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REINFORCED CONCRETE EARLY THERMAL CHECK

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PH9-0A-33-72-C912
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GROUND FLOOR TOP SLAB - EARLY THERMAL CHECK

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References. BS8007 1987 / BS8110 1997 - Part 1 / BS8110 1985 - Part 2

Slab mark S250

Location: GROUND

Size & Material Properties:

Cube Strength of Conc., f cu

35 N/mm2

Crack width, W max

Restraint factor, R
Section Thickness, h
Concrete cover, c
Bar size,
Bar spacing, s
ms for steel
Type of reinforcement

0.3 mm
0.5
250 mm
50 mm
12 mm
200 mm
1.05
Deformed1Type 2
Plain Round

Steel strength, fy

460

N/mm2

Steel modulus, Es

200000

N/mm2

Average bond strength between concrete & steel, f b

2.4

N/mm2

Direct tensile strength of immature concrete, f ct

Effective depth, d = h - c - / 2
Steel area provided in b=1000 mm wide zone, As

1.60
194

N/mm2
mm

565

mm2

Steel ratio provided over gross area, pg = As / (b h)

Concrete Surface Zone

Wall / Suspended-slab / Top of ground slab

0.002262

565

0.0013

Bottom of ground slab

hs
Wall/Suspended-slab/Top of Zone
groundDepth,
slab: Surface
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion for mature concrete,
T1, fall in temperature between the hydration peak and ambient
T2, fall in temperature because of seasonal variations
Effective Strain, = R (T1+T2)

125
1.00E-05
30
20

mm
o

0.000250

Likely maximum spacing of cracks, Smax = W max /

Steel requirements in surface zone, as per Appendix A of BS 8007:
1- Steel ratio to control crack widths, pcrw = fct / (2 fb Smax)

1200.0
0.003333

2- Critical Steel ratio to distribute cracking, p crit = fct / fy

0.003478

3- Minimum Steel ratio as per Table A.1 BS 8007, p min

0.003500

Hence, Steel ratio required, preq

0.003500

Required Steel Area in 1000mm x hs deep surface zone = 1000 preq hs

< 565 provided, Hence OK

438

mm

Table 1

SEASONAL TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS, T2

Mean daily maximum and
(Dubai 1995) are:
MONTH MAX
MIN
C
C
Jan
24.8
13.9
Feb
26.0
15.5
Mar
26.2
17.1
Apr
31.6
19.7
May
36.6
23.5
Jun
38.7
25.8
Jul
38.5
28.4
Aug
41.2
30.6
Sep
38.4
26.9
Oct
35.9
23.8
Nov
30.4
19.2
Dec
24.2
17.2

minimum temperatures for a typical year in the UAE

Using mean of means:
Max Daily Temperature (August)
= (41.2 + 30.6)/2 = 35.9 C
Min Daily Temperature (January)
= (24.8 + 13.9)/2 = 19.4 C
Seasonal Temperature Variation

= 35.9 - 19.4 = 16.5, say 17 C

Note: Internal design temperature of
buildings is 21 C. Therefore, it is safe
to use min temperature of 19.4 C

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/AEXX0004

ar in the UAE

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fct = based from the equation recommended by EN1992-1-1

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