COMPUTATION OF CRACK WIDTH

(IS 456 - 2000))

THIS APPLIES ONLY FOR CRACK WIDTH OF 0.1 mm

PARAMETERS
M 20

Grade of concrete
Ec=

22361 Mpa
60.4

MOMENT(KNm)=Md=
(NOTE:1 tm=10 KNm )

400

OVERALL DEPTH(mm)=h=
WIDTH(mm)=b=

1000

COVER(mm)=c=

50

BAR DIA(mm)=

16
150

BAR SPACING(mm)=s=

2E+05

Es(STEEL)(N/mm2)=
(NOTE:1 Kg/cm2=0.1N/mm2)

8.945

MODULAR RATIO=m=

EFFECTIVE DEPTH(mm)=d=

342

AREA OR STEEL(mm2)=As=

1340.4129

NEUTRAL AXIS DEPTH(mm)=x=

79.361

8.945*As/1000*((1+2*1000*342/As/8.945)^0.5-1))

LEVER ARM(mm)=z= (342-x/3)

315.5465

STRESS IN STEEL(N/mm2)=fst=

142.69607

AV STRAIN IN CONCRETE=e1=

0.000871

MODIFIED STRAIN=em=

3.84E-04

acr(mm)=
DESIGN CRACK WIDTH(mm)=cw=
(AS PER IS 456 - 2000)

86.810337
0.0814 <0.1mm hence safe As per clause 35.3.2