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Procedure For The Calculation of Deflection To EC2

1. This document provides a 9-step procedure for calculating deflection in reinforced concrete beams according to EC2. 2. The procedure involves calculating the cracked and uncracked section properties, cracking moment, tension steel stresses, and a tension stiffening factor. 3. The final deflection is calculated as a combination of the cracked and uncracked deflections multiplied by the tension stiffening factor, and must be less than the span divided by 250.

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Procedure For The Calculation of Deflection To EC2

1. This document provides a 9-step procedure for calculating deflection in reinforced concrete beams according to EC2. 2. The procedure involves calculating the cracked and uncracked section properties, cracking moment, tension steel stresses, and a tension stiffening factor. 3. The final deflection is calculated as a combination of the cracked and uncracked deflections multiplied by the tension stiffening factor, and must be less than the span divided by 250.

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By Colin Caprani

Procedure for the calculation of deflection to EC2

1. Calculate Ec,ef:
Ec,ef = Ecm / (1 + φ)
Where: φ = creep coefficient from table (p154 of Mosley & Bungey)
Ecm = 9.5 (fck + 8) ⅓

2. Calculate the modular ratio, m


m = Es / Ec,ef

3. Calculate the uncracked section properties:


Depth to the neutral axis, xu:
xu = (Area moments) / (Area)

Where: Area moments = (m – 1)Ascd’ + (m – 1)Asd + bh2 / 2

Area = (m – 1)Asc + (m – 1)As + bh

The uncracked second moment of area, Iu:

Iu = Iu,conc + Iu, asc + Iu,as

Where: Iu,conc = bh3 / 12 + bh(xu – h / 2)2

Iu, asc = (m – 1)Asc(xu – d’)2

Iu,as = (m – 1)As(d – xu)2

4. Calculate the cracking moment Mcr:


Mcr = fct Iu / (h - xu)

5. Calculate the stress in the tension steel just as the beam cracks, fsr:
fsr = m Mcr (d – xu) / Iu

6. Calculate the cracked section properties:


Depth to the neutral axis, xc:
xc = [-beq + (beq – 4ac)0.5 ] / 2a
By Colin Caprani

Where: a=b/2

beq = (m – 1)Asc + mAs

c = - [ (m -1)Ascd’ + mAsd ]

The cracked second moment of area, Ic:

Ic = Ic,conc + Ic, asc + Ic,as

Where: Ic,conc = bxc3 / 3

Ic, asc = (m – 1)Asc(xc – d’)2

Ic,as = mAs(d – xc)2

7. Calculate the maximum stress in the tension steel in the cracked section, fs:
fs = m Mmax (d – xc) / Ic

Where: Mmax = wsl2 / 8


ws = total service load on the beam

8. Calculate the tension stiffening factor, ξ:


ξ = 1 – β1 β2 (fsr / fs)2

Where: β1 = bond coefficient


=1 for deformed bars
= 0.5 for plain bars

Where: β2 = load duration factor


=1 for short term loads
= 0.5 for sustained or cyclic loads

9. Calculate the final deflection, δfin, which must be < span / 250:
δfin = ξ δc + (1 – ξ) δu

Where: δu = 5 ws l4 / [ 384 Ec,ef Iu ]


δc = 5 ws l4 / [ 384 Ec,ef Ic ]
By Colin Caprani

b RC BEAM GENERAL FORM


d’
Asc

h d

As

RC BEAM: UNCRACKED
TRANSFORMED SECTION
(m -1)Asc

xu
Ac
N A

(m -1)Asc

RC BEAM: CRACKED
TRANSFORMED SECTION
(m -1)Asc

Ac xc
N A

mAsc

DEFLECTION
BEHAVIOUR
OF RC BEAM

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