Title:
Slender Columns Interaction Diagrams
Author(s):
Eldon F. Mockry and David Darwin
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
4
Issue:
6
Appears on pages(s):
44-50
Keywords:
buckling; columns (supports); frames, loads (forces); long columns; moments; reinforced concrete; slenderness ratio; structural design; structural engineering.
DOI:
Date:
6/1/1982
Abstract:
A procedure for developing slender column interaction diagrams is presented. The provisions of ACI 318-77 for the approximate evaluation of slenderness effects are utilized. Conventional interaction diagrams are modified using a nondimensional parameter characterizing column slenderness. The interaction diagrams developed provide a direct solution for the reinforcing ratio of single columns. The approach presented will reduce the design time for reinforced concrete structures.