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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Project Spreadsheets to Eurocode 2 The Concrete Centre
ENTER DATA IN BLUE CELLS ONLY.
Client Bigbucks plc Made by Date Page RED MESSAGES INDICATE ENTRY ERRORS.
Location Trial run RMW 24-Aug-22 3
All bars assumed in 2 faces.
RESISTANCE of AXIALY LOADED WALLS/SLABS to BSEN 1992-1 & 3 Checked Revision Job No Positive M gives tension on PRIMARY face.
Originated from TCC15.xls v 4.1 on CD © 2009-2022 TCC - 2276 Positive axial force (N) = compression.

MATERIALS Cement type N


fck 30 N/mm² γc 1.50 Curing time = 3 days √
fyk 500 N/mm² γs 1.15 Aggregate type √
ENVIRONMENT Limestone In retaining structures, w k1 is related to hd/h, where hd is the hydraulic
RH 80 % relative humidity Ambient temp 15 ºC head and h is the overall thickness of the wall.
One face protected? Y Y or N
SECTION LOADING
h 300 mm Age at loading 28 days
wk,1 = 0.3 mm Age at check at loading 643 kN/m is equivalent to 26 με
Set restraint factors on "Calcs" sheet
ACTIONS Applied Restraint Total
SLS axial tension 0.0 643.1 643.1 kN/m
ULS axial tension 0.0 643.1 643.1 kN/m √
SLS M = 80 MEd = 112 kNm/m

REINFORCEMENT √
Bar Ø Centres Cnom Area % √
SECONDARY FACE 16 200 50 1005 0.335 For tightness class 1 to BSEN 1992-3, limiting crack widths as BSEN
PRIMARY FACE 25 100 50 4909 1.636 1992-1 may be used if service x is ≥ min(50, 0.2h).
. min(50, 0.2h) = 50 < 73.4 mm
RESULTS
A X IA L C O M P R E S S IO N / T E N S I O N , N R k N / m

Ultimate MOR = 350.50 kNm/m Service x = 73.4 mm


To generate a design table with these
Inverted MOR = -51.00 kNm/m Service MOR = 85.92 kNm/m parameters, but with varying steel on the
vRdc = 1.351 MPa primary face, click below.

M:N interaction chart for 300 thick slab, Grade 30 concrete

500

-500

-1000

-1500
POSITIVE MOMENTS PRODUCE
-2000 TENSION IN PRIMARY FACE STEEL

-2500

-3000
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

MOMENT, MR kNm/m
Project Spreadsheets to Eurocode 2 The Concrete Centre
Client Bigbucks plc Made by Date Page
Location Trial run RMW 24-Aug-22 4
RESISTANCE of AXIALY LOADED WALLS/SLABS to BSEN 1992-1 & 3 Checked Revision Job No

Originated from TCC15.xls v 4.1 on CD © 2009-2022 TCC - 2276

SHRINKAGE to Annex B2 and 3.1.4(6) αds1 = 4 and αds2 = 0.11 for type N cement
βRH = 1.55[1-(RH/100)³] = 0.756 h0 = 600 mm kh = 0.7
εcd,0 = 0.85(220 + 110αds1)∙exp[-αds2∙fcm/10]βRH = 279 με
εca(∞) = 2.5(fck - 10) = 50 με

EARLY THERMAL to Best Practice Guide


Temperature rise T1 = 15 °c Restraint factor R1 = 0.5
fctm = 2.896 MPa from Table 3.1 Expansion coefficient αc = 9
ρ = (As + As2)/Ac = 0.020
for an uncracked restraint factor of 0.6, first cracking occurs at 3.0 days
when βcc(t) = exp{s[1 - (28/t)½]} = 0.598 and fct,eff = βcc(t)∙fctm = 1.733 MPa
Ecm(t) = βcc(t)∙Ecm = 17.68 GPa εctu = fct,eff/Ecm(t) = 98.0 με
βas(t) = 1 - exp(-0.2t½) = 0.293 εca = βas(t)∙εca,(∞) = 14.6 με
when cracked, εcr = [αcT1+ εca]R1 - 0.5εctu = 25.8 με
equivalent to an axial tension of 137 kN/m

