Study on Steel Content Estimation of Reinforced Concrete Rectangular Pool Wall

Table 1

Known data used to compute the reinforcement area of the pool wall.

Symbol	fc	α1	fy	εb	ρmin	ρmax	c	M	b	h	h0
Meaning	Designed axial compressive strength of concrete	Coefficient	Designed tensile strength of rebars	Height of relative critical compressive zone	Minimum reinforcement ratio	Maximum reinforcement ratio	Thickness of protective layer	Bending moment	1 m-long strip	Wall thickness	Effective height of cross section
Known data	14.3	1.00	360	0.550	0.20%	2.18%	35	250	1000	400	365
Unit	N/mm^2	None	N/mm^2	None	None	None	mm	kN·m	mm	mm	mm