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ShortColEC2 - investigation of reinforced concrete column section

ShortCol computes ULS strength and SLS crack width of reinforced concrete column subjected to combined axial force and bending moment. Ultimate strength is found from strain compatibility analysis assuming equivalent rectangular concrete stress distribution. In addition, ShortCol calculates transformed properties of fully cracked reinforced concrete section at ultimate limit state.

• Rectangular or circular concrete cross-sections
• Biaxial interaction diagram
• Typical and irregular rebar layouts
  
• Conforms Eurocode 2 (1992-1-1, 2004)

• Does not consider column slenderness and second order effects
• Uses only unconfined concrete properties
• Accepts only bonded to concrete reiforcing steel