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. 2021 Nov 25;14(23):7203. doi: 10.3390/ma14237203
Acomph Compression area of hollow section fsu Steel ultimate stress
Acomps Compression area of beam solid section fsy Steel yield stress
Ah Area of opening H Beam height
Ast Area of tension steel h1 Opening height of longitudinal opening
At Area of uncracked transformed section h2 Opening height of near the beam center
Ath Net area of hollow section h3 Opening height located near the support
Ats Solid section of the beam Ieff Effective moment of inertia
B Beam width Ig Gross moment of inertia
b1 Width of longitudinal opening Iucr Moment of inertia of uncracked section
b2 Width of near the beam center opening Iucrs Solid transformed moment of inertia of the beam section
b3 Width of near the support opening L Beam length
c Height of the compression zone Mcr Cracking bending moment
c Distance between opening center and top concrete m Modular ratio
Es Modulus of elasticity value of steel P The central applied load
fcr Modulus of rupture value of concrete Pcr Beam critical load
fsu Steel ultimate stress Pu Beam ultimate load
δyh Post-cracking deflection Py Yield load of solid section
δpcr Central deflection at pre-cracking stage