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Section 24.5.4.1 Sustained Compressive Stress Limit

0.45 f ’c is the limiting value.

Gross-section, linear-elastic stress calculations are used.

For sections with multiple concrete strengths, the minimum concrete strength is used to determine the limiting stress.

For sections with multiple concrete strengths, approximate extreme fiber stresses and centroid stresses are reported.

No check is made to ensure that the structure is post-tensioned.