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FLEXURAL CRACK WIDTH CALCULATION to BS EN 1992-1 : 2004 Checked Revision Job No
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INPUT
fck = 30 MPa Area of tension steel, As = 565 mm2
fyk = 500 MPa d= 129 mm
b= 1000 mm Area of compression steel, As =2 314 mm2
h= 160 mm d =2 31 mm
QP moment, M = 24.9 KNm Maxmum tension bar spacing, S = 200 mm
Age at cracking = 14 days Max tension bar dia, Øeq = 12 mm
Cement type = R (S, N, or R) Short term or long term ? L (S or L)
Creep factor, φ = 2.0 Cover to As, c = 25 mm
CALCULATIONS
modulus of elasticity of concrete = 22[(fck+8)/10]0.3 Ecm = 32.8 GPa
moduli of elasticity of steel Es = 200.0 GPa
Modular ratio αe = 18.27
mean concrete strength at cracking fcm,t = 34.98 MPa
mean concrete tensile strength fct,eff = 2.67 MPa
uncracked neutral axis depth
[bh²/2+(αe-1)(Asd+As2d2)]/[bh+(αe-1)(As+As2)] xu = 81.21 mm
uncracked 2 moment of area
nd
bh³/12+bh(h/2-x)²+(αe-1)[As(d-x)²+As2(x-d2)²] Iu = 378 mm4 106
cracking moment = fctI/(h-x) Mcr = 12.78 kNm
< 24.9 kNm → section is CRACKED
fully cracked neutral axis depth
(-Asαe-As2(αe-1)+[{Asαe+As2(αe-1)}²+2b{Asαed+As2d2(αe-1)}]½)/b xc = 41.24 mm
concrete stress = M/[bx(d-x/3)/2+(αe-1)As2(x-d2)/x(d-d2)] σc = 9.926 MPa
stress in tension steel = σc∙αe(d-x)/x σs = 385.9 MPa
effective tension area = min[2.5(h-d), (h-x)/3, h/2]b - As Ac,eff = 39021 mm2
As /Ac,eff ρp,eff = 0.0145
max final crack spacing = min[1.3/(h-x),3.4c+0.17Ø/ρp,eff)] sr,max = 154.4 mm
average strain for crack width calculation εsm-εcm = 1463.9 μstrain
CALCULATED CRACK WIDTH Wk = 0.226 mm
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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 = 35 MPa Area of tension steel, As =
fyk = 500 MPa
bw = 300 mm Area of compression steel, As =
2
h= 450 mm
bf = 2170 mm Maxmum tension bar spacing, S =
hf = 125 mm Max tension bar dia, Øeq =
QP moment, M = 114.2 KNm Short term or long term ?
Age at cracking = 14 days Cover to As, c =
Cement type = R (S, N, or R)
Creep factor, φ = 2.0
CALCULATIONS modulus of elasticity of concrete = 22[(fck+8)/10]0.3
moduli of elasticity of steel
Modular ratio
mean concrete strength at cracking
mean concrete tensile strength
uncracked neutral axis depth
[bwh²/2+(bf-bw)hf²/2+(αe-1)(Asd+As2d2)]/[bwh+(bf-bw)hf+(αe-1)(As+As2)]
uncracked 2nd moment of area
bwh³/12+bwh(h/2-x)²+(bf-bw)hf³/12+(bf-bw)hf(x-hf/2)²+(αe-1)[As(d-x)²+As2(x-d2)²]
cracking moment = fctI/(h-x)
< 114.2 kNm
fully cracked x (within flange)
concrete stress (x within flange)
stress in tension steel = σc∙αe(d-x)/x
effective tension area = min[2.5(h-d), (h-x)/3, h/2]bw - As
As /Ac,eff
max final crack spacing = min[1.3/(h-x),3.4c+0.17Ø/ρp,eff)]
average strain for crack width calculation
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COMPRESSION chg - FB625
Area of tension steel, As = 1473 mm2
d= 399.5 mm
f compression steel, As =
2 236 mm2
d =
2 33 mm
m tension bar spacing, S = 87 mm
Max tension bar dia, Øeq = 25 mm
Short term or long term ? L (S or L)
Cover to As, c = 38 mm
Ecm = 34.1 GPa
Es = 200.0 GPa
αe = 17.61
fcm,t = 39.58 MPa
fct,eff = 2.95 MPa
xu = 138.21 mm
Iu = 6653 mm4 106
Mcr = 63.05 kNm
→ section is CRACKED
xc = 85.53 mm
σc = 3.234 MPa
σs = 209.0 MPa
Ac,eff = 34974 mm2
ρp,eff = 0.0421
sr,max = 230.1 mm
εsm-εcm = 800.8 μstrain
Wk = 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 0 Within
√
√ Below
7.3.2 (3) Within
7.3.4 (2)
Equations (7.11) & (7.14)
Equation (7.9)
Equation (7.8) 1
a b c
-150 263604.5479 25099851.67 90.55194 bx^2/2 - bx^2 - x[(bf-bw)hf + (ae-1)As' + ae.As] + (bf-bw)hf^
-1085 29854.5479 10490476.67 85.52921 bf.x^2/2 - bf.x^2 - x[(ae-1)As' + ae.As] + (ae-1)As'd' + ae.As.
