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Structural
Many times column orientations have to be changed for architectural reasons. For example, you might have a 14"x30" column on floor below and it might be rotated to a 14"x24" column above. This would leave a 14"x14" concrete bearing zone with concrete slab all around.
What are the checks that you do to ensure an adequate load transfer path exists other than checking for bearing and providing compression steel (if necessary)?
Would your checks also involve a design similar to that of an anchorage zone in a beam, where you develop bursting forces transverse to the compression force?
Appreciate your inputs and any suggested typical details. One option would be to provide a gradual transition from column above to column below....that has a defined load path. But what if that is objectionable?
What are the checks that you do to ensure an adequate load transfer path exists other than checking for bearing and providing compression steel (if necessary)?
Would your checks also involve a design similar to that of an anchorage zone in a beam, where you develop bursting forces transverse to the compression force?
Appreciate your inputs and any suggested typical details. One option would be to provide a gradual transition from column above to column below....that has a defined load path. But what if that is objectionable?