EDGE RESTRAINT at 28 days


Temperature drop T2 = 10 °c εctu28 = 1.23fctm/Ecm = 120.6 με
R2 = R3 = 0.5 εcd(t) = εcd∙kh = 8.0 με
εca(t) = εca(∞)[1-exp(-0.2t½)] = 32.6 με
εcr = (αcT1+ εca)R1 + αcT2R2 + εcdR3 - 0.5εctu = 72.5 με
equivalent to an axial tension of 643 kN/m

END RESTRAINT not applicable


k= 1 kc = max{0.65, min[1,1 - 0.35(h - 300)/500]} = 1.000
creep factor, φ = 0.00 Ecm∞ = Ecm/(1 + φ) = 29.55 GPa
at 28 days αe = 200/Ecm∞ = 6.77 ρ = As/Ac,eff = 0.033
εcr = 0.5αekckfct,eff[1 + 1/(αeρ)]/Es = 161.7 με
equivalent to an axial tension of 1434 kN/m

ULS SECTION DESIGN Neutral axis depth, x found by iteration so that N Rd = NEd
λ = 0.80 η = 1.00 η∙fcd = 17.00 MPa fyd = 434.8 MPa
εc3u = 3500 με εc3 = 1750 με κ = (1-εc3/εc3u)h = 150
x= 91.84 mm concrete compressive force, Fc = min(λx,h)b∙fcd = 1249.0 kN/m
εc,max = IF(x>h,max(εc3,εc3∙h/(x-κ)),εc3u) = 3500 με
steel strain, εs2 = εc,max(x - d2)/x = 1289.6 με
Fs2 = As2[0.2εs2 - IF(λx > d2, fcd, 0)] = 242.2 kN/m
steel strain, εs = εc,max(d - x)/x = 5551.2 με
Fs = As(IF{εs>0, min(fyd, 0.2εs), max[0.2εs + IF(d < λx, fcd, 0), fyd - fcd]}) = -2134.2 kN/m
NRd = Fc + Fs2 + Fs = -643 kN/m
z = d - x/3 = 200.76 mm
MRd = Fcz + Fs2(d - d2) - NRd(d - h/2) = 350.50 > 112 kNm/m OK
Project Spreadsheets to Eurocode 2 The Concrete Centre
Client Bigbucks plc Made by Date Page
Location Trial run RMW 24-Aug-22 5
RESISTANCE of AXIALY LOADED WALLS/SLABS to BSEN 1992-1 & 3 Checked Revision Job No

Originated from TCC15.xls v 4.1 on CD © 2009-2022 TCC - 2276


DESIGN TABLE for
h = 300 mm fck = 30 MPa Wmax = 0.3 mm
EDGE restraint, R = 0.5, temperature drop 10°c Short term results
N varies with reinforcement Cnom to As = 50 mm As2 = Ø16 @ 200 (50 cover)
Cement type N, loaded at 28 days, 80% RH, 15ºC ambient, one face protected, Limestone aggregate

Section resistances (kNm/m and kN/m)


As = Ø10 @ 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300
MRd 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
VRdc 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Service MOR, MRs 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

As = Ø12 @ 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300
MRd 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
VRdc 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Service MOR, MRs 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

As = Ø16 @ 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300
MRd 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
VRdc 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Service MOR, MRs 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

As = Ø20 @ 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300
MRd 0.0 0.0 129.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
VRdc 0.0 0.0 245.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Service MOR, MRs 0.0 0.0 29.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

As = Ø25 @ 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300
MRd 350.5 275.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
VRdc 320.9 301.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Service MOR, MRs 85.9 19.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

As = Ø32 @ 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300
MRd 483.6 443.2 374.7 320.3 277.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
VRdc 317.3 317.3 317.3 315.3 301.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Service MOR, MRs 121.2 105.9 93.4 51.5 16.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Project Spreadsheets to Eurocode 2
Location Trial run
RESISTANCE of AXIALY LOADED WALLS/SLABS to BSEN 1992-1 & 3
Originated from TCC15.xls v 4.1 on CD © 2009-2022 TCC

