If Lb is higher than Lb,boundary, then the following formulae apply :

formulae (2.3.32) and (2.3.31.b) for stiffness;

formulae (2.3.24) and (2.3.1) for resistance.

In the opposite case, other formulae have to be referred to :

formulae (2.3.26) and (2.3.27) for stiffness;

formulae (2.3.1), (2.3.2) or (2.3.7) and (2.3.3) for resistance.

2.3.3.4

Agreement between the simplified and sophisticated stiffness models

In the following figures, the validity of the simplifications brought to the theoretical stiffness
model presented in section 2.3.2.1 to derive the so-called simplified model described in
sections 2.3.2.2 and 2.3.3.2 is shown on three examples :

T-stub with :

l eff = 458

,333 mm

, Lb = 150 mm, As = 480 mm, m = 50 mm (Figure

2.3.12.a), where the n/m ratio takes the following values: 0,5; 1,0; 1,5 and 2.0 .

T-stub with :

l eff = 458

,333 mm

, Lb = 300 mm, As = 480 mm, m = 50 mm

(Figure 2.3.12.b), where the n/m ratio takes the following values : 0,5; 1,0; 1,5 and 2.0 .

T-stub with : l eff = 458

,333 mm

, Lb = 600 mm, As = 480 mm, m = 50 mm,

(Figure

2.3.12.c), where the n / m ratio takes the following values : 0,5; 1,0; 1,5 and 2.0 .
The boundary between "prying" and "no prying" fields is computed by means of formulae
(2.3.33) and (2.3.34) for the theoretical and simplified models respectively.

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