Structural • Rc Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)

RC Column Design (Short Column)

Axial capacity and reinforcement of a short braced column.

What this workbook is

A real, downloadable Microsoft Excel workbook — not a rendered demo. Every sheet is built around a single engineering method: inputs in one place, calculated results and a PASS / WARN / FAIL check sheet, with the method, sources and assumptions recorded next to the numbers. Open it in Excel, Sheets or LibreOffice, change the inputs, and the workbook recalculates.

  • Light cells are user-entered inputs on the Inputs sheet.
  • Dark cells are calculated automatically and are not editable.
  • The method and sources for every calculation are listed below and inside the workbook.

What you enter

  • Section dimensions
  • Axial load
  • fcu, fy
  • Effective length

What it calculates

  • Slenderness check
  • Required steel area
  • Steel %

Method

Short-column axial: N = 0.35آ·fcuآ·Ac + 0.67آ·fyآ·Asc (BS 8110); slenderness limit before use

Sources

  • [1] BS 8110-1:1997; ACI 318-19 آ§22.4 (axial method-level)

Inside the workbook

CoverTitle, scope and revision block
SummaryCore inputs and headline results
InputsYour project values (light cells)
CalculationsStep-by-step working sheet (dark cells)
OutputsReadback of results for reporting
ChecksPASS / WARN / FAIL against stated limits
ReferenceSources for each calculation
Notes & AssumptionsScope, exclusions and stated limits