Reinforced Concrete Design

  1. Column Design
    1. Column Types and Behavior
      1. Tied Columns
        1. Tie Arrangements
          1. Tie Spacing Requirements
            1. Lateral Support
            2. Spiral Columns
              1. Spiral Reinforcement
                1. Confinement Effects
                  1. Ductility Enhancement
                  2. Composite Columns
                    1. Steel-Encased Columns
                      1. Concrete-Filled Tubes
                    2. Short Column Analysis
                      1. Axially Loaded Columns
                        1. Load Capacity Equations
                          1. Material Contributions
                            1. Strength Reduction Factors
                            2. Eccentrically Loaded Columns
                              1. Load-Moment Interaction
                                1. Strain Compatibility Analysis
                                  1. Interaction Diagrams
                                2. Interaction Diagrams
                                  1. Construction of Interaction Diagrams
                                    1. Key Points Calculation
                                      1. Pure Compression Point
                                        1. Balanced Point
                                          1. Pure Flexure Point
                                          2. Use in Design and Analysis
                                            1. Design Point Location
                                              1. Strength Verification
                                              2. Biaxial Bending
                                                1. Load Contour Method
                                                  1. Reciprocal Load Method
                                                2. Slender Column Effects
                                                  1. Slenderness Criteria
                                                    1. Effective Length Factor
                                                      1. Radius of Gyration
                                                        1. Slenderness Ratio
                                                        2. Second-Order Effects
                                                          1. P-Delta Effects
                                                            1. Moment Magnification
                                                            2. Analysis Methods
                                                              1. Moment Magnification Method
                                                                1. Second-Order Analysis
                                                                2. Braced vs Unbraced Frames
                                                                  1. Lateral Stability
                                                                    1. Effective Length Determination
                                                                  2. Column Design Process
                                                                    1. Preliminary Sizing
                                                                      1. Reinforcement Selection
                                                                        1. Tie or Spiral Design
                                                                          1. Design Verification

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