Try using our table of concrete properties including strength properties (fck, fcd, fctm, fctd) elastic deformation properties (Ecm) and minimum shear reinforcement
MJ Longinos
Julianna Widlund, P.E
This following table is extracted from EN1992-1-1 (γc = 1.50, fyk = 500 MPa
| Symbol | Description | C12/15 | C16/20 | C20/25 | C25/30 | C30/37 | C35/45 | C40/50 | C45/55 | C50/60 | C55/67 | C60/75 | C70/85 | C80/95 | C90/105 |
| fck (MPa) | Characteristic cylinder compressive strength | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 |
| fck,cube (MPa) | Characteristic cube compressive strength | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 85 | 95 | 105 |
| fcm (MPa) | Mean cylinder compressive strength | 20 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 98 |
| fctm (MPa) | Mean tensile strength | 1.57 | 1.9 | 2.21 | 2.56 | 2.9 | 3.21 | 3.51 | 3.8 | 4.07 | 4.21 | 4.35 | 4.61 | 4.84 | 5.04 |
| Ecm (MPa) | Elastic modulus | 27085 | 28608 | 29962 | 31476 | 32837 | 34077 | 35220 | 36283 | 37278 | 38214 | 39100 | 40743 | 42244 | 43631 |
| fcd (MPa) (for αcc=1.00) | Design compressive strength (for αcc=1.00) | 8 | 10.67 | 13.33 | 16.67 | 20 | 23.33 | 26.67 | 30 | 33.33 | 36.67 | 40 | 46.67 | 53.33 | 60 |
| fcd (MPa) (for αcc=0.85) | Design compressive strength (for αcc=0.85) | 6.8 | 9.07 | 11.33 | 14.17 | 17 | 19.83 | 22.67 | 25.5 | 28.33 | 31.17 | 34 | 39.67 | 45.33 | 51 |
| fctd (MPa) (for αct=1.00) | Design tensile strength (for αct=1.00) | 0.73 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 1.2 | 1.35 | 1.5 | 1.64 | 1.77 | 1.9 | 1.97 | 2.03 | 2.15 | 2.26 | 2.35 |
| ρmin (%) | Minimum longitudinal tension reinforcement ratio | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.133 | 0.151 | 0.167 | 0.182 | 0.197 | 0.212 | 0.219 | 0.226 | 0.24 | 0.252 | 0.262 |
| ρw,min (%) | Minimum shear reinforcement ratio | 0.055 | 0.064 | 0.072 | 0.08 | 0.088 | 0.095 | 0.101 | 0.107 | 0.113 | 0.119 | 0.124 | 0.134 | 0.143 | 0.152 |
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