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    The document provides details on calculating crack width in concrete beams using the BS 8110 method. It lists input parameters like material strengths and beam dimensions, then shows the calculation steps and outputs the neutral axis position, steel stress, crack widths at two points, and the maximum calculated crack width of 0.09mm.

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    The document provides details on calculating crack width in concrete beams using the BS 8110 method. It lists input parameters like material strengths and beam dimensions, then shows the calculation steps and outputs the neutral axis position, steel stress, crack widths at two points, and the maximum calculated crack width of 0.09mm.

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    The document provides details on calculating crack width in concrete beams using the BS 8110 method. It lists input parameters like material strengths and beam dimensions, then shows the calculation steps and outputs the neutral axis position, steel stress, crack widths at two points, and the maximum calculated crack width of 0.09mm.

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    The document provides details on calculating crack width in concrete beams using the BS 8110 method. It lists input parameters like material strengths and beam dimensions, then shows the calculation steps and outputs the neutral axis position, steel stress, crack widths at two points, and the maximum calculated crack width of 0.09mm.

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    CRACK WIDTH CALCULATION (BS 8110)

    Reference:
    Project:
    Location:

    Moesley page 138-140

    Input:
    Characteristic strengths of concrete
    Characteristic strengths of steel
    Modulus of elasticity of steel
    Modulus of elasticity of concrete (Refer Table 1.1)

    fcu =
    fy =
    Es =
    Ec =

    35
    460
    200
    27

    Beam width
    Beam height
    No. of tension Rebar
    Diameter of tension rebar
    Area of steel

    bb =
    hb =
    nbar=
    dbar=
    As =

    1000
    250
    8
    10
    628

    Minimum cover to tension reinfrocement


    Side cover to corner tension reinforcement
    Distance to centroid of tension reinforcement

    cmin =
    cside=
    d=

    Applied Service Moment

    M=

    N/mm2
    N/mm2
    kN/mm2
    kN/mm2
    mm
    mm
    mm
    mm2

    50 mm
    50 mm
    195 mm
    20 kNm

    Output:
    1. The analysis of cracked section using half of the instanteneous value of Ec to allow for creep effect
    Ec =
    13.5 kN/mm2
    2. The neutral axis position is given by 0.5 b x^2 + Es. As/ Ec x - Es.As.d/ Ec = 0
    0.5 b =
    500.00
    Es. As/Ec =
    9308.42
    -Es.As.d/Ec = -1815142.42
    The neutral axis position
    x=
    51.66 mm
    3. The stress in tension rebar
    fs = M/ ((d - x/3) As ) =
    179.05 N/mm2
    4. Overall extension per unit length at depth y below neutral axis
    1 = y/ (d-x) fs/ Es = 6.24544E-006 y
    Check maximum crack width at 2 locations:
    Point 1: at the soffit corner of the beam
    Point 2: at equidistance between neutral axis and tension reinforcement
    Point

    Dist. y
    198.34
    71.67

    1
    2
    Note:

    1
    m
    a'
    250.00 0.001239 0.0005107431
    123.33 0.000448 0.0001845572

    wmax
    0.091
    0.035

    acr= straight clear distance between rebar and point


    a' = the distance from compressive face to the point at which crack is calculated
    bt= the width of section at centroid of tensile steel

    5. Maximum crack width

    acr
    72.78
    85.34

    wmax =

    02/26/2015 01:23:54

    0.09 mm

    261699888.xls

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