ULS CALCULATIONS Shear


λ = 0.80 εcu3 = 0.0035 η= 1.00 k= 1.92
η.fcd = η.αccfck/γc = 17.00 MPa εc3 = 0.00175 ALL CALCULATIONS DERIVED FROM 100ρl = 2.00
fyd = 434.78 MPa (1-εc3/εc3u)h = 150 FIGURES 3.5 AND 6.1 vmin = 0.509 MPa
net fyd = 417.78 MPa vRdc = 1.351 MPa
Primary ULS curve
d2 = 58 mm d= 237.5 mm Asc = 1005.3 mm²
Ast = 4908.7 mm²
n=0 Interval = 6.10 N bal
x Neutral axis 0.00 6.10 12.21 18.31 24.42 30.52 36.63 42.73 48.83 54.94 61.04 67.15 73.25 79.36 85.46 91.56 97.67 103.77 109.88 115.98 122.09 128.19 134.30 140.40 146.50
Fc Conc comp force 0 83019 166038 249057 332075 415094 498113 581132 664151 747170 830188 913207 996226 1079245 1162264 1245283 1328301 1411320 1494339 1577358 1660377 1743396 1826414 1909433 1992452
εc max Limiting strain 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035
εsc Steel comp strain -203000 -0.0297551 -0.0131275502 -0.007585 -0.0048138 -0.003151 -0.0020425 -0.0012507 -0.0006569 -0.000195 0.00017449 0.00047681 0.00072874 0.00094192 0.00112463551 0.00128299 0.00142156 0.00154382 0.00165249 0.00174973 0.00183724 0.00191642 0.0019884 0.00205413 0.00211437
εst Steel tens strain 8.3E+05 1.3E-01 6.5E-02 4.2E-02 3.1E-02 2.4E-02 1.9E-02 1.6E-02 1.4E-02 1.2E-02 1.0E-02 8.9E-03 7.8E-03 7.0E-03 6.2E-03 5.6E-03 5.0E-03 4.5E-03 4.1E-03 3.7E-03 3.3E-03 3.0E-03 2.7E-03 2.4E-03 2.2E-03
fsc Steel comp stress -434.8 -434.8 -434.8 -434.8 -434.8 -434.8 -408.5 -250.1 -131.4 -39.0 34.9 95.4 128.7 171.4 207.9 239.6 267.3 291.8 313.5 332.9 350.4 366.3 380.7 393.8 405.9
fst Steel tens stress 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8 434.8
Fsc Steel comp force -437091 -437091 -437091 -437091 -437091 -437091 -410672 -251474 -132075 -39209 35083 95868 129432 172293 209031 240871 268731 293313 315163 334714 352310 368230 382702 395916 408029
Fst Steel tens force 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234 2134234
z Conc lever arm 237.50 235.06 232.62 230.17 227.73 225.29 222.85 220.41 217.97 215.52 213.08 210.64 208.20 205.76 203.32 200.87 198.43 195.99 193.55 191.11 188.67 186.22 183.78 181.34 178.90
N Fc + Fsc - Fst -2571.33 -2488.31 -2405.29 -2322.27 -2239.25 -2156.23 -2046.79 -1804.58 -1602.16 -1426.27 -1268.96 -1125.16 -1008.58 -882.70 -762.94 -648.08 -537.20 -429.60 -324.73 -222.16 -121.55 -22.61 74.88 171.12 266.25
M MOR 146.53 158.78 170.63 182.07 193.10 203.73 216.38 240.85 261.24 278.79 294.23 308.02 318.90 330.23 340.58 350.09 358.82 366.85 374.21 380.96 387.13 392.74 397.80 402.35 406.39
NEd = -643.1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 91.56 97.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Display lim -2571.3 -2488.3 -2405.3 -2322.3 -2239.2 -2156.2 -2046.8 -1804.6 -1602.2 -1426.3 -1269.0 -1125.2 -1008.6 -882.7 -762.9 -648.1 -537.2 -429.6 -324.7 -222.2 -121.5 -22.6 74.9 171.1 171.1
Display M 146.5 158.8 170.6 182.1 193.1 203.7 216.4 240.8 261.2 278.8 294.2 308.0 318.9 330.2 340.6 350.1 358.8 366.8 374.2 381.0 387.1 392.7 397.8 402.4 402.4
Reverse ULS curve
d2 = 62.5 mm d= 242 mm Asc = 4908.7 mm²
Ast = 1005.3 mm²
n=0 Interval = 6.22 N bal
x Neutral axis 0.00 6.22 12.44 18.66 24.88 31.10 37.32 43.54 49.76 55.98 62.20 68.42 74.64 80.86 87.08 93.30 99.52 105.74 111.96 118.18 124.40 130.62 136.84 143.06 149.28
