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The density of normal weight concrete is assumed to be 2200 kg/m3.

The design strength is given in 22.2.2.4.1 by

fcd=0.85 fcf_{cd}=0.85 \space f_c \\

The tensile strength is given in Equation 9-10 by

fct=0.62fcf_{ct}=0.62\sqrt{f_c} \\
fct=7.5 fc      (US units)f_{ct}=7.5 \space \sqrt{f_c} \space \space \space \space \space \space \text{(US units)} \\

The elastic modulus is given in 8.5.1 as

E=4.7 fcE=4.7 \space \sqrt{f_c} \\
E=57000 fc      (US units)E=57000 \space \sqrt{f_c} \space \space \space \space \space \space \text{(US units)} \\

The strains are defined as:

εcu\varepsilon_{cu}εax\varepsilon_{ax}εplas\varepsilon_{plas}εmax\varepsilon_{max}εpeak\varepsilon_{peak}
Parabola-rectangle0.003εcu\varepsilon_{cu}(13β)εcu\small (1-3\beta)\varepsilon_{cu}
Rectangle0.003εcu\varepsilon_{cu}εβ\varepsilon_{\beta}
Bilinear0.003εcu\varepsilon_{cu}(12β)εcu\small (1-2\beta)\varepsilon_{cu}
Linear0.003εmax\varepsilon_{max}
Non-linear
Popovics0.003εpop\varepsilon_{pop}
EC2 Confined
AISC filled tube
Explicit0.003εcu\varepsilon_{cu}0.003

See also the Theory section on Concrete material models.