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Crack Width Check

This document provides calculations to determine crack width in a concrete flexural member. Key inputs include material strengths, reinforcement details, and applied service moment. The calculations determine the depth to the neutral axis, reinforcement and concrete stresses, and strains. Based on the strains and distance to the nearest bar, the calculated crack width is determined to be -0.28 mm.

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Crack Width Check

This document provides calculations to determine crack width in a concrete flexural member. Key inputs include material strengths, reinforcement details, and applied service moment. The calculations determine the depth to the neutral axis, reinforcement and concrete stresses, and strains. Based on the strains and distance to the nearest bar, the calculated crack width is determined to be -0.28 mm.

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Section of Project Date Date

CRACK WIDTH CALCULATIONS - FLEXURE -

INPUT
fcu= 44 N/mm2
fy= 420 N/mm2
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Area of reinforcement " As " = 377 mm
b= 1000 mm
h= 300 mm
d= 248 mm
Minimum cover to tension reinforcement " CO " = 46 mm
Maxmum bar spacing " S " = 300 mm
Bar dia " DIA " = 12 mm
" acr " =(((S/2)^2+(CO+DIA/2)^2)^(1/2)-DIA/2) as default or enter other value = 152.76 mm
"acr " is distance from the point considered to the surface of the nearest longitudinal bar
Applied service moment " Ms "= 4.0 KNm

CALCULATIONS
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moduli of elasticity of concrete " Ec" = (1/2)*(20+0.2*fcu) = 14.4 KN/mm
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moduli of elasticity of steel " Es " = 200.0 KN/mm
Modular ratio "  " = (Es/Ec) = 13.91
" " = As/bd = 0.002
depth to neutral axis, "x" = (- +(()2 + 2.)0.5.d = 46 mm

" Z " = d-(x/3) = 233


Reinforcement stress " fs " = Ms/(As*Z) = 46 N/mm2
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Concrete stress " fc " = (fs*As)/(0.5*b*x) = 0.75 N/mm
Strain at soffit of concrete beam/slab "" = (fs/Es)*(h-x)/(d-x) = 0.000287
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
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2 = 1.5.b.(h-x) /(3.Es.As.(d-x)) for crack widths of 0.1 mm n/a
2 = 0.001412
Average strain for calculation of crack width " m "= 1-2 = -0.001125

Calculated crack width, " w " = 3.acr.m/(1+2.(acr-c)/(h-x))


CALCULATED CRACK WIDTH, 'w' = -0.28 mm

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