f z m
33.65693 200.5777368 5.959477584 3.755268
3.23423 M/[bfx(d-x/3)/2+(αe-1)As2(x-d2)/x(d-d2)]
(ae-1)As' + ae.As] + (bf-bw)hf^2/2 + (ae-1)As'd' + ae.As.d = 0
+ ae.As] + (ae-1)As'd' + ae.As.d = 0
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Originated from TCC14.xls v3.1 on CD © 2002-2005 BCA for RCC TENSION
LEGEND
INPUT
fck = 35 MPa Area of tension steel, As =
fyk = 500 MPa d=
bw = 300 mm Area of compression steel, As =2
h= 450 mm d =2
bf = 1222 mm Maxmum tension bar spacing, S =
hf = 125 mm Max tension bar dia, Øeq =
QP moment, M = 147 KNm Short term or long term ?
Age at cracking = 14 days Cover to As, c =
Cement type = R (S, N, or R)
Creep factor, φ = 2.0
CALCULATIONS modulus of elasticity of concrete = 22[(fck+8)/10]0.3 Ecm =
moduli of elasticity of steel Es =
Modular ratio αe =
mean concrete strength at cracking fcm,t =
mean concrete tensile strength fct,eff =
uncracked neutral axis depth
[bwh²/2+(bf-bw)hf(h-hf/2)+(αe-1)(Asd+As2d2)]/[bwh+(bf-bw)hf+(αe-1)(As+As2)] xu =
uncracked 2nd moment of area
bwh³/12+bwh(h/2-x)²+(bf-bw)hf³/12+(bf-bw)hf(h-x-hf/2)²+(αe-1)[As(d-x)²+As2(x-d2)²] Iu =
cracking moment = fctI/(h-x) Mcr =
< 147 kNm → section is
fully cracked neutral axis depth
(-Asαe-As2(αe-1)+[{Asαe+As2(αe-1)}²+2b{Asαed+As2d2(αe-1)}]½)/bw xc =
concrete stress = M/[bx(d-x/3)/2+(αe-1)As2(x-d2)/x(d-d2)] σc =
stress in tension steel = σc∙αe(d-x)/x σs =
height of tension zone = min[2.5(h-d), (h-x)/3, h/2] hc,eff =
effective tension area Ac,eff =
As /Ac,eff ρp,eff =
max final crack spacing = min[1.3/(h-x),3.4c+0.17Ø/ρp,eff)] sr,max =
average strain for crack width calculation εsm-εcm =
CALCULATED CRACK WIDTH Wk =
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1000 mm2
417 mm
236 mm2
34 mm
87.4 mm
10 mm
L (S or L)
28 mm √
34.1 GPa Table 3.1
200.0 GPa
17.61
39.58 MPa Table 3.1 & equation (3.4)
2.95 MPa Table 3.1
303.18 mm ρ' =
4572 mm4 106
92.01 kNm
CRACKED
162.73 mm
14.638 MPa √
402.7 MPa σs > 0.8fyk
82.50 mm
99815 mm2 7.3.2 (3)
0.0100 7.3.4 (2)
264.9 mm Equations (7.11) & (7.14)
1319.6 μstrain Equation (7.9)
0.350 mm Equation (7.8) 1
0.0019 ρ = 0.0080
National Annex values
EC2 Ref Function Value
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
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