CONTROL OF CRACKING BY DISTRIBUTION OF REINFORCEMENT

(CL 10.6.4-ACI 318-05)

Service Moment

437.30

KN-m

Maximum of base slab

Neutral Axis for1m strip

Depth of section (h)

800

mm

bf (width of comp flange)

mm

Breath of section (bw)

1000

mm

fy

420

Mpa

Es

2.00E+05

Mpa

fc' (28 days cylinder str)

32

Mpa

Ec

26587

Mpa

Refer 8.5.1 ACI 318-05

n (modular ratio)

tf (Thk of comp flange)

mm

(Put zero for rect. Section)

(Put zero for rect. Section)

Tension Reinforcement:

Addln Rnft

Diameter of bar

25

mm

mm

Spacing of the bar

200

mm

200

mm

compression Reinforcement :

Addln Rnft

Diameter of bar

25

mm

mm

Spacing of the bar

200

mm

200

mm

mm

200

mm

Spacing of the bar considered for the calculation of crack width

Clear cover:
Clear cover for Tension Reinforcement

130

mm

clear cover for compression reinforcement

50

mm

Ast @ bottom (Tensile reinf area)

2454.37

mm2/m

As' @ Top (Comp. reinf area)

2454.37

mm2/m

d (dist from comp face to tensile reinf centroid)

657.5

mm

d' (dist from comp face to comp reinf centroid)

62.5

mm

Calculation of crack moment :

As per ACI 318 M 11

As per ACI 318 M 11

fr = 0.62 x sqrt ( 32 )
fr = 3.507
Ig = ( 1000 x 800 ^3 ) / 12
Ig = 42666666667

Centroid, Yt =

800 / 2

mm4

Yt =

400

mm

Mcr =

(3.51 x 42666666666.67) / 400

Mcr =

374.11

kN.m

Check for crack width

Depth of neutral axis from comp block; Kd

144

bw(Kd)2/2+(2n-1)As' (Kd-d')-nAs(d-Kd)=

3692556.32

Goll seek
Set this value to zero by
changing J23

Working of Resultant centroid from comp. fiber

Stress at extreme comp fiber =

fc1

Stress at level of comp reinf centroid =

fc2

11.3

20 Dummy value

Stress at "tf" from extreme comp fiber =

fc3

20.0

Comp force for bf tf

C1

0.0E+00

Marm of C1 from extreme comp fiber

y1

Comp force for (2n-1)As'

C2

3.9E+05

Marm of C2 from extreme comp fiber

y2

62.5

Comp force for bw (Kd-tf)

C3

1.4E+06

Marm of C2 from extreme comp fiber

y3

Resultant Arm of resultant C

Dist from Tensile and compressive force

jd =

Actual stress; fs=

M /(jd As)

48
51.1
610

Maximum allowable spacing of reinforcement closest to surface of tension

s = 95000/fs -2.5 Cc > 300*(252/fs)

eq 10.6.4 ACI-318-05

where Cc = Clear cover to closest bar =

s=

Spacing provided =

90

152

200

mm

mm

NotOK

mm

252

Mpa

Plate No 2022

Addln Rnft

Addln Rnft

is value to zero by
changing J23

Refer
annexure-5