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Beam definition
Beam width; b = 300 mm
Overall beam depth; h = 500 mm
Characteristic strength of concrete; fcu = 30 N/mm 2
Characteristic strength of longitudinal reinf’t; fy = 500 N/mm 2
Characteristic strength of shear reinforcement; fyv = 250 N/mm 2
Nominal cover to all reinforcement (incl. links); cnom = 25 mm
Longitudinal tension bar diameter (try); D = 25 mm
Link bar diameter; Ldia = 10 mm
Number of perimeter link legs at a section; N=2
Area of longitudinal reinf’t provided for bending; As = 1473 mm 2
Effective depth; d = h - cnom - Ldia - D/2 = 452 mm
Larger dimension of rectangular beam; hmax = max(h,b) = 500 mm
Smaller dimension of rectangular beam; hmin =min(h,b) = 300 mm
Larger centre to centre dim. of links; y1 = hmax - 2cnom - Ldia = 440 mm
Smaller centre to centre dim. of links; x1 = hmin - 2cnom - Ldia = 240 mm
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