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Ultimate load combinations (EN 1990)
Design value of actions by expression 6.10 and by the pair 6.10a and 6.10b for one variable action. Reference: EN 1990 6.4.3.2, Table A1.2(B).
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# Actions
G_k := 6.0 kN/m^2
Q_k := 3.0 kN/m^2
gamma_G := 1.35
gamma_Q := 1.5
psi_0 := 0.7
xi := 0.85
# Expression 6.10
E_d := gamma_G*G_k + gamma_Q*Q_k =
# Expressions 6.10a and 6.10b
E_da := gamma_G*G_k + gamma_Q*psi_0*Q_k =
E_db := xi*gamma_G*G_k + gamma_Q*Q_k =
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