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IRS Bridge

The density is assumed to be 2300 kg/m3.

The design strength is given in 15.4.2.1(b) by

fcd=0.6fc/γf_{cd}=0.6 f_c /\gamma \\

The tensile strength is given in 16.4.4.3 as

fct=0.37fcf_{ct}=0.37 \sqrt{f_c} \\

The elastic modulus is tabulated in 5.2.2.1

fcf_c (MPa)EE (GPa)
2025.0
2526.0
3228.0
4031.0
5034.0
6036.0

The strains are defined as

εcu\varepsilon_{cu}εax\varepsilon_{ax}εplas\varepsilon_{plas}εmax\varepsilon_{max}εpeak\varepsilon_{peak}
Parabola-rectangle0.0035εcu\varepsilon_{cu}εRP\varepsilon_{RP}
Rectangle
Bilinear
Linear0.0035εmax\varepsilon_{max}
Non-linear
Popovics
EC2 Confined
AISC filled tube
Explicit0.0035εcu\varepsilon_{cu}0.0035
εRP=2.4×104fcγ\varepsilon_{RP}=2.4 \times 10^{-4} \sqrt{\frac{f_c}{\gamma}} \\

See also the Theory section on Concrete material models.