6.2.5 Lateral Influence

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6.2.5 Lateral Influence

This section describes the input for the lateral influence of cracking and confinement. This input cannot be combined with multi-linear compression [§6.2.4.1]. See §18.2.7 for background theory.

(syntax)

$\begin{figure}\centering \begin{tabbing} \texttt{'MATERI'} \\ [-1.0ex] \rule{14... ...3ex}}\\ \>\>\>\texttt{NONE}\\ \>\>\>\texttt{VECCHI} \end{tabbing} \end{figure}$

REDCRV: is the name of the function due to lateral cracking: NONE for no reduction due to lateral cracking (the default), [NONE] or VC1993 for the relationship proposed by Vecchio and Collins in 1993 [§18.2.7.2].
CNFCRV: is the name of the model which described the increase in compressive strength due to lateral confinement: NONE for constant behavior, i.e., no increase (the default) [NONE] or VECCHI for the model proposed by Selby and Vecchio.

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