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2025-07-23

Vertical and Horizontal Legs of Concrete Compression Strut in Bucket Wall

Vertical and horizontal legs of the concrete compression strut within the bucket wall

a5,x=dx(wall)−kx(wall)−Xx(wall)4a6,y=db,y2−38·cy-c(k)−ds,h2

dx(wall)

Static effective depth in the wall in the x-direction

kx(wall)

Ratio for the lever arm of internal forces

xx(wall)

Used neutral axis depth for the lever arm of internal forces by design

db,y

Bucket dimension in the y-direction

cy

Column dimension in the y-direction

c(k)

Existing concrete cover of the bucket foundation

ds,h

Diameter of horizontal stirrups in the bucket
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