Calculation of column reinforcement area according to EN 1992

Column effective length

l
0
2 6.3 m 12.6 m = := Designers' Guide to EN 2-1-1 Table 7.1
Characteristic cylinder strength of concrete
f
ck
20
N
mm
2
:=
f
ck.cube
25
N
mm
2
:=
Yield strength of reinforcement
f
yk
500
N
mm
2
:=
Elastic modulus of reinforcing steel
E
s
200
kN
mm
2
:= EN 1992-1-1 3.2.7 (4)
Breadth of column section
b 0.4m :=
Depth of the column section
h 0.4m :=
Distance from the resultant of forces in the
reinforcement to the nearest edge of the section
d
2
40mm :=
Bending moment
M 40kN m :=
Longitudinal force
N
Ed
530kN :=
Partial safety factors for ULS EN 1992-1-1 Table 2.1N
For concrete

c
1.5 :=
For reinforcing steel

s
1.15 :=
Coefficient taking account of long term effects on the compressive strength and
of unfavourable effects resulting from the way the load is applied

cc
0.85 := Designer' guide to EN-1992-1-2 4.1.5
Design cylinder strength of concrete
f
cd

cc
f
ck

c
11.333
N
mm
2
= := Designer' guide to EN-1992-1-2 4.1.5
Design yield strength of the reinforcement
f
yd
f
yk

s
434.783
N
mm
2
= :=
Eccentricity as the effect of imperfections
e max 20mm
h
30
,
l
0
400
,
|

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|
|

0.032m = :=
The area of concrete
A
c
b h :=
Effective depth to reinforcement
d h d
2
0.36 m = :=
Column slenderness

3.46l
0
h
108.99 = :=
r
m
0 :=
C 1.7 r
m
1.7 = :=
Relative axial force
n
N
Ed
A
c
f
cd

0.292 = :=
Limit slenderness

lim
15.4 C
n
48.425 = :=

lim
< 0 =
if = 0, then the column is slender
if = 1, then the column is not slender
Calculating the column as slender
Estimated total area of steel
A
s.est
0.008 A
c
12.8 cm
2
= :=
Mechanical reinforcement ratio

A
s.est
f
yd

A
c
f
cd

0.307 = :=
n
u
1 + 1.307 = :=
n
bal
0.4 :=
The value of n at maximum moment resistance
Correction factor depending on axial load
K
r
min
n
u
n
( )
n
u
n
bal

1 ,

(
(

1 = :=
EN2-1-1 (5.36)
0.35
f
ck
200
N
mm
2
+

150
0.277 = :=
Factor for taking into account of creep
K

1 :=
EN2-1-1 (5.37)
Deflection due to second order effects
e
2
0.1
K
r
K

f
yd

0.45 d E
s

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l
0
2
0.213m = :=
First order moment including the effect of imperfections
M
02
M N
Ed
e + 56.695 kN m = :=
Nominal second order moment M
2
M
2
N
Ed
e
2
112.913 kN m = :=
EN 1992-1-1 (5.33)
Design moment
M
Ed
M
2
M
02
+ 169.608 kN m = :=
EN 1992-1-1 (5.31)
Calculation using iteration
Factor, defining the effective strength
1 :=
for f
ck
<= 50 MPa
Try
xx 150mm :=
Factor, defining the effective height of the compression zone
0.8 :=
Depth of compression zone
d
c
x ( ) min x h , ( ) :=
Ultimate compressive strain limit in concrete which is not fully in
pure axial compression assuming use of the parabolic-rectangular
stress-strain relationship

cu2
0.0035 :=
for <= C50/60
Ultimate compressive strain in the concrete

cu
0.0035 :=
for <= C50/60
Strain of compression reinforcement

sc
x ( )

cu
x d
2

( )

x
:=
Stress in compression reinforcement

sc
x ( ) min
sc
x ( ) E
s
f
yd
,
( )
:=
Strain of tension reinforcement

st
x ( )
cu
h x d
2

( )
x
:=
Stress in tension reinforcement

st
x ( ) min f
yd

st
x ( ) E
s
,
( )
:=
Total area of reinforcement required to resist axial load
A
sN
x ( ) 2
N
Ed

cc
f
ck
b
d
c
x ( )

sc
x ( )
st
x ( )
:=
Total area of reinforcement required to resist moment
A
sM
x ( ) 2
M
Ed

cc
f
ck
b d
c
x ( )
h
2
d
c
x ( )
2

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h
2
d
2

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|
|

sc
x ( )
st
x ( ) +
( )

:=
a 105mm := a = x
d
c
a ( ) 0.084m =
A
sM
a ( ) 15.759 cm
2
=
A
sN
a ( ) 2.059 10
3
cm
2
=

st
a ( ) 434.783 MPa =

sc
a ( ) 433.333 MPa =

st
a ( ) 8.5 10
3
=

sc
a ( ) 2.167 10
3
=
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
0.01
8 10
3

6 10
3

4 10
3

2 10
3

0
A
sN
x ( )
x
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
0.02
0.01
0
0.01
0.02
A
sM
x ( )
x
Calculation using design charts
M
Ed
b h
2
f
ck

0.133 =
These ratios are used in determination of
s
coefficient using the
design curves
N
Ed
b h f
ck

0.166 =
d
2
h
0.1 =
According to curve the Figure 9 of How to design concrete structures
using Eurocode 2. Columns

s
0.2 :=
Area of reinforcement
A
s

s
b h
f
ck
f
yk
12.8 cm
2
= :=
Minimal area of reinforcement
A
s.min
max 0.12
N
f
yk
0.002 b h ,
|

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3.2 cm
2
= :=
Maximum area of reinforcement
A
s.max
0.04 b h 64 cm
2
= :=
Also size of longitudinal reinforcement bars should not be less than 12mm
Minimal number of longitudinal reinforcement bars in rectangular columns is 4
A
s.4x12mm
12mm ( )
2

4
4 4.524 cm
2
= :=
Accept reinforcement area not less than the minimal value
A
s
max A
s.min
A
s
, A
s.4x12mm
,
( )
12.8 cm
2
= :=
Accept reinforcement area no more than the maximum value
A
s
min A
s
A
s.max
,
( )
12.8 cm
2
= :=
Reinforcement area
A
s
12.8 cm
2
=