Considering the following strain distribution
in a beam section reinforced with Grade 60
steel, from the similar triangles above and
below the neutral axis, we have 0.003
Use this expression to answer the following.
1. For a tension controlled case,
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2. For a compression controlled case,
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(
0.003
Et
()
X
d-c
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Strain Diagram
d-c
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Fig: 1