservative because of the reduced seismic demand. The moment capacity of a R/C member under pure bending or combined. In regions of high seismic risk, high-strength concrete (HSC) columns of tall buildings are designed to be fully ductile during earthquake attack by providing substantial amount of confining steel within the critical region.
