The objective of this guide is to provide comprehensive information on the design and detailing of reinforced concrete columns in buildings assigned to any Seismic Design Category. The design and detailing requirements in ACI 318-14 are clearly summarized in tables and figures for quick reference. Numerous design aids and flow charts are provided that can be used to determine the size of the cross-section and the required amounts of longitudinal and transverse reinforcement for members subjected to axial compression or combined flexure and axial compression. Slenderness effects are also covered, including methods on how to size a column so that such effects can be neglected. A collection of design strength interaction diagrams are given in an appendix that covers tied, rectangular columns ranging in size from 12 to 48 in.; tied and spiral circular columns ranging in diameter from 12 to 48 in.; Grade 60 and Grade 80 longitudinal reinforcement; concrete compressive strengths from 4,000 psi to 14,000 psi; and longitudinal reinforcement ratios from 1% to less than 2.5%. Numerous worked-out examples illustrate the proper application of the code provisions and demonstrate the use of the design aids.

The objective of this guide is to provide comprehensive information on the design and detailing of reinforced concrete columns in buildings assigned to any Seismic Design Category. The design and detailing requirements in ACI 318-14 are clearly summarized in tables and figures for quick reference. Numerous design aids and flow charts are provided that can be used to determine the size of the cross-section and the required amounts of longitudinal and transverse reinforcement for members subjected to axial compression or combined flexure and axial compression. Slenderness effects are also covered, including methods on how to size a column so that such effects can be neglected. A collection of design strength interaction diagrams are given in an appendix that covers tied, rectangular columns ranging in size from 12 to 48 in.; tied and spiral circular columns ranging in diameter from 12 to 48 in.; Grade 60 and Grade 80 longitudinal reinforcement; concrete compressive strengths from 4,000 psi to 14,000 psi; and longitudinal reinforcement ratios from 1% to less than 2.5%. Numerous worked-out examples illustrate the proper application of the code provisions and demonstrate the use of the design aids.

This book is the companion volume to Design Examples for High Strength Steel Reinforced Concrete Columns – A Eurocode 4 Approach. Guidance is much needed on the design of high strength steel reinforced concrete (SRC) columns beyond the remit of Eurocode 4. Given the much narrower range of permitted concrete and steel material strengths in comparison to EC2 and EC3, and the better ductility and buckling resistance of SRC columns compared to steel or reinforced concrete, there is a clear need for design beyond the guidelines. This book looks at the design of SRC columns using high strength concrete, high strength structural steel and high strength reinforcing steel materials – columns with concrete cylinder strength up to 90 N/mm2, yield strength of structural steel up to 690 N/mm2 and yield strength of reinforcing steel up to 600 N/mm2 respectively. The companion volume provides detailed worked examples on use of these high strength materials. This book is written primarily for structural engineers and designers who are familiar with basic EC4 design, and should also be useful to civil engineering undergraduate and graduate students who are studying composite steel concrete design and construction. Equations for design resistances are presented clearly so that they can be easily programmed into design spreadsheets for ease of use.

This book is the companion volume to Design of High Strength Steel Reinforced Concrete Columns – A Eurocode 4 Approach. This book provides a large number of worked examples for the design of high strength steel reinforced concrete (SRC) columns. It is based on the Eurocode 4 approach, but goes beyond this to give much needed guidance on the narrower range of permitted concrete and steel material strengths in comparison to EC2 and EC3, and the better ductility and buckling resistance of SRC columns compared to steel or reinforced concrete. Special considerations are given to resistance calculations that maximize the full strength of the materials, with concrete cylinder strength up to 90 N/mm2, yield strength of structural steel up to 690 N/mm2 and yield strength of reinforcing steel up to 600 N/mm2 respectively. These examples build on the design principles set out in the companion volume, allowing the readers to practice and understand the EC4 methodology easily. Structural engineers and designers who are familiar with basic EC4 design should find these design examples particularly helpful, whilst engineering undergraduate and graduate students who are studying composite steel concrete design and construction should easily gain further understanding from working through the worked examples which are set out in a step-by-step clearly fashion.

Here is a comprehensive guide and reference to assist civil engineers preparing for the Structural Engineer Examination. It offers 350 pages of text and 70 design problems with complete step-by-step solutions. Topics covered: Materials for Reinforced Concrete; Limit State Principles; Flexure of Reinforced Concrete Beams; Shear and Torsion of Concrete Beams; Bond and Anchorage; Design of Reinforced Concrete Columns; Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs and Footings; Retaining Walls; and Piled Foundations. An index is provided.

This book is intended to guide practicing structural engineers familiar with ear lier ACI building codes into more profitable routine designs with the ACI 1995 Building Code (ACI 318-95). Each new ACI Building Code expresses the latest knowledge of reinforced concrete in legal language for safe design application. Beginning in 1956 with the introduction of ultimate strength design, each new code offered better uti lization of high-strength reinforcement and the compressive strength of the con crete itself. Each new code thus permitted more economy as to construction material, but achieved it through more detailed and complicated design calcula tions. In addition to competition requiring independent structural engineers to follow the latest code for economy, it created a professional obligation to fol low the latest code for accepted levels of structural safety. The increasing complexity of codes has encouraged the use of computers for design and has stimulated the development of computer-based handbooks. Before computer software can be successfully used in the structural design of buildings, preliminary sizes of structural elements must be established from handbook tables, estimates, or experienced first guesses for input into the com puter.