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IRC 456

The density is assumed to be 2200 kg/m3.

The design strength is given in Figure 21 by

fcd=0.67fc/γf_{cd}=0.67 f_c / \gamma \\

The tensile strength is inferred from 6.2.2 as

fct=0.7fcf_{ct}=0.7 \sqrt{f_c} \\

The elastic modulus is defined in 6.2.3.1

E=5fcE=5 \sqrt{f_c} \\

The strains are defined as

εcu\varepsilon_{cu}εax\varepsilon_{ax}εplas\varepsilon_{plas}εmax\varepsilon_{max}εpeak\varepsilon_{peak}
Parabola-rectangle0.00350.0020.002
Rectangle0.00350.002εβ\varepsilon_{\beta}
Bilinear
Linear0.0035εmax\varepsilon_{max}
Non-linear0.00350.0022
Popovics
EC2 Confined
AISC filled tube
Explicit0.00350.0020.0035

See also the Theory section on Concrete material models.