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. 2019 Jan 13;11(1):130. doi: 10.3390/polym11010130
ai the height of main crack at the ith cycle
As cross-sectional area of tensile steel bar
A′s cross-sectional area of compressive steel bar
Af cross-sectional area of CFRP
b the width of the RC beam
c the depth of the concrete cover(measured from bottom surface of section)
c′ the depth of the concrete cover(measured from top surface of section)
D accumulation of fatigue damage
Eci effective elastic modulus of concrete at the ith cycle
Ec initial elastic modulus of concrete
Es elastic modulus of the tensile steel bar
E′s elastic modulus of the compressive steel bar
Ef elastic modulus of the CFRP
fc uniaxial compressive strength of concrete
fy yield strength of the tensile steel bar
ft uniaxial tensile strength of the concrete
h the height of the RC beam
hci the height of the tension zone for the concrete at the ith cycle at the main cracked section
k1, k2, k3, k4 parameters determined by the tensile steel bar
M bending moment at the main cracked section
ni the cycle number for the specified stress amplitude of tensile steel bars
N cycle number to fatigue failure
Nf fatigue lives
Ni the final cycle number to failure for the specified stress amplitude of tensile steel bars
Nci the number of loading cycles to failure for concrete
Pmax peak load
Pmin minimum load
R the stress ratio
Ssi stress range applied at steel
Sci maximum stress level at the ith cycle for concrete
yci height of the compression zone for the concrete at the ith cycle at the main cracked section
σsi maximum tensile stress of steel
σci maximum compressive stress of concrete
εci maximum strain of the compressive concrete at the ith cycle
εt uniaxial tensile strain of the concrete
εsi longitudinal strain of the tensile steel bar at the ith cycle
εsi longitudinal strain of the compressive steel bar at the ith cycle
εpe initial strain of prestressed CFRP
εsi longitudinal strain of CFL at the ith cycle