Crack Width Check

(For Quasi Permanent Combinations)

(i) Minimum Reinforcement for Crack Control

Area of steel required for crack control (Cl.
A s,min
12.3.3) = kc k fct,eff Act / ss
Where,
Coefficient accounts for stress distributionk c = 0.40
Coefficient accounts for non-uniform self-equilibrium
k = stresses 0.65
Mean value of tensile strength of concretef ct,eff = 3.00 MPa
Area of of concrete within tensile zone A ct = 0.39 m2
Total depth at section considered h = 1.75 m
Width of section b = 1.00 m
Max. stress permitted in steel immediatelysafter
s formation
= of crack 500.00 MPa
Min. Area of steel required for crack control
A smin = 607.62 mm2
2
Area of steel provided (on tension face) A st = 12057.6 mm SAFE

(ii) Calculation of Crack Width

Crack width (Cl. 12.3.4) wk = Sr,max ( esm - ecm )
Clear cover to the reinforcement c = 40 mm
Dia of reinforcement φ = 32 mm
Spacing of reinforcement s = 150 mm
Max. Spacing of reinforcement 5 (c +φ/2) = 280 mm
Hence, following formula can be used for calculation of maximum crack spacing.

Max. crack spacing S r, max 531 mm

Depth = min. of 2.5(h-d), (h-x)/3, h/2 h c,eff = 875 mm
2
Effective area of concrete in tension A c,eff = 875000 mm
Ratio ρ eff = 0.01378
s sc
Stress in tension reinf. assuming cracked section = 153.00000 MPa
E cm' = 16154.00000 MPa
Ratio ae = Es/Ecm = 12.00 MPa
Factor dependent on duration of the load k t 0.50

esm - ecm = Max. ofssc - kt fct,eff ( 1+ ae rP,eff ) / rP,eff and 0.6 ssc / Es
Es
= 0.00046
Calculated crack width wk = 0.244 mm