This document provides a calculation method for determining crack width in reinforced concrete flexural members according to Indian standard IS 3370 Part 2. It lists the parameters needed for the calculation including material properties, member dimensions, reinforcement details, and applied loads. The method involves setting up equations related to force equilibrium and strain compatibility and solving them iteratively to find stresses in the concrete and reinforcement. These stresses are then used to calculate strains and ultimately the crack width at a given location in the member.
This document provides a calculation method for determining crack width in reinforced concrete flexural members according to Indian standard IS 3370 Part 2. It lists the parameters needed for the calculation including material properties, member dimensions, reinforcement details, and applied loads. The method involves setting up equations related to force equilibrium and strain compatibility and solving them iteratively to find stresses in the concrete and reinforcement. These stresses are then used to calculate strains and ultimately the crack width at a given location in the member.
This document provides a calculation method for determining crack width in reinforced concrete flexural members according to Indian standard IS 3370 Part 2. It lists the parameters needed for the calculation including material properties, member dimensions, reinforcement details, and applied loads. The method involves setting up equations related to force equilibrium and strain compatibility and solving them iteratively to find stresses in the concrete and reinforcement. These stresses are then used to calculate strains and ultimately the crack width at a given location in the member.
This document provides a calculation method for determining crack width in reinforced concrete flexural members according to Indian standard IS 3370 Part 2. It lists the parameters needed for the calculation including material properties, member dimensions, reinforcement details, and applied loads. The method involves setting up equations related to force equilibrium and strain compatibility and solving them iteratively to find stresses in the concrete and reinforcement. These stresses are then used to calculate strains and ultimately the crack width at a given location in the member.
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CALCULATION OF CRACK WIDTH - FLEXURE (IS 3370 Part 2 - 2009, Annexure B)
Limiting crack width, w
Characteristic cube strength of Concrete, fck
Yield Strength of Steel, fy
Modulus Elasticity of Concrete Ec = 5000 x SQRT( fck )
Modulus Elasticity of Steel, Es
Applied Moment at service condition, M
σcbc = 10 N/mm2 Modular Ratio, m, 280/(3*σcbc) =
Breadth, b (mm) = 1000 Depth, h (mm) = 300
Reinf, Ast mm2 = 1608 Clear Cover, CC mm = 45
Reinf, Asc mm2 = 1608 Clear Cover, CC mm = 45
Effecive Depth, d = 300-50-0.5x16
Cover to the centre of compression steel, d' = 30+0.5x10
Max spacing of bars, S =
acr = maximum spacing of tensile bar from outer edge of concrete (mm)
= SQRT((0.5x80)^2+(50+0.5x16)^2)-0.5x16
Depth of NA from Compression face = x
Solve equation = (bx2/2) + (1.5m-1) Asc (x - d') - m Ast (d-x) = 0 to get x. x=
(x - d ') bxf c x Asc fsc = (1.5m -1) A sc f c (d - ) + A sc f sc (d - d ') = M x 2 3 fc (d - x) Ast fst = (m -1) Ast Solve these equations to get fc x Stress in extreme compression fibre, fc
Stress in Tension reinforcement, fst = 9.33x6.74x(692-133.8)/133.8
Distance from compression face to point where crack width is being calculated, a
Strain at the level considered, ε1 = (h - x)fs/Es(d - x)
Strain due to stiffening effect in concrete, ε2 = 1.5b(h - x)(a - x)/(3EsAs(d - x))
εm = Average surface strain = ε1 - ε2
Crack Width, w = 3 acr εm/(1+2(acr - Cmin)/(h - x)) 9, Annexure B)