Fc Conc comp force 0 84592 169184 253775 338367 422959 507551 592143 676735 761326 845918 930510 1015102 1099694 1184286 1268877 1353469 1438061 1522653 1607245 1691837 1776428 1861020 1945612 2030204
εc max Limiting strain 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035
εsc Steel comp strain -218750 -0.0316689 -0.01408444 -0.008223 -0.0052922 -0.0035338 -0.0023615 -0.0015241 -0.0008961 -0.0004077 -1.6888E-05 0.00030283 0.00056926 0.0007947 0.00098793698 0.00115541 0.00130194 0.00143124 0.00154617 0.00164901 0.00174156 0.00182529 0.00190141 0.00197092 0.00203463
εst Steel tens strain 8.5E+05 1.3E-01 6.5E-02 4.2E-02 3.1E-02 2.4E-02 1.9E-02 1.6E-02 1.4E-02 1.2E-02 1.0E-02 8.9E-03 7.8E-03 7.0E-03 6.2E-03 5.6E-03 5.0E-03 4.5E-03 4.1E-03 3.7E-03 3.3E-03 3.0E-03 2.7E-03 2.4E-03 2.2E-03
Interval = 17.44 2h Nuz
163.95 181.39 198.83 216.27 233.71 251.16 268.60 286.04 303.48 320.93 338.37 355.81 373.25 390.69 408.14 425.58 443.02 460.46 477.90 495.35 512.79 530.23 547.67 565.12 582.56 600.00 n
2229665 2466879 2704092 2941306 3178519 3415732 3652946 3890159 4127373 4364586 4601799 4839013 5076226 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 Fc
0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.00346028 0.00328576 0.00314355 0.00302545 0.0029258 0.0028406 0.0027669 0.00270254 0.00264584 0.00259551 0.00255053704 0.0025101 0.00247356 0.00244037 0.00241009 0.00238235 0.00235686 0.00233333 0.00175
0.00226179 0.00238085 0.00247903 0.00256137 0.00263142 0.00269174 0.00274423 0.00279031 0.00279897 0.00269193 0.00260471 0.00253228 0.00247116 0.0024189 0.0023737 0.00233423 0.00229945 0.00226858 0.00224099605 0.0022162 0.00219378 0.00217343 0.00215485 0.00213784 0.0021222 0.00210778 0.00175 c strain
1.6E-03 1.1E-03 6.8E-04 3.4E-04 5.7E-05 -1.9E-04 -4.1E-04 -5.9E-04 -7.5E-04 -8.5E-04 -9.4E-04 -1.0E-03 -1.1E-03 -1.1E-03 -1.2E-03 -1.2E-03 -1.2E-03 -1.3E-03 -1.3E-03 -1.3E-03 -1.3E-03 -1.3E-03 -1.4E-03 -1.4E-03 -1.4E-03 -1.4E-03 -1.8E-03 t strain
417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.8 417.7 414.0 410.6 407.4 404.6 333.0 fsc
314.1 216.5 136.1 68.7 11.3 -38.1 -81.0 -118.8 -133.5 -153.8 -170.4 -184.2 -195.8 -205.8 -214.4 -221.9 -228.5 -234.4 -239.6 -244.3 -248.6 -252.5 -256.0 -259.2 -262.2 -264.9 -333.0 fst
420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 420001 419903 416169 412749 409604 406704 334768 Fsc
1541606 1062952 668276 337261 55653 -186841 -397841 -583108 -655154 -755103 -836542 -904178 -961245 -1010041 -1052243 -1089102 -1121574 -1150397 -1176153 -1199308 -1220237 -1239245 -1256586 -1272470 -1287072 -1300543 -1634610 Fst
171.92 164.94 157.97 150.99 144.01 137.04 130.06 123.08 116.11 109.13 102.15 95.18 88.20 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 z
1108.06 1823.93 2455.82 3024.05 3542.87 4022.57 4470.79 4893.27 5202.53 5539.69 5858.34 6163.19 6457.47 6530.04 6572.24 6609.10 6641.57 6670.40 6696.15 6719.31 6740.24 6759.15 6772.75 6785.22 6796.68 6807.25 7069.38 N
361.76 322.70 287.67 254.90 223.14 191.50 159.30 126.04 99.38 66.97 32.87 -3.33 -41.92 -49.74 -53.43 -56.66 -59.50 -62.02 -64.27 -66.30 -68.13 -69.80 -71.66 -73.37 -74.94 -76.38 -112.23 M
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1
402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4 402.4

