| σc | Compressive stress |
| εc | Compressive strain |
| σc,un | Unloading stress |
| εc,un | Unloading strain |
| εc,pl | Plastic strain |
| εcu | Ultimate compressive strain |
| σc,re | Reloading stress |
| σc1 | Stress at unloading level 1 in Crisafulli [26] |
| σc2 | Stress at unloading level 2 in Crisafulli [26] |
| βa | Constant in Crisafulli [26] |
| εc,re | Reloading strain |
| εcp | Peak strain |
| α, β | Constants in Subramaniam and Sinha [25] |
| σcp | Peak stress |
| A1, A2 | Parameters in Crisafulli [26] |
| σc1 | Stress at level 1 |
| σc2 | Stress at level 2 |
| B1, B2, B3 | Parameters in Crisafulli [26] |
| E0 | Initial elastic modulus |
| Es | Secant modulus |
| A, D, k | Constants in Mendola and Papia [35] |
| Es,un | Unloading secant modulus |
| D1, D2 | Constants in Sima et al. [27] |
| Es,re | Reloading secant modulus |
| δc− | Compression damage parameter in Sima et al. [27] |
| δcu− | Unloading damage parameter in Sima et al. [27] |
| n | Ratio of initial to secant modulus |