Crack Width Calculation

Grade of Concrete, fck

Grade of Steel, fy
Moment, Md
Overall Depth, D
Width of slab, b
Clear Cover, CC
Bar dia
Bar Spacing

Area of Steel, Ast

effective depth, d = D- CC - Φ/2

Neutral axis depth, x
0.87 * fy * Ast / 0.36*fck*b
Lever arm, z = d - x/3
Service bending stress due to BM,
Fs = M / (Ast * z)

Bending stress is greater than 130 mpa,"Hence crack width caln is required

Reference : Appendix F of IS 456 and RCC structures by Devadas menon & Unnikrish

Moment at section
breadth
total depth
effective depth
clear cover to main longitudinal bar
depth of effective cover
dia of bar
spacing of bar
Area of rf
youngs modulus of steel
permissible stress in concrete in bending compression
modular ratio
depth of NA from comp fibre
MOI cracked transformed section
Stress at centroid of tension steel

Distance from extreme compression fibre to point at which surface crack width calculated
Apparent strain at point of consideration
Strain reduction due to tension stiffening effect
Mean strain at the level of consideration
distance between crack intiation point to the nearest longitudinal main bar
Flexural crack width at the level of consideration
 MX

30 N/mm2
400 N/mm2
28.45 kN-m
250 mm
1000 mm
60 mm
13 mm 132.8
150 mm

885.4 mm2 1117.01

183.5 mm

28.53 mm
174 mm

184.67 N/mm2 130

Crack width calculation

CC structures by Devadas menon & Unnikrishna pillai

M 28450000.00 Nmm
b 1000.00 mm
D 250.00 mm
d 183.50 mm
Cmin 60.00 mm
dc 66.50 mm
db 13.00 mm
s 150.00 mm
Ast 884.88 mm2
Es 200000.00 N/mm2
σcbc 10.00 n/mm2
m = 280/ (3σcbc) 9.33
pt = 100 Ast / bd 0.48
ρ = pt/100 0.00
k= √((2(ρm) +(ρm) ) - (ρm)
2
0.31
x= kd 56.04 mm
Icr = ((bx3/3)+(m*Ast*(d-x)2) 192841160.78 mm4
fst =(m*M*(d-x))/(Icr) 175.50 N/mm2

a' 250.00 mm
ε1 = (fst * (a'-x))/(Es * (d-x)) 0.0013
ε2 = (b(D-x)(a'-x))/(3* Es*Ast*(d-x)) 0.0006
εm = ε1 - ε2 0.0008
acr = √((s/2)2 + dc2) - db/2 93.74 mm
Wcr = (3 acr εm) / (1 + ( (2(acr - Cmin)/(D-x))) 0.1626 mm

<0.20mm safe
Crack Width Calculation

Grade of Concrete, fck

Grade of Steel, fy
Moment, Md
Overall Depth, D
Width of slab, b
Clear Cover, CC
Bar dia
Bar Spacing

Area of Steel, Ast

effective depth, d = D- CC - Φ/2

Neutral axis depth, x
0.87 * fy * Ast / 0.36*fck*b
Lever arm, z = d - x/3
Service bending stress due to BM,
Fs = M / (Ast * z)

Bending stress is less than 130 mpa, Hence crack width caln is not required

Reference : Appendix F of IS 456 and RCC structures by Devadas menon & Unnikrish

Moment at section
breadth
total depth
effective depth
clear cover to main longitudinal bar
depth of effective cover
dia of bar
spacing of bar
Area of rf
youngs modulus of steel
permissible stress in concrete in bending compression
modular ratio
depth of NA from comp fibre
MOI cracked transformed section
Stress at centroid of tension steel

Distance from extreme compression fibre to point at which surface crack width calculated
Apparent strain at point of consideration
Strain reduction due to tension stiffening effect
Mean strain at the level of consideration
distance between crack intiation point to the nearest longitudinal main bar
Flexural crack width at the level of consideration
 MY

30 N/mm2
400 N/mm2
18.903 kN-m
250 mm
1000 mm
60 mm
13 mm 132.8
150 mm

885.4 mm2 1117.01

183.5 mm

28.53 mm
174 mm

122.7 N/mm2 130

Crack width calculation

CC structures by Devadas menon & Unnikrishna pillai

M 18903000.00 Nmm
b 1000.00 mm
D 250.00 mm
d 183.50 mm
Cmin 60.00 mm
dc 66.50 mm
db 13.00 mm
s 150.00 mm
Ast 884.88 mm2
Es 200000.00 N/mm2
σcbc 10.00 n/mm2
m = 280/ (3σcbc) 9.33
pt = 100 Ast / bd 0.48
ρ = pt/100 0.00
k= √((2(ρm) +(ρm) ) - (ρm)
2
0.31
x= kd 56.04 mm
Icr = ((bx3/3)+(m*Ast*(d-x)2) 192841160.78 mm4
fst =(m*M*(d-x))/(Icr) 116.61 N/mm2

a' 250.00 mm
ε1 = (fst * (a'-x))/(Es * (d-x)) 0.0009
ε2 = (b(D-x)(a'-x))/(3* Es*Ast*(d-x)) 0.0006
εm = ε1 - ε2 0.0003
acr = √((s/2)2 + dc2) - db/2 93.74 mm
Wcr = (3 acr εm) / (1 + ( (2(acr - Cmin)/(D-x))) 0.0691 mm

