LCtausss 34.3.2 axd 43.
1)
CALCUZ•ATfOX OP COACH WtDTB
Provided that the strain in the tension
ninforccmcnt is iimitadto0.8 F
lE„tbsdeaigasurfacecrack width, which should
not exceed the approj›riatc value given in 35.3.2
may be ca)cu)atcd from the fol)owiag
Design surface crack width
ay = distance homthcpointconsidorad to
the surface of the nearest longitudinal
bar,
eg = avwagestcel aminatthelevel confide
d, h = overall depth of the member, and
x = depth of the neutral axis.
The average steel soain eg msy be calculated on
the basis of the following assumption:
The concrete and tkc stccl arc both considcrcd to
be fulty elastic in tension gnd in compression. The
elastic modulus of the steel may be taken ss 2fXI
kN/mm’and the elastic modulus of the concrete is
as derived from the equation given in 6.13.1both
in compression and
in tension.
These assumptions are illustrated in Fig. 28,
where
h - thc overdl dspib of the section.
SECTION CRAgttED STRAIN
Fic. 28
x = the depth from the compassion fecc to the
FORC I t
f - the tensile stress in the reinforcement, end
£ = tlnmaiulus ofolasticity ofifnzsizdzzzzoxnt
Alternatively, as an approiimation, it will
normally be satisfactory to calculate the steel
stress on the beers of a ked section and then
mducc this by an amount equal to the tensile
force generated by the triangular distributions,
having a value of zero at the neutral axis and a
value at the cencoid of the tension steel of
IN/mm' instantaneously, reducing to 0.55 N/mm'
in the long-em, acting over the tension zone
divided by the steel area. For amctangutar tension
zoz›s, this gives
A = area of tension reinforcement,
b = width of the section at the centrtiid of
the
tension stncl,
c, = strain at the level considered.
calculated ignoring the stiffening of
the concrete in
the tension zone,
zz - distance from the compression face co
the point at which tkc crack width is
being calculated, and
d - effective depth.
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C•0 The moments of resistance of rectangular ced
T-sections ha»ed on the eseumptlons of3&1 are eiceedi the llmltliig valoe, 3f„ gg coeipreiilon
reinforcement mzy be obMned from the following
given in this annex.

GIRECTANGULARSBCTION@

Reinforcement
M M„, d aha same aa in G•1.1,
The mome«t of resistance of rectangular
/ - design eoeea In compression relnfoxe-
eectione withoutcompmysion
ment corresponding to a soaln of
reinforcementshouldbe obMned ae follows :
c) Determine the depth of netuDal axlt from
the following oqucticn :
0.g7/ „ where
d 0.3G / , k 6,d z, - the limiting value of z, from 38.1,
b) If the value of z,/d is less than the limiting Ag. - aieaofcorr§xmsl‹ziieinf‹xc cut, and
value (see Note below 38.1), calculate the d’ • depth of compassion reinforcement
moment of resistance by the following from compression face.
expression :
The totol area of tension reinforcement shall be
obtained from the following equation :
ñf = 0 87 / J, d'l

c) If the value of x ld is equal to the limiting

value, the moment of resistance of the
3„ = area of the total tensile
section is given by the following minforcement,
expression : A = area of the tensile reinforcement for a
singly reinforced section for R „q,
"d
- 0.36 and
l -0.42

d) If x,/ d is greater than the limiting value, the

section should be redesigned. G-2 FLANGED SECTION
In the above equations, G-2.1 For x,< D, the moment of resistance may be
z, - depth of neutral axis, calculated from the equation given in G-1.1.
‹I = effective depth, G•2.2 The limiting value of the moment of
/t = charac°teristic strength of rcinforcc- resistance of the section may be obtained by the
n\ent,
following equation when the ratio £i, f d does not
exceed 0.2 :
Aq = area ol tension reinforcement, x
M =0.36 I -0.42 ’
= characteristic compressive scength d
of concrete,
b wiJth of the compression face, + 0.45/ (g/ -6 )Ot(
2
Mu „„ = limiting moment of resistance of
a section without compression when
reinft›rcenienl, and Af, x, „, d and/„ are same as in G-1.1,
z, „„ = limiting vulue of z fruiii 39.1. h = bwa‹Jth of the compression face/flange,
G-1.2 Section with Compression Reinforcement 5 = h7C3dth of the web,
Whcr• trio ultimate moment of resistance of section and 0, = thickness of lhe
flangc.