Project

SOUTH MARA HYDRO POWER PROJECT FLOOD RETAINING BASE

Client
Kenya Tea Development Agency, KTDA Made by Date Page
Location
BASE MKN 29-Aug-2016
Crack Width Calculations to BS8110: 1997/ BS8007:1987 Checked Revision Job No
Originated from RCC14.xls v 2.1on CD 1999-2003 BCA for RCC GWM -

CRACK WIDTH CALCULATIONS - FLEXURE -

INPUT
fcu=
25 N/mm2
fy=
460 N/mm2
2
Area of reinforcement " As " =
1005 mm
b=
1000 mm
h= 600 mm
d= 540 mm
Minimum cover to tension reinforcement " CO " = 50 mm
Maxmum bar spacing " S " = 200 mm
Bar dia " DIA " = 16 mm
" acr " =(((S/2)^2+(CO+DIA/2)^2)^(1/2)-DIA/2) as default or enter other value = 107.60 mm
"acr " is distance from the point considered to the surface of the nearest longitudinal bar
Applied service moment " Ms "= 100.0 KNm

CALCULATIONS
moduli of elasticity of concrete " Ec" = (1/2)*(20+0.2*fcu) = 12.5 KN/mm2
moduli of elasticity of steel " Es " = 200.0 KN/mm2
Modular ratio " a " = (Es/Ec) = 16.00
" r " = As/bd = 0.002
depth to neutral axis, "x" = (-a.r +((a.r)2 + 2.a.r)0.5.d = 117 mm

" Z " = d-(x/3) = 501

2
Reinforcement stress " fs " = Ms/(As*Z) = 199 N/mm
Concrete stress " fc " = (fs*As)/(0.5*b*x) = 3.42 N/mm2
Strain at soffit of concrete beam/slab " e1 " = (fs/Es)*(h-x)/(d-x) = 0.001134
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
e2 = 1.5.b.(h-x) /(3.Es.As.(d-x)) for crack widths of 0.1 mm
2
n/a
e2 = 0.000915
Average strain for calculation of crack width " em "= e1-e2 = 0.000218

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

CALCULATED CRACK WIDTH, 'w' = 0.06 mm