How calculate loads on columns
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13th Apr, 2019
Hi Candidate,
Self-weight of Concrete is around 2400 kg per cubic meter, which is equivalent to 240 kN. Self-weight of Steel is around 8000 kg per cubic meter. Even if we assume a large column size of 230 mm x 600 mm with 1% steel and 3 meters standard height, the self-weight of the column is around 1000 kg per floor, which is equivalent to 10 kN. So, in my calculations, I assume self-weight of the column to be between 10 to 15k KN per floor .
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