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Compression area of hollow section |
fsu
|
Steel ultimate stress |
|
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Compression area of beam solid section |
fsy
|
Steel yield stress |
|
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Area of opening |
H
|
Beam height |
|
|
Area of tension steel |
h1
|
Opening height of longitudinal opening |
|
|
Area of uncracked transformed section |
h2
|
Opening height of near the beam center |
|
|
Net area of hollow section |
h3
|
Opening height located near the support |
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Cracking bending moment |
|
|
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 |
|
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Post-cracking deflection |
Py
|
Yield load of solid section |
|
|
Central deflection at pre-cracking stage |
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