Flexural Crack width Calculation Slab According ACI350-06 &ACI224R-0

Project :- Project Designed by:- Imran

Building :- Building Checked by:-
Element:- Element Date:- 21-Mar-19
Location:- Location

General Input :-
Width b 1000 mm Es 200000 N/mm2
Depth h 380 mm εc 0.003 mm
cover 50 mm εy 0.0021 mm
fy 420 N/mm2 Ec 23500 N/mm2 ACI318 clause 8.5.1
fc' 25 N/mm2 d 320 mm
Ma service 100 KN.m d' 60 mm
n= Es /Ec = 8.51

Section RFT. No of bars rebar Dia AS mm 2

Top Rft. 6 T 20 Top = 1884 mm2 S spacing Top ###

Bot. Rft. 6 T 20 Bot. = 1884 mm2 S spacing Bot. ###
Exposure condition Humidity, moist air, soil ACI224R-01,Table 4.1

1- Locate the Neutral axis & Calculate setcion properties:-

X-X εc= 0.000322
d'= 60 εs'
As Top (n-1)As Top y= 83.27
N.A. N.A. N.A.

h= 380 d= 320
As Bot. nAs Bot.

A εs= 0.000917
Tranformed Section Strain
b= 1000
Taking moment of areas @ X-X,
[by+nAs Bot.+ (n-1)As Top]*y = by*y/2 + nAs Bot.*d + (n-1)As Top*d'
and simplify in form of Quadratic equation (ay2+by+c=0),
(b-b/2) * y2 + (nAs Bot.+ (n-1)As Top) * y + (-nAs Bot.*d - (n-1)As Top*d') = 0
Thus, a = 500.00
b= 30184.09 Thus, = 83.27 mm
c = -5979896.17

I g = bh3/12 = 4,572,666,667 mm4 Ag = b*h = 380,000 mm2

Acr =by+ nAs Bot.+ (n-1)As Top = 113,450 mm2
I cr =by3/12+by*(y/2)2+ nAs Bot.*(d-y)2+ (n-1)As Top*(y-d')2 = 1,098,689,168 mm4

2- Check of Concrete & Steel Reinforcement stresses:-

= 3.10 N/mm2 ACI 318M-11, Eq 9-10

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Flexural Crack width Calculation Slab According ACI350-06 &ACI224R-0
Project :- Project Designed by:- Imran
Building :- Building Checked by:-
Element:- Element Date:- 21-Mar-19
Location:- Location

= 74.61 KN.m ACI 318M-11, Eq 9-9

fc a = Ma*y/Icr = 7.58 N/mm2 = 0.303 fc'

fs a=Ma(y-d)/(Icr/n) = 183.38 N/mm2 Ok < f s max = 217.54 N/mm2 , ACI350-06, Eq 10-4 & 10-5
= 0.437 fy
Ok < f s max= 240N/mm2 allowed for rebar Dia 20 mm used ,According ACI224R-04, Table4.2
Ok < f s max= 200N/mm2 allowed for spacing 167 mm used ,According ACI224R-04, Table4.3

3- Calculation of crack width :-

Crack width, = 0.269 mm ACI224R-01, Eq 4-2a

ok Crack Width <= wcr all= 0.300 mm, ACI224R-01,Table

Where, dc = 60.000 mm ACI224R-01, 4.2.1

ᵝ = 1.253 mm ACI224R-01, 4.2.1 & ACI350-06, Eq 10-6

A = 20,000 mm2 ACI224R-01, 4.2.2

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According ACI350-06 &ACI224R-01, Rev0

21-Mar-19

ACI318 clause 8.5.1

ACI224R-01,Table 4.1

fc
Cc = 0.5fc*y*b

T= fs * As
Stress

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 According ACI350-06 &ACI224R-01, Rev0

21-Mar-19

N/mm2 , ACI350-06, Eq 10-4 & 10-5

d for rebar Dia 20 mm used ,According ACI224R-04, Table4.2

d for spacing 167 mm used ,According ACI224R-04, Table4.3

wcr all= 0.300 mm, ACI224R-01,Table 4.1

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Rebar Area
DIA (mm) Area (mm2)
6 29
8 51
10 79
12 114
14 154
16 201
18 255

20 314

22 380
25 491
32 804

Element Type
Beam
Slab
ACI224R-01,Table 4.1, reasonable* crack widths,
reinforced concrete under service loads
Exposure condition Crack width mm
Dry air or protective membrane 0.41
Humidity, moist air, soil 0.3
Deicing chemicals 0.18
Seawater and seawater spray, wetting and drying 0.15
Water-retaining structures 0.1

Table 4.2—Maximum bar diameter for high bond bars

Steel stress, MPa
bar size, mm Maximum
32 160
25 200
20 240
16 280
12 320
10 360
8 400
6 450

Table 4.3—Maximum bar spacing for high bond bars

Maximum bar spacing, mm
Steel stress, Mpa
Pure flexure Pure tension
300
250 200 160
200 150 200
150 125 240
100 75 280
50 — 320
— 360
References
1-ACI350-06 &ACI224R-01,
2- Design of Reinforced Concrete by Jack C. McCormac_9th Ed-2013_ACI 318-11.
pages 43 (Example 2.3), 6.10 Control of Flexural Cracks