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AND THEIR UNITS
1) Ast Amount of Reinforcement in area (mm2)
2) ϵc Strain in concrete also equal to strain in steel
3) fc Stress in concrete (MPa)
4) Pc Load taken by Concrete (kN)
5) fs Stress in steel (MPa)
6) Ps Load taken by Steel (kN)
7) P – Total load taken by the specimen (kN)
8) Δ – Axial deflection (mm)
9) f’c – Cylinder Strength (MPa)
10) fck Characteristic Compressive Strength (MPa)
SPECIMEN DETAILS
RC beam of length 2000mm and crosssectional area (300 mmx 300 mm) with percentage of steel
varying from 1% to 4% of area of cross section