A 500 mm x 500 mm square tied column shown is reinforced with 10 – 28 mm diameter bars with a steel covering of 62.5 mm from the center of the bars to the outer edge of the column section. fc' = 20.7 MPa, fy = 345.6 MPa, e = 421.4 mm. (DO NOT USE CID) a) What is the value of the depth of the compression block, "a" Soomm t 62.5mm 500mm e 62.5mm + Pn

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A 500 mm x 500 mm square tied column shown is
reinforced with 10 – 28 mm diameter bars with a
steel covering of 62.5 mm from the center of the
bars to the outer edge of the column section. fc' =
20.7 MPa, fy = 345.6 MPa, e = 421.4 mm. (DO NOT
USE CID)
a) What is the value of the depth of the
compression block, "a"
Soomm
t
62.5mm
62.5mm
500mm
e
*
Pn
Transcribed Image Text:A 500 mm x 500 mm square tied column shown is reinforced with 10 – 28 mm diameter bars with a steel covering of 62.5 mm from the center of the bars to the outer edge of the column section. fc' = 20.7 MPa, fy = 345.6 MPa, e = 421.4 mm. (DO NOT USE CID) a) What is the value of the depth of the compression block, "a" Soomm t 62.5mm 62.5mm 500mm e * Pn
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