Reinforcement to Control Cracking to BS8007

INPUT
Concete strength fcu 15.5 N/mm2 ??
Steel yield strength fy 300 N/mm2
Bar bond strength fb 2.4 N/mm2 ????
Initial fall in temperature T1 39 deg C
Seasonal fall in temperature T2 20 deg C
Coeff of thermal expansion α 1.00E-05
Crack width wmax 0.2 mm
Wall thichness b 400 mm

Thickness of surface zone b/2 200.00 mm

concrete tensile strength fct=0.12*fcu^0.7 0.82 N/mm2 Eurocode recommends 3 N/mm2 / BS uses 1.6N/mm2
pcrit pcrit=fct/fy 0.00272
fct / fb fct / fb 0.34 Reference Tables
Values of T1 deg C
Use if unjointed length > 15m Thickness mm 18mm ply formwork ground slabs
Thermal contraction εte=0.5*α*(T1+T2) 0.000295 OPC content kg/m3 325 350 400 325 350 400
% steel % =(εte*fct/fb)/(2*Wmax) 0.000251 j 300 23 25 31 15 17 21
As As=1000*%*b/2 50.23 j mm2/m 500 32 35 43 25 28 34
700 38 42 49 32 36 43
1000 42 47 56 39 44 52
IF p<pcrit => As req = pcrit*1000*b/2
IF p>pcrit => As req = As*φ

Bar diameter φ p=As*φ p>pcrit? As req Spacing Bars/m fb

8 0.0020 n 545 92 11 Type 1 deformed 2.4
10 0.0025 n 545 144 7 Type 2 plain 1.6
12 0.0030 y 603 188 5
14 0.0035 y 703 219 5 Coeff of thermal exp
16 0.0040 y 804 250 4 limestone 8.00E-06
20 0.0050 y 1005 313 3 granite 1.00E-05
22 0.0055 y 1105 344 3 flint 1.20E-05
25 0.0063 y 1256 391 3
Thickness of surface zone
Max thickness 250mm
Bottom of ground slab 100mm

Design with joints

Design with complete expansion joints

The joints are less than 4.8+(wmax/1000)/εte 5.5 m apart. Use 2/3 pcrit
As req = pcrit*1000*b/2
Maximum distance between cracks smax=φ/(3*p)
Bar diameter φ p=2/3 pcrit smax As req Spacing < each face Bars/m
8 0.0018 1.47 363 138 7
10 0.0018 1.84 363 216 5
12 0.0018 2.20 363 311 3
16 0.0018 2.94 363 553 2
20 0.0018 3.67 363 864 1
25 0.0018 4.59 363 1351 1

Design with expansion and partial joints

Max. distance between joints d=0.5smax+2,4+wmax/εte

Bar diameter φ p=2/3 pcrit smax As req Spacing < each face d
8 0.0018 1.47 363 138 3.81
10 0.0018 1.84 363 216 4.00
12 0.0018 2.20 363 311 4.18
16 0.0018 2.94 363 553 4.55
20 0.0018 3.67 363 864 4.91
25 0.0018 4.59 363 1351 5.37

Design only with partial joints

Max. distance between joints d=smax+wmax/εte

Bar diameter φ p=2/3 pcrit smax As req Spacing < each face d
8 0.0018 1.47 363 138 2.15
10 0.0018 1.84 363 216 2.51
12 0.0018 2.20 363 311 2.88
16 0.0018 2.94 363 553 3.61
20 0.0018 3.67 363 864 4.35
25 0.0018 4.59 363 1351 5.27