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Crack Width Calculations to BS8110: 2005/ BS8007:1987
Originated from RCC14.xls v 3.1on CD 2006 TCC

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07-Aug-2013
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CRACK WIDTH CALCULATIONS - FLEXURE

INPUT 35 500 2093 1000 h= 250 d= 200 Minimum cover to tension reinforcement " CO " = 40 Maxmum bar spacing " S " = 150 Bar dia " DIA " = 20 " acr " =(((S/2)^2+(CO+DIA/2)^2)^(1/2)-DIA/2) as default or enter other value = 80.14 "acr " is distance from the point considered to the surface of the nearest longitudinal bar Applied service moment " Ms "= 69.0 CALCULATIONS moduli of elasticity of concrete " Ec" = (1/2)*(20+0.2*fcu) = moduli of elasticity of steel " Es " = Modular ratio " a " = (Es/Ec) = " r " = As/bd = depth to neutral axis, "x" = (-a.r +((a.r)2 + 2.a.r)0.5.d = 13.5 200.0 14.81 0.010 85 KN/mm2 KN/mm2 fcu= fy= Area of reinforcement " As " = b= N/mm2 N/mm2 2 mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm KNm

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" Z " = d-(x/3) = 172 2 Reinforcement stress " fs " = Ms/(As*Z) = N/mm 192 Concrete stress " fc " = (fs*As)/(0.5*b*x) = N/mm2 9.50 Strain at soffit of concrete beam/slab " e1 " = (fs/Es)*(h-x)/(d-x) = 0.001375 Strain due to stiffening effect of concrete between cracks " e2 " = e2 = b.(h-x)2/(3.Es.As.(d-x)) for crack widths of 0.2 mm Used 2 e2 = 1.5.b.(h-x) /(3.Es.As.(d-x)) for crack widths of 0.1 mm n/a e2 = 0.000189 Average strain for calculation of crack width " em "= e1-e2 = 0.001186 Calculated crack width, " w " = 3.acr.em/(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

Date
28-Jun-06 21-Oct-05 21-Jan-03 11-Oct-02 4-Aug-99

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RCC14 v3.1 RCC14 v3.0 RCC14 v2.1 RCC14 v2.0 RCC14 v1.1

rmation from the British Cement Association and/or The Concrete Centre is intended for those the significance and limitations of its contents and take responsibility for its use and application. ing that for negligence) for any loss resulting from such advice or information is accepted by the heir subcontractors, suppliers or advisors. Users should note that all TCC software and subject to revision from time to time and should therefore ensure that they are in possession of .

et should be used in compliance with the accompanying publication 'User Guide RC 3' available from The Concrete Bookshop, www.concretebookshop.com, Tel +44 (0)700 4 )1276 607140

This spreadsheet is shareware. It may be distributed freely, but may not be used for commercial purposes until the user has registered with the TCC via The Concrete Bookshop. RCC14 Crack Width.xls

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v3 release. Page nos, User Guide and registration details amended. Updated to 2005 version of BS8110 DETR logo replaced by DTI. Version 2 enhancements Renamed

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