Design of reinforced concrete columns subjected to biaxial bending

Author

Amjad Jamal Khayat

Date of Award

8-1997

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Civil Engineering

Major Professor

Edwin G. Burdette

Committee Members

J. Harold Deatherage, David W. Goodpasture

Abstract

Biaxial bending in reinforced concrete columns in very complex. The Bresler Reciprocal Method (1) is a simplified approximate approach to analyze reinforced concrete columns in biaxial bending. In this thesis a spreadsheet is used to analyze rectangular reinforced concrete columns for biaxial bending and to compare its exact results to the approximate approach using the Bresler reciprocal method.

The results of comparisons confirmed what the ACI Building Code (3) indicated. The Bresler Reciprocal Method is a satisfactory and conservative method to use for biaxial bending and axial load, with a note that the method is “most suitable” when values of P_x and P_y are greater than the balanced axial load for that axis.

Recommended Citation

Khayat, Amjad Jamal, "Design of reinforced concrete columns subjected to biaxial bending. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1997.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/10578