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FLEXURAL CRACK WIDTH CALCULATION to BS EN 1992-1 : 2004
Originated from TCC14.xls v3.1 on CD
2002-2005 BCA for RCC
RECTANGULAR
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Date
7-Nov-14
fck =
fyk =
b=
h=
QP moment, M =
Age at cracking =
40
500
500
1000
2093
28
Cement type =
Creep factor, =
N
2.6
Area of tension steel, As =
d=
Area of compression steel, As2 =
d2 =
Maxmum tension bar spacing, S =
Max tension bar dia, eq =
MPa
MPa
mm
mm
KNm
days
(S, N, or R)
Short term or long term ?
Cover to As, c =
8500
940
1000
60
100
25
L
38
mm2
mm
mm2
mm
mm
mm
(S or L)
mm
CALCULATIONS
modulus of elasticity of concrete = 22[(fck+8)/10]0.3
Ecm =
35.2
GPa
moduli of elasticity of steel
Es =
200.0
GPa
Modular ratio
e =
20.44
mean concrete strength at cracking
mean concrete tensile strength
uncracked neutral axis depth
[bh/2+(e-1)(Asd+As2d2)]/[bh+(e-1)(As+As2)]
fcm,t =
fct,eff =
48.00
3.51
MPa
MPa
xu =
593.71
mm
bh/12+bh(h/2-x)+(e-1)[As(d-x)+As2(x-d2)]
Iu =
71413
mm4 106
cracking moment = fctI/(h-x)
Mcr =
616.74
kNm
uncracked 2
nd
moment of area
< 2093 kNm section is CRACKED
fully cracked neutral axis depth
(-Ase-As2(e-1)+[{Ase+As2(e-1)}+2b{Ased+As2d2(e-1)}])/b
xc =
512.10
mm
concrete stress = M/[bx(d-x/3)/2+(e-1)As2(x-d2)/x(d-d2)]
stress in tension steel = ce(d-x)/x
c =
s =
18.425
314.7
effective tension area = min[2.5(h-d), (h-x)/3, h/2]b - As
Ac,eff =
66500
MPa
MPa
mm2
As /Ac,eff
max final crack spacing = min[1.3/(h-x),3.4c+0.17/p,eff)]
p,eff =
0.1278
sr,max =
160.8
mm
sm-cm =
Wk =
1375.3
strain
0.221
mm
average strain for crack width calculation
CALCULATED CRACK WIDTH
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LEGEND
INPUT
Page
FB625
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FLEXURAL CRACK WIDTH CALCULATION to BS EN 1992-1 : 2004
Originated from TCC14.xls v3.1 on CD
2002-2005 BCA for RCC
COMPRESSION
LEGEND
INPUT
fck =
fyk =
bw =
h=
bf =
hf =
QP moment, M =
Age at cracking =
Cement type =
Creep factor, =
CALCULATIONS
Area of tension steel, As =
35
MPa
500
MPa
Area of compression steel, As2 =
300
mm
450
mm
Maxmum tension bar spacing, S =
2170
mm
Max tension bar dia, eq =
125
mm
114.2
KNm
Short term or long term ?
Cover to As, c =
14
days
R
(S, N, or R)
2.0
modulus of elasticity of concrete = 22[(f ck+8)/10]0.3
moduli of elasticity of steel
Modular ratio
mean concrete strength at cracking
mean concrete tensile strength
uncracked neutral axis depth
[bwh/2+(bf-bw)hf/2+(e-1)(Asd+As2d2)]/[bwh+(bf-bw)hf+(e-1)(As+As2)]
uncracked 2nd moment of area
bwh/12+bwh(h/2-x)+(bf-bw)hf/12+(bf-bw)hf(x-hf/2)+(e-1)[As(d-x)+As2(x-d2)]
cracking moment = fctI/(h-x)
< 114.2 kNm
fully cracked x (within flange)
concrete stress (x within flange)
stress in tension steel = ce(d-x)/x
effective tension area = min[2.5(h-d), (h-x)/3, h/2]b w - As
As /Ac,eff
max final crack spacing = min[1.3/(h-x),3.4c+0.17/p,eff)]
average strain for crack width calculation
CALCULATED CRACK WIDTH
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Area of tension steel, As =
d=
rea of compression steel, As2 =
d2 =
xmum tension bar spacing, S =
Max tension bar dia, eq =
Short term or long term ?
Cover to As, c =
1473
399.5
236
33
87
25
L
38
mm2
Ecm =
34.1
GPa
Es =
200.0
GPa
e =
17.61
fcm,t =
fct,eff =
39.58
2.95
MPa
MPa
xu =
138.21
mm
Iu =
6653
mm4 106
Mcr =
63.05
kNm
mm
mm2
mm
mm
mm
(S or L)
mm
neutral axis depth
Page
moment of area
FB625
section is CRACKED
xc =
85.53
c =
3.234
s =
209.0
mm
MPa
MPa
mm2
Ac,eff =
34974
p,eff =
0.0421
sr,max =
230.1
mm
sm-cm =
Wk =
800.8
strain
0.184
mm
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
ENTER DATA IN BLUE CELLS ONLY.
