SLIDE 6 Reinforced Concrete II Hashemite University
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Bresler Reciprocal Load Method
P0 = Axial Load Strength under pure axial compression (corresponds to point C ) compression (corresponds to point C ) Mnx = Mny = 0 P0x = Axial Load Strength under uniaxial eccentricity, ey (corresponds to point B ) Mnx = Pn ey
Reinforced Concrete II
P0y = Axial Load Strength under uniaxial eccentricity, ex (corresponds to point A ) Mny = Pn ex
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Bresler Load Contour Method
- In this method, the surface S3 is approximated
by a family of curves corresponding to constant by a family of curves corresponding to constant values of Pn. These curves may be regarded as “load contours.”
where Mnx and Mny are the nominal biaxial moment strengths in the direction of the x- and y-axes, respectively. Note that these moments are the vectorial
Reinforced Concrete II
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Note that these moments are the vectorial equivalent of the nominal uniaxial moment
- Mn. The moment Mn0x is the nominal
uniaxial moment strength about the x-axis, and Mn0y is the nominal uniaxial moment strength about the y-axis.