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PREDICTION OF AXIAL SHORTENING

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<strong>PREDICTION</strong> METHODOLOGY<br />

1 - ANALYSIS PARAMETERS<br />

RH<br />

<strong>SHORTENING</strong> CALCULATIONS TO THE REQUIREMENTS <strong>OF</strong> "EUROCODE 2, BS EN 1992-1-1:2004<br />

Relative Humidity % age<br />

H<br />

t 0<br />

c<br />

h o<br />

t<br />

t-t 0<br />

cc (t)<br />

A coefficient depending on the relative<br />

humidity & member size - for fcm => 35<br />

Age of concrete at loading<br />

Compressive stress applied at age t o<br />

Section notional size = 2 Area / Perimeter<br />

Age of concrete at the moment)<br />

Non-adjusted duration of loading<br />

Cefficient for the calculation of<br />

compressive strength f cm (t) at age t<br />

1.5[1+(.012 RH) 18 ] h o + 250 3 ,

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