Hello,
I’m creating some normal force / moment interaction diagrams with AQB, but I find that the maximum strain reached by the concrete in pure compresion is 1.6 o/oo instead 2 o/oo:
Design Forces and Moments
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SNo N[kN] Vy[kN] Vz[kN] Mtp[kNm] Mts[kNm] My[kNm] Mz[kNm] Mb[kNm2] e1,e2[o/oo]*
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1 -78071.8 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 **-1.60 -1.60***
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1 -77650.8 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1073.37 0.00 0.00 -1.78 -1.39*
I’ve written the following code:
+PROG TEMPLATE urs:3
HEAD Variables of circular sectionSTO#F_CK 28
STO#D 2END
+PROG AQUA urs:1
HEAD Cross section designedECHO FULL NO
ECHO MAT NO
ECHO SECT YESNORM DC US NDC AASHTO-2014 COUN US unit 0
CONC NO 1 TYPE ACI FCN #F_CK GAM 0.0 FC 0.85*#F_CK TITL ‘Concrete’ $$
EC ((4700)*#F_CK^(1/2))
STEE NO 10 TYPE SACI 60 TITL ‘Reinforcing steel’ $ Fy = 420 MPa FU = 620 MPaSECT 1 MNO 1 MRF 10 TITL ‘Section’
CIRC NO 1 R #D1000/2[mm]
LAY NO 1 TID M TYPE MIN MRF 10
CRF NO 1 R #D1000/2-70[mm] d 32.3[mm] A 24[-] DIST fullEND
+PROG AQB URS:2
HEAD Normal force / moment interaction
ECHO FULL
CAPA NCS 1 TASK NM STAT ULEND
How can I change this ultimate strain?
Thanks and regards,
Gonzalo