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S. D. Raiyani et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 69 (2024) 71-88; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.69.06

SSWM confinement factor ( s k ) = ' ' cc f

1  

kk w

(18)

h n

f

c

where,

f

' 2 uss f



w k k 





n

v

c

For the present study, using the proposed model given in Eqn. 18, the predicted confined compressive strength is calculated and plotted against the experimental confined compressive strength, as shown in Fig. 12. The figure indicates the good performance of the proposed model based on statistical data and Eqn. 19 is derived for the SSWM confinement factor   . s k

1 3.6 k w   

k

(19)

s

h n

A total of three categories of specimens are considered to assess the performance of the proposed model, as shown in Tab. 5 and Fig. 13. The accuracy is illustrated with the help of average absolute error (AAE) as well as mean square error (MSE) statistical indicators. The proposed model accurately predicts the peak strength for partially SSWM-confined concrete under direct compression load based on the performance of these statistical indicators. An illustration of the proposed model for the prediction of compressive strength of a partially SSWM-confined concrete cylinder with a strip gap of 30 mm is given in the Appendix.

Figure 12: The proposed model based on the experimental data.

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