Error - Undefined function or variable

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Hello everybody.
I am trying to make an if loop but the problem is that "epsc" is undefined veriable.
Is there a better way to make it?
Thank you very much.
b=300; %mm
d=400; %mm
fc=40; %Mpa
Ecshah=57000/145*(fc*145)^0.5; %Mpa
Es=200000; %Mpa
As=2400; %mm^2
fy=400; %Mpa
eps0=1.027*10^-7*fc*145+0.00195;
epscu=3.5/1000;
kshah=0.025*fc*10^3;
A=Ecshah*eps0/fc;
epscmv = linspace(0.05, 3.5, 500)*1E-3;
for i=1:numel(epscmv);
epscm = epscmv(i);
if epsc<=eps0
funCshah=@(epsc) fc*(1-(1-epsc./eps0).^A);
elseif epsc>eps0
funCshah=@(epsc) fc*exp(-kshah*(epsc-eps0).^1.15);
end
end
compression=@(c) b*fc*c/epscm*integral(funCshah,0,epscm)/1000;
tension=@(c) min(Es*(d-c)/c*epscm*As/1000,fy*As/1000);
c(i)=fsolve(@(c) compression(c)-tension(c),1);
Getting the error:
Undefined function or variable 'epsc'.
Error in Untitled (line 16)
if epsc<=eps0
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Jim Riggs
Jim Riggs on 25 Nov 2019
Please explain. What is the value of epsc?
In the context:
funCshah=@(epsc) fc*(1-(1-epsc./eps0).^A)
and also
funCshah=@(epsc) fc*exp(-kshah*(epsc-epsc0).^1.15)
epsc is a place-holder and represents the argument of function funCshah. When function funCshah is called, a numerical value must be supplied as the argument to the function. Therefore, when function funCshah is called, internally epsc has the value of the argument to the function.
In the context
if epsc<=eps0
This is a comparison of two values, so epsc and eps0 must both be defined as variables, and their values are compared. The error message that you are getting is that, in this context, the variable epsc has no definition. It must be defined.
Shimon Katzman
Shimon Katzman on 26 Nov 2019
I know that something wrong with my code, therefore i ask for a new suggestion. Epsc gets a value only in the line of the "compression=..." Which means it gets the values of the integral

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Star Strider
Star Strider on 26 Nov 2019
My apologies for not seeing this Question earlier.
I am not certain what you want to do.
Taking a guess, this runs without error:
b=300; %mm
d=400; %mm
fc=40; %Mpa
Ecshah=57000/145*(fc*145)^0.5; %Mpa
Es=200000; %Mpa
As=2400; %mm^2
fy=400; %Mpa
eps0=1.027*10^-7*fc*145+0.00195;
epscu=3.5/1000;
kshah=0.025*fc*10^3;
A=Ecshah*eps0/fc;
epscmv = linspace(0.05, 3.5, 500)*1E-3;
c = zeros(size(epscmv)); % Preallocate
for i=1:numel(epscmv)
epscm = epscmv(i);
funCshah=@(epsc) fc*(1-(1-epsc./eps0).^A) .* (epsc<=eps0) + fc*exp(-kshah*(epsc-eps0).^1.15) .* (epsc>eps0);
compression=@(c) b*fc*c/epscm*integral(funCshah,0,epscm)/1000;
tension=@(c) min(Es*(d-c)/c*epscm*As/1000,fy*As/1000);
c(i)=fsolve(@(c) compression(c)-tension(c),1);
end
figure
plot(epscmv, c)
grid
xlabel('\epsilon (cm)')
ylabel('c(\epsilon)')
The ‘funCshah’ function eliminates the if block (and the necessity of having to define ‘epsc’ first) by using ‘logical indexing’, so that the first part of the function:
fc*(1-(1-epsc./eps0).^A)
returns the appropriate values when ‘(epsc<=eps0)’ is true, and the second part of the function:
fc*exp(-kshah*(epsc-eps0).^1.15)
returns the appropriate values when ‘(epsc>eps0)’ is true. Since ‘epsc’ is appropriately passed as an argument, the test is done inside the function and the if block is not necessary.
If my guess is not correct, make appropriate changes to get the result you want.
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Shimon Katzman
Shimon Katzman on 26 Nov 2019
Star, once again, cant find the words to describe how much i appreciate and thankfull to you.
Star Strider
Star Strider on 26 Nov 2019
As always, my pleasure!
Your Questions provide interesting challenges!

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Jim Riggs
Jim Riggs on 25 Nov 2019
Edited: Jim Riggs on 25 Nov 2019
Line 16:
if epsc<=eps0
Variable epsc is not defined.

Shimon Katzman
Shimon Katzman on 25 Nov 2019
Please HELP.
Thank You..

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