Interval = 17.34 2h Nuz


166.62 183.95 201.29 218.62 235.96 253.29 270.63 287.96 305.30 322.63 339.97 357.30 374.64 391.98 409.31 426.65 443.98 461.32 478.65 495.99 513.32 530.66 547.99 565.33 582.66 600.00 n
2265965 2501727 2737488 2973249 3209011 3444772 3680534 3916295 4152056 4387818 4623579 4859341 5095102 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 5100000 Fc
0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0035 0.0034403 0.00327056 0.0031318 0.00301625 0.00291854 0.00283482 0.0027623 0.00269887 0.00264291 0.00259319 0.00254871664 0.0025087 0.0024725 0.00243959 0.00240956 0.00238203 0.00235671 0.00233333 0.00175
0.00218709 0.00231082 0.00241324 0.00249941 0.00257292 0.00263637 0.00269169 0.00274035 0.00273601 0.00263699 0.00255605 0.00248865 0.00243165 0.00238281 0.00234051 0.00230351 0.00227087 0.00224186 0.00221591804 0.00219257 0.00217146 0.00215226 0.00213474 0.00211868 0.00210391 0.00209028 0.00175 c strain
1.6E-03 1.1E-03 7.1E-04 3.7E-04 9.0E-05 -1.6E-04 -3.7E-04 -5.6E-04 -7.1E-04 -8.2E-04 -9.0E-04 -9.7E-04 -1.0E-03 -1.1E-03 -1.1E-03 -1.2E-03 -1.2E-03 -1.2E-03 -1.3E-03 -1.3E-03 -1.3E-03 -1.3E-03 -1.3E-03 -1.4E-03 -1.4E-03 -1.4E-03 -1.8E-03 t strain
RESISTANCE of AXIALY LOADED WALLS/SLABS to BSEN 1992-1 & 3

National Annex values


Originated from TCC15.xls v 4.1 on CD © 2009-2022 TCC

EC2 Ref Function Value


Table 2.2 γc 1.5 concrete
Table 2.2 γs 1.15 steel
3.1.6 (1)P αcc 0.85 strength factor
6.2.2 (1) CRd,c 0.18 basic shear stress
-=- k1 0.15 axial force factor
-=- vmin 0.035 x k3/2fck1/2
7.2 (2) k1 0.6 stress limit - concrete
7.2 (3) k2 0.45 linear creep limit
7.2 (5) k3 0.8 stress limit - steel
7.3.4 (3) k3 3.4 Equation (7.11) factor
7.3.4 (3) k4 0.425 Equation (7.11) factor
CODE UK
1.5 1.5
1.15 1.15
1 0.85
UK
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Revision history TCC15 Resistance of Retaining Members


Date Version Action Size (kB)
17-Feb-11 TCC15 v4.1 Restraints and "Calcs" sheet added, plus general enhancements. 746
8-Apr-10 TCC15 v4.0 Table generation sheet and additional guidance added. 600
9-Jul-09 TCC15 β5 Correction to modular ratio between 0.45fck and 0.6fck limits. 549
8-Jul-09 TCC15 β4 In α1, α2 and α3 cells, RH corrected to fcm. (-As) term removed fron Ac,eff calculation. 549
6-Jul-09 TCC15 β3 Correction to calculation of σs,lim on Calcs page. 549
11-Jun-09 TCC15 β2 Improvements for robustness. 548
16-Apr-09 TCC15 β1 First issue for in-house comment 553

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