<0.20mm safe
Crack Width Calculation

Grade of Concrete, fck

Grade of Steel, fy
Moment, Md
Overall Depth, D
Width of wall, b
Clear Cover, CC
Bar dia
Bar Spacing

Area of Steel, Ast

effective depth, d = D- CC - Φ/2

Neutral axis depth, x
0.87 * fy * Ast / 0.36*fck*b
Lever arm, z = d - x/3
Service bending stress due to BM,
Fs = M / (Ast * z)

Bending stress is less than 130 mpa, Hence crack width caln is not required

Reference : Appendix F of IS 456 and RCC structures by Devadas menon & Unnikrishna

Moment at section
breadth
total depth
effective depth
clear cover to main longitudinal bar
depth of effective cover
dia of bar
spacing of bar
Area of rf
youngs modulus of steel
permissible stress in concrete in bending compression
modular ratio
depth of NA from comp fibre
MOI cracked transformed section
Stress at centroid of tension steel

Distance from extreme compression fibre to point at which surface crack width calculated
Apparent strain at point of consideration
Strain reduction due to tension stiffening effect
Mean strain at the level of consideration
distance between crack intiation point to the nearest longitudinal main bar
Flexural crack width at the level of consideration
 MX

30 N/mm2
400 N/mm2
22.797 kN-m
200 mm
1000 mm
50 mm
16 mm 201.1
120 mm

1675.9 mm2 1117.01

142 mm

54.01 mm
124 mm

109.71 N/mm2 130

Crack width calculation

structures by Devadas menon & Unnikrishna pillai

M 22797000.00 Nmm
b 1000.00 mm
D 200.00 mm
d 142.00 mm
Cmin 50.00 mm
dc 58.00 mm
db 16.00 mm
s 120.00 mm
Ast 1675.52 mm2
Es 200000.00 N/mm2
σcbc 10.00 n/mm2
m = 280/ (3σcbc) 9.33
pt = 100 Ast / bd 1.18
ρ = pt/100 0.01
k= √((2(ρm) +(ρm) ) - (ρm)
2
0.49
x= kd 70.17 mm
Icr = ((bx3/3)+(m*Ast*(d-x)2) 195867544.57 mm4
fst =(m*M*(d-x))/(Icr) 78.02 N/mm2

a' 200.00 mm
ε1 = (fst * (a'-x))/(Es * (d-x)) 0.0007
ε2 = (b(D-x)(a'-x))/(3* Es*Ast*(d-x)) 0.0002
εm = ε1 - ε2 0.0005
acr = √((s/2)2 + dc2) - db/2 75.45 mm
Wcr = (3 acr εm) / (1 + ( (2(acr - Cmin)/(D-x))) 0.0767 mm

<0.20mm safe
Crack Width Calculation

Grade of Concrete, fck

Grade of Steel, fy
Moment, Md
Overall Depth, D
Width of wall, b
Clear Cover, CC
Bar dia
Bar Spacing

Area of Steel, Ast

effective depth, d = D- CC - Φ/2

Neutral axis depth, x
0.87 * fy * Ast / 0.36*fck*b
Lever arm, z = d - x/3
Service bending stress due to BM,
Fs = M / (Ast * z)

Bending stress is greater than 130 mpa,"Hence crack width caln is required

Reference : Appendix F of IS 456 and RCC structures by Devadas menon & Unnikrishna

Moment at section
breadth
total depth
effective depth
clear cover to main longitudinal bar
depth of effective cover
dia of bar
spacing of bar
Area of rf
youngs modulus of steel
permissible stress in concrete in bending compression
modular ratio
depth of NA from comp fibre
MOI cracked transformed section
Stress at centroid of tension steel

Distance from extreme compression fibre to point at which surface crack width calculated
Apparent strain at point of consideration
Strain reduction due to tension stiffening effect
Mean strain at the level of consideration
distance between crack intiation point to the nearest longitudinal main bar
Flexural crack width at the level of consideration
 MX

25 N/mm2
500 N/mm2
50 kN-m
200 mm
1000 mm
25 mm
12 mm 113.1
100 mm

1131 mm2 1117.01

169 mm

54.67 mm
150.8 mm

293.17 N/mm2 130

Crack width calculation

structures by Devadas menon & Unnikrishna pillai

M 50000000.00 Nmm
b 1000.00 mm
D 200.00 mm
d 169.00 mm
Cmin 25.00 mm
dc 31.00 mm
db 12.00 mm
s 100.00 mm
Ast 1130.97 mm2
Es 200000.00 N/mm2
σcbc 10.00 n/mm2
m = 280/ (3σcbc) 9.33
pt = 100 Ast / bd 0.67
ρ = pt/100 0.01
k= √((2(ρm) +(ρm) ) - (ρm)
2
0.36
x= kd 61.32 mm
Icr = ((bx3/3)+(m*Ast*(d-x)2) 199245533.44 mm4
fst =(m*M*(d-x))/(Icr) 252.21 N/mm2

a' 200.00 mm
ε1 = (fst * (a'-x))/(Es * (d-x)) 0.0016
ε2 = (b(D-x)(a'-x))/(3* Es*Ast*(d-x)) 0.0003
εm = ε1 - ε2 0.0014
acr = √((s/2)2 + dc2) - db/2 52.83 mm
Wcr = (3 acr εm) / (1 + ( (2(acr - Cmin)/(D-x))) 0.1539 mm

<0.20mm safe