Table 1:
Guo’s compressive stress-strain relationship of confined concrete (Guo & Shi (2003)).
Confinement Factor
λ
t
≤0.32
λ
t
>0.32
Peak stress
f
c,c
=(1+0.5
λ
t
)
f
c
f
c,c
=(0.55+1.9
λ
t
)
f
c
Strain at peak stress
ε
pc
=(1+2.5
λ
t
)
ε
p
ε
pc
=(-6.2+25
λ
t
)
ε
p
Curve functions
x
=
ε
/
ε
pc
y
=
σ
/
f
c,c
y=α
a,c
x+
(3-2
α
a,c
)
x
2
+
(
α
a,c
-
2)
x
3
(
x
≤1.0)
y=x/
(
α
d,c
(
x-
1)
2
+
x
)(
x>
1.0)