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<p>This paper deals with the second-order effects in horizontally loaded reinforced concrete columns. The current standard approach according to Eurocode 2 is the starting point for the considerations. Simplified methods that take into account the secondary effects, that is, the nominal stiffness method and the nominal curvature method, and their limitations are discussed. Most attention is devoted to the general method. As only general guidelines for this method can be found in the literature on the subject, the author presents his own original approach to calculations done using this method. Exemplary analyses for the corbel columns of high bay racked warehouses are made. Columns of different lengths are analyzed. The calculations show the overestimates introduced by the simplified methods and the benefits stemming from the use of the general method, especially in the case of quite slender columns.</p>
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This paper deals with the second-order effects in horizontally loaded reinforced concrete columns. The current standard approach according to Eurocode 2 is the starting point for the considerations. Simplified methods that take into account the secondary effects, that is, the nominal stiffness method and the nominal curvature method, and their limitations are discussed. Most attention is devoted to the general method. As only general guidelines for this method can be found in the literature on the subject, the author presents his own original approach to calculations done using this method. Exemplary analyses for the corbel columns of high bay racked warehouses are made. Columns of different lengths are analyzed. The calculations show the overestimates introduced by the simplified methods and the benefits stemming from the use of the general method, especially in the case of quite slender columns.

Second-order effects in horizontally loaded reinforced concrete columns

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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This paper deals with the second-order effects in horizontally loaded reinforced concrete columns. The current standard approach according to Eurocode 2 is the...

Second-order effects in horizontally loaded reinforced concrete columns

Article Category: Original Study

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2023

Páginas: 1 - 13

Recibido: 26 jun 2023

Aceptado: 21 sept 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2023-0022

Palabras clave
buckling, column, general method, reinforced concrete, second-order effects

© 2023 Janusz Pędziwiatr et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Second-order effects in horizontally loaded reinforced concrete columns

Article Category: Original Study

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2023

Páginas: 1 - 13

Recibido: 26 jun 2023

Aceptado: 21 sept 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2023-0022

Palabras clavebuckling, column, general method, reinforced concrete, second-order effects

© 2023 Janusz Pędziwiatr et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
buckling, column, general method, reinforced concrete, second-order effects