Examination of Strength Modeling Reliability of Physical Tests on Structural Concrete Columns

Figure 1

Type of columns studied: (a) free-body diagram of pin-ended column in symmetrical single-curvature bending, (b) schematic cross-sections, (c) forces on column, and (d) bending moment diagram (𝑀_col = 𝑒𝑃_𝑢; 𝑀_cs = (𝑒 + Δ_𝑚)𝑃_𝑢).

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