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Bridge Column Design Based on AASHTO 17th & ACI 318-11

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
CONCRETE STRENGTH

f c'

ksi

REBAR YIELD STRESS

fy

60

ksi

SECTION SIZE

Cx

120

in

End

12

in

Cy

48

in

Pu

8000

Mu,x

18000

ft-k

Mu,y

18000

ft-k

Vu,x

30

Vu,y
15
5

=
#
#

4
4

@
@

20
18
18
1
12
12

k
at x dir.
at y dir.
Ties
in o.c.
in o.c.

FACTORED AXIAL LOAD

FACTORED MAGNIFIED MOMENT

FACTORED SHEAR LOAD

COLUMN VERT. REINFORCEMENT
LATERAL REINF. OPTION (0=Spirals, 1=Ties)
LATERAL REINFORCEMENT
3
straight legs

#
#

THE COLUMN DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

(Total 40 # 18)

ANALYSIS
25000

20000

15000

Pn (k)

10000

5000

0
0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

Mn (ft-k)
Pn (k)
19147
19147
18160
15279
12730

AT AXIAL LOAD ONLY

AT MAXIMUM LOAD
AT 0 % TENSION
AT 25 % TENSION
AT 50 % TENSION
ATt = 0.002
AT BALANCED CONDITION
ATt = 0.005
AT FLEXURE ONLY

Mn (ft-k)
0
14042
16393
22182
25771

8897
8731

29007
29407

3344
0

36036
28208

2 0.85 f

0.85 f

'
C

E c 57

2 c

f
2

'
C

,
,

Es
for

'
C

, for c o
s E s , for s t

f y , for s t

0.85 f

Ec

'
C

CHECK FLEXURAL & AXIAL CAPACITY

Pmax =F [ 0.85 fc' (Ag - Ast) + fy Ast] =

where

0.65

0.8

19147.34 kips., (at max axial load, ACI 318-11, Sec. 10.3.6.2)
Ag =

0.75 + ( t - 0.002 ) (50), for Spiral

C b = d c / ( c + s) =
d

Mn =

30306

6565

0.65 + ( t - 0.002 ) (250 / 3), for Ties

where

>

Pu

160.00

in2

(ACI 318-11, Sec.9.3.2.2)

68.8

0.656

t=

in

116.3 in, (ACI 7.7.1)

ft-kips @ Pu =

8000

kips

max

0.08

(ACI 318-11, Section 10.9)

min

0.01

(ACI 318-11, Section 10.9)

Ast =

in2

>

(ACI 318-11, Fig. R9.3.2)

c=

0.0021

D =

119.4

in

Mu =

25456

ft-kips

provd

0.003

Cover =

1.5

in, (AASHTO 8.22.1)

[Satisfactory]

0.024
[Satisfactory]

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (ACI 318-11 Sec. 11.1.1, 11.2.1, & 11.4.6.2)

Vn = (Vs + Vc)

(ACI 318-11 Sec. 11.1.1)

>
where

0.75

Vu

[Satisfactory]
A0

x
y

d
140.9 5655.12
44.9 5655.12

smax

24

smin

fy =

(ACI 318-11 Sec. 9.3.2.3)

Av
0.40
1.00

(ACI 318-11, Section 7.10.5.2)

Vc =

60

2 (fc')0.5A0

ksi
Vs = MIN (d fy Av / s , 4Vc)

799.8
799.8

281.7
224.4
sprovd

12

in
[Satisfactory]

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.85 f

'
C

Ec

85 f

'
C

E c 57

2 c

f
2

'
C

,
,

E s 29000ksi
for

'
C

, for c o
E s , for s t
y , for s t

85 f

[Satisfactory]

in, (AASHTO 8.22.1)

Vn
811
768

0c o

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Magnified Moment Calculation for Bridge Circular Column Based on AASHTO 17th & ACI 318-11
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
EFFECTIVE LENGTH FACTOR

1.6

, (ACI 10.10.6.3 or 10.10.7.1)

COLUMN UNSUPPORTED LENGTH

Lu

24

ft

LARGER FACTORED MOMENT

M2

1800

ft-k

SMALLER FACTORED END MOMENT

M1

1000

ft-k, (positive if single curvature.)

CONCRETE STRENGTH

fc'

ksi

COLUMN DIMENSIONS

Cx
End

=
=

120
12

in
in

Cy

48

in

Pu

8000

SUMMATION FOR ALL VERTICAL LOADS IN THE STORY

Pu

8000

SUMMATION FOR ALL CRITICAL LOADS IN THE STORY

Pc

50000

k, (ACI Eq. 10-21)

FACTORED AXIAL LOAD

Mu

THE MAGNIFIED MOMENT:

2378.1

ft-k

, Sway

ANALYSIS
MAGNIFIED MOMENT - NONSWAY
Ag =

6565

in2

Ig =

1906740

in4

r = ( Ig / A )0.5 =
k Lu / r =

17.0
27.0388647067

Ec = 57000 (fc')0.5 =

EI

1 d

2EI

k Lu

34 - 12(M1 / M2) =

4030.5

0.4 E c I g

Pc

in, ACI 10.11.2

<

0.4 E c I g
0.25 E c I g 1.92E+009 k-in2 , ACI 10.10.6.1
1 0.6

27.333333 < = = Slenderness effect may be ignored. (AASHTO 8.16.5.2 or ACI Eq 10-7)

ksi, ACI 8.5.1

89303.016 k, ACI Eq (10-14)

M2,min = MAX[ M2 , Pu (0.6+0.03 (2 End + Cx)) ] =

3280

Cm = MAX[ 0.6 + 0.4 (M1 / M2, min) , 0.4 ] =

0.7219512 , ACI Eq(10-16)

Cm
1 Pu

0.75 P c

ns MAX

Mu, ns = ns M2, min =

, 1.0

3280.0

1.00

ft-k, ACI 10.10.6.5

, ACI Eq (10-12)

>

ft-k, ACI Eq (10-11)

1.05 M2 =

1890.0

ft-k

[Unsatisfactory]

The column is sway. See calculation as follows.

MAGNIFIED MOMENT - SWAY
k Lu / r =

27.0388647067

s MIN MAX

Lu / r =

16.90

M2s = M2 =

1800.0

M2ns =

5%

Mu, s = M2ns + s M2s =

Note:

>

1
Pu
0.75 P c

<

22

, 1.0

< = = Slenderness effect must be considered. ACI Eq (10-6)

, 2.5

35 / [Pu / (fc' Ag)]0.5 =

1.27

, ACI Eq (10-21)

70.90

[Satisfactory]

ft-k, as given
M2s =
2378.1

90.0

ft-k, assumed conservatively

ft-k, ACI Eq (10-19)

For column subject to bending about both principal axis, the moment about each axis shall be magnified separately based
on the conditions corresponding to that axis.

,(ACI 10.10.5.1)