The document provides notations and symbols used for concrete structures. It includes notations for Young's modulus of concrete, cylinder compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, reinforcement ratio, wall dimensions, material properties like yield strength and tensile strength, and other coefficients. Greek symbols include coefficients, strains, stresses, creep coefficient, and modular ratio.
The document provides notations and symbols used for concrete structures. It includes notations for Young's modulus of concrete, cylinder compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, reinforcement ratio, wall dimensions, material properties like yield strength and tensile strength, and other coefficients. Greek symbols include coefficients, strains, stresses, creep coefficient, and modular ratio.
The document provides notations and symbols used for concrete structures. It includes notations for Young's modulus of concrete, cylinder compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, reinforcement ratio, wall dimensions, material properties like yield strength and tensile strength, and other coefficients. Greek symbols include coefficients, strains, stresses, creep coefficient, and modular ratio.
The document provides notations and symbols used for concrete structures. It includes notations for Young's modulus of concrete, cylinder compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, reinforcement ratio, wall dimensions, material properties like yield strength and tensile strength, and other coefficients. Greek symbols include coefficients, strains, stresses, creep coefficient, and modular ratio.
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NOTATIONS
English Symbols
Ec(t) : Young’s modulus of concrete at age t days (MPa)
w : unit weight of concrete (kg/m3)
f1c(t) : cylinder compressive strength at time t in days.
Eci : concrete MOE at an age of 28 days
βE(t) : coefficient depending on the age of concrete (t days)
t : age of concrete (days)
S : Coefficient which depends on the type of cement
𝐸𝑐 : Young’s modulus
𝑓𝑠 : split tensile strength of concrete
𝑓𝑡 : Flexural tensile strength of concrete
𝑓1𝑐 : 28 day concrete cylinder strength
Lb : equivalent bond-loss length
ρh : horizontal reinforcement ratio
L : length of wall
B : width of tank
H : height of wall
t : thickness of wall
fy : Yield strength of steel (MPa)
fu : Ultimate tensile strength of steel (MPa)
R : restraint factor for the wall section
vii D-mec : Demountable Mechanical gauge
W/C : water to cement ratio
L/H : length to height ratio
𝑓𝑐 : 28 days cube compressive strength (MPa)
fts(t) : time dependent split tensile strength
ft(t) : time dependent flexural tensile strength
𝑓 1 𝑐 (𝑡) : Time dependent concrete cylinder strength
Ec eff : effective modulus of elasticity of the wall concrete at the age of 7 days
A : cross section area of wall
x : section distance from centre of wall b : thickness of wall Ix : moment of inertia of wall and foundation Sr,max : maximum crack spacing Sr,min : minimum crack spacing C : cover to the reinforcement k1 : coefficient that considers the bonding properties of reinforcement k2 : coefficient that accounts for the distribution of strain
fct : tensile strength of the concrete
fb : average bond strength of the steel reinforcement with respect to the concrete.
𝐶1 : a factor of 0.6 taking creep in to account
𝐶2 : empirical value of 0.8
Es : elastic modulus of the steel
wk : crack width
h : height from base for the point being considered
𝑤𝑚𝑎𝑥 : Maximum crack width
viii k ,kc : coefficient values provided the CIRIA report
M1 : moment generated by wall on foundation
M2 : moment generated by foundation on wall
Greek Symbols
Α : co-efficient from graph depends on point, where stress is being calculated
ε ult : elastic tensile strain capacity of concrete just before cracking
𝛾1 , 𝛾2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛾3 : Coefficients from graphs for concrete
