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Crack Width Calculations to BS8110: 1997/ BS8007:1987

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1999 BCA for RCC

CRACK WIDTH CALCULATIONS - FLEXURE

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Job No

R68

INPUT
fcu=
fy=
Area of reinforcement " As " =
b=
h=
d=
Minimum cover to tension reinforcement " CO " =
Maxmum bar spacing " S " =
Bar dia " DIA " =
" acr " =(((S/2)^2+(CO+DIA/2)^2)^(1/2)-DIA/2) as default or enter other value =

35
N/mm2
460
N/mm2
2093
mm2
1000
mm
250
mm
200
mm
40
mm
150
mm
20
mm
80.1
mm
"acr " is distance from the point considered to the surface of the nearest longitudinal bar
Applied service moment " Ms "=
69.0
KNm

CALCULATIONS
moduli of elasticity of concrete " Ec" = (1/2)*(20+0.2*fcu) =
moduli of elasticity of steel " Es " =
Modular ratio " " = (Es/Ec) =
" " = As/bd =
depth to neutral axis, "x" = (- +(()2 + 2.)0.5.d =

13.5
200.0
14.81
0.010
85

KN/mm2
KN/mm2

mm

" Z " = d-(x/3) =

172
Reinforcement stress " fs " = Ms/(As*Z) =
192
N/mm2
Concrete stress " fc " = (fs*As)/(0.5*b*x) =
9.50
N/mm2
Strain at soffit of concrete beam/slab "" = (fs/Es)*(h-x)/(d-x) = 0.001375
Strain due to stiffening effect of concrete between cracks " 2 " =
2 = b.(h-x)2/(3.Es.As.(d-x)) for crack widths of 0.2 mm
Used
2 = 1.5.b.(h-x)2/(3.Es.As.(d-x)) for crack widths of 0.1 mm
n/a
2 = 0.000189
Average strain for calculation of crack width " m "= 1- 2 = 0.001186
Calculated crack width, " w " = 3.acr.m/(1+2.(acr-c)/(h-x))
CALCULATED CRACK WIDTH, 'w' =

0.19

mm

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Status of spreadsheet
Public release version.
Revision history RCC14 Crack Width.xls

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04-Aug-99

RCC14 v0.1

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