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FLEXURAL CRACK WIDTH CALCULATION to EN 1992-1 : 2003

Originated from RCCen14.xls v4 on CD

07-Apr-2016

Checked

Revision

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2002-2003 BCA for RCC

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Job No

R68

LEGEND

INPUT
fck
fyk
b
h
SLS moment, M
Age at cracking
Cement type

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

35
500
1000
250
69.0
7
N

Area of tension steel, As =

N/mm2
N/mm2
d=
mm
Area of compression steel, As2 =
mm
d2 =
KNm
Maxmum tension bar spacing, S =
Max tension bar dia, eq =
days
(S, N, R or RS)
Short term or long term ?

CALCULATIONS
modulus of elasticity of concrete = 22[(fck+8)/10]0.3
moduli of elasticity of steel
Modular ratio
' = 0.0000
mean concrete strength at cracking
average concrete tensile strength

d2
neutral axis depth =
2
d e ( ' ) + 2 ( ' ) +2 e + '
e

)]

Ecm
Es
e

fcm,t
fct,ef

=
=
=
=
=
=

x=

concrete stress = M / [bx/2(d-x/3)+As2(e-1)(x-d2)/x(d-d2)]

c =
stress in tension steel = c.e(d-x)/x
s =
effective tension area = min[2.5(h-d),(h-x)/3]
Ac,ef =
p,ef =
As/Ac,eff
max final crack spacing = min[s/(3.6p,eff),ss/(3.6fct,eff)] sr,max =
average strain for crack width calculation sm- cm =
Wk =
CALCULATED CRACK WIDTH

2093
200
0
50
150
20
L

mm2
mm
mm2
mm
mm
mm
(S or L)

34.1
200.0
5.87
0.0105
33.49

kN/mm2
kN/mm2

2.50

N/mm2
N/mm2

58.9

mm

12.99
182.8
63706
0.0329
239.5
0.0007
0.175

N/mm2
N/mm2
mm2
mm
mm

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This spreadsheet should be used in compliance with the accompanying publication
'Spreadsheets for concrete design to BS 8110 and EC2' available from British Cement
Association, Telford Avenue, Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 6YS.

Status of spreadsheet
Beta version.

This spreadsheet is shareware. It may be distributed freely, but

may not be used for commercial purposes until the user has
registered with the RCC.

Revision history RCCen14 Crack Width

Date

Version

Action

30-Apr-03 RCCen14 4

Correction to use of equation (7.14).

26-Mar-03 RCCen14 3

Updatd to November 2002 draft.

21-Dec-01 RCCen14 2

Updated to final draft.

31-Aug-01 RCCen14 1

First issue for in-house comment

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mpanying publication
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