RED MESSAGES INDICATE ENTRY ERRORS.
Table 3.1
Table 3.1 & equation (3.4)
Table 3.1
Below
x is within flange
Within
Below
7.3.2 (3)
Within
7.3.4 (2)
Equations (7.11) & (7.14)
Equation (7.9)
Equation (7.8)
-150
263604.55
25099852
90.5519 bx^2/2 - bx^2 - x[(bf-bw)hf + (ae-1)As' + ae.As] + (bf-bw)hf^2/2
-1085
29854.548
10490477
85.5292 bf.x^2/2 - bf.x^2 - x[(ae-1)As' + ae.As] + (ae-1)As'd' + ae.As.d =
f
33.657
z
200.57774
m
5.9594776
3.75527
3.23423 M/[bfx(d-x/3)/2+(e-1)As2(x-d2)/x(d-d2)]
-bw)hf + (ae-1)As' + ae.As] + (bf-bw)hf^2/2 + (ae-1)As'd' + ae.As.d = 0
(ae-1)As' + ae.As] + (ae-1)As'd' + ae.As.d = 0
1)As2(x-d2)/x(d-d2)]
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FLEXURAL CRACK WIDTH CALCULATION to BS EN 1992-1 : 2004
Originated from TCC14.xls v3.1 on CD
2002-2005 BCA for RCC
LEGEND
INPUT
fck =
fyk =
bw =
h=
bf =
hf =
QP moment, M =
Age at cracking =
Cement type =
Creep factor, =
CALCULATIONS
Area of tension steel, As =
35
MPa
d=
500
MPa
Area of compression steel, As2 =
300
mm
d2 =
450
mm
Maxmum
tension
bar
spacing,
S=
1222
mm
Max tension bar dia, eq =
125
mm
147
KNm
Short term or long term ?
Cover to As, c =
14
days
R
(S, N, or R)
2.0
modulus of elasticity of concrete = 22[(f ck+8)/10]0.3
Ecm =
moduli of elasticity of steel
Es =
Modular ratio
e =
mean concrete strength at cracking
mean concrete tensile strength
uncracked neutral axis depth
[bwh/2+(bf-bw)hf(h-hf/2)+(e-1)(Asd+As2d2)]/[bwh+(bf-bw)hf+(e-1)(As+As2)]
fcm,t =
fct,eff =
xu =
uncracked 2nd moment of area
bwh/12+bwh(h/2-x)+(bf-bw)hf/12+(bf-bw)hf(h-x-hf/2)+(e-1)[As(d-x)+As2(x-d2)]
Iu =
cracking moment = fctI/(h-x)
Mcr =
< 147 kNm section is
fully cracked neutral axis depth
(-Ase-As2(e-1)+[{Ase+As2(e-1)}+2b{Ased+As2d2(e-1)}])/bw
xc =
concrete stress = M/[bx(d-x/3)/2+(e-1)As2(x-d2)/x(d-d2)]
stress in tension steel = ce(d-x)/x
height of tension zone = min[2.5(h-d), (h-x)/3, h/2]
c =
s =
hc,eff =
effective tension area
Ac,eff =
As /Ac,eff
max final crack spacing = min[1.3/(h-x),3.4c+0.17/p,eff)]
p,eff =
average strain for crack width calculation
CALCULATED CRACK WIDTH
sr,max =
sm-cm =
Wk =
The Concrete Centre
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Made by
ENTER DATA IN BLUE CELLS ONLY.
RED MESSAGES INDICATE ENTRY ERRORS.
rmw
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Date
7-Nov-14
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33
Revision Job No
FB625
1000
417
236
34
87.4
10
L
28
mm
mm
mm
mm
(S or L)
mm
34.1
GPa
Table 3.1
200.0
GPa
mm
mm2
17.61
39.58
2.95
MPa
MPa
303.18
mm
Table 3.1 & equation (3.4)
Table 3.1
' =
4572
mm4 106
92.01
kNm
CRACKED
162.73
mm
14.638
402.7
82.50
MPa
MPa
mm
mm2
99815
s > 0.8fyk
7.3.2 (3)
7.3.4 (2)
0.0100
264.9
mm
Equations (7.11) & (7.14)
1319.6
strain
Equation (7.9)
0.350
mm
Equation (7.8)
0.0019
= 0.0080
National Annex values
EC2 Ref
Value
7.2 (2)
Function
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
Notes
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