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Figure 1 presents a |
Figure 1 presents a three-core
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Caltrans
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section
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created
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using
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the
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.
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Different
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concrete
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properties
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may
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be
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assigned
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to
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each
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region,
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including
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the
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core
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(red),
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cover
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(yellow),
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and
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intermediate
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region
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(blue).
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Cross-sectional
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design
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parameters
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which
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may
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be
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assigned
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include:
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- The
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- unconfined
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- Mander
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- model;
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- The
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- confined
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- Mander
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- model
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- for
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- circular
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- sections;
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- The
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- confined
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- Mander
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- model
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- for
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- rectangular
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- sections;
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- and
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- For
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- each
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- core,
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- the
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- longitudinal-steel
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- size
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- and
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- quantity,
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- and
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- the
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- transverse-steel
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- size
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- and
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- spacing.
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- These
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- specifications
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- then
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- correlate
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- with
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- confined-concrete
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- properties,
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- which
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- the
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- software
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- calculates
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- automatically.
Select Show to specify any applicable modeling parameters (Figure 2). Some parameters are not available for editing because they are either taken directly from the material definition or are computed from the variables input on the Caltrans Section Properties form.
See Also
- Technical Note: Material stress-strain curve (available through Help > Documentation > Technical Notes)