Title: Design of Nonprismatic Concrete Columns by the Degree of Fixity Method

Author(s): A. D. Aghayere

Publication: Structural Journal

Volume: 87

Issue: 4

Appears on pages(s): 473-478

Keywords: columns (supports); reinforced concrete; restraints; stiffness; structural analysis; structural design; Design

DOI: 10.14359/3099

Date: 7/1/1990

Abstract:
A method is presented for the design of nonprismatic concrete columns using the degree of fixity method. The method obviates the need to use effective length factors and to compute of the critical buckling load of the columns. The rotational and translational restraints at the ends of the column can be taken into account, and material nonlinearities are considered using the EI equations given in the ACI Building Code.