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CE133P-2 – M3SEU2
1. The plastic centroid falls on the x-axis, as shown in Figure 10.2, because of symmetry. The column
is divided into two rectangles, the left one being 16 in. x 16 in. and the right one, 8 in. x 8 in. 𝐶1 is
assumed to be the total compression in the left concrete rectangle, 𝐶2 , the total compression in
the right rectangle, and 𝐶′2 is the total compression in the reinforcing bars.
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