Columns are structural elements used primarily to support compressive loads. All practical columns are members subjected not only to axial load but also to bending moments, about …

Columns may be classified based on the following criteria: Classification on the basis of geometry; rectangular, square, circular, L-shaped, T-shaped, etc. depending on the structural or …

The current single column curve vs the multiple column curve controversy is evaluated. Since the first use of mild steel columns in the 1850’s to the present, US design formulas for steel …

The “CRC Column Strength Curve,” named after the acronym of the former name of the Structural Stability Research Council (i.e, Column Research Council), was recommended in the first …

spColumn can be used to model, analyze, and design column systems based on slenderness, loading, shape, reinforcement layout, confinement type, or application such as building …

Examples 6-1 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.2 Examples – Chapter 3 6-1 6.2.1 Example 6.1 – Construction of Nominal and Design Strength Interaction Diagrams for a Rectangular, Tied Column 6-1 …

When necessary, column longitudinal reinforcement may be hooked into a bent cap or footing; sufficient space should be provided so that hooks do not interfere with other reinforcement or …