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Design and Analysis of Irregular Shaped RC Columns

by K.T. Ng © Copyright 2006

Example of shapes of irregular shape columns

This program is written by engineers for engineers, and is officially approved by the Hong Kong Buildings Department. This is a general program written from first principles, and conforms to all codes by modifying the input data.


USER TO DEFINE:
  1. Column shape--built up of finite elements
  2. Concrete stress block and yield criteria
  3. Steel position, Es and Ys

DESIGN MODE:

Input:

  1. Design forces: P, Mxx, Myy

Output:

  1. Echo of input data
  2. Graphic of model on screen
  3. Location of neutral axis
  4. Steel area
ANALYSIS MODE:

Input:

  1. Location of neutral axis
  2. Steel area

Output:

  1. Echo of input data
  2. Graphic of model on screen
  3. P, Mxx, Myy
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