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Spreadsheets to BS 8110etc
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REINFORCED CONCRETE COUNCIL

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Crack Width Calculations to BS8110: 1997/ BS8007:1987

Originated from RCC14.xls on CD

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05-Nov-2014
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1999 BCA for RCC

CRACK WIDTH CALCULATIONS - FLEXURE

Date

Job No

R68

INPUT
fcu=
fy=
Area of reinforcement " As " =
b=

35
460
2093
1000
h=
250
d=
200
Minimum cover to tension reinforcement " CO " =
40
Maxmum bar spacing " S " =
150
Bar dia " DIA " =
20
" acr " =(((S/2)^2+(CO+DIA/2)^2)^(1/2)-DIA/2) as default or enter other value =
80.1
"acr " is distance from the point considered to the surface of the nearest longitudinal bar
Applied service moment " Ms "=
69.0

N/mm2
N/mm2
2
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
KNm

CALCULATIONS
moduli of elasticity of concrete " Ec" = (1/2)*(20+0.2*fcu) =
moduli of elasticity of steel " Es " =
Modular ratio " a " = (Es/Ec) =
" r " = As/bd =
depth to neutral axis, "x" = (-a.r +((a.r)2 + 2.a.r)0.5.d =

13.5
200.0
14.81
0.010
85

KN/mm2
KN/mm2

mm

" Z " = d-(x/3) =

172
2
Reinforcement stress " fs " = Ms/(As*Z) =
N/mm
192
Concrete stress " fc " = (fs*As)/(0.5*b*x) =
N/mm2
9.50
Strain at soffit of concrete beam/slab " e1 " = (fs/Es)*(h-x)/(d-x) = 0.001375
Strain due to stiffening effect of concrete between cracks " e2 " =
e2 = b.(h-x)2/(3.Es.As.(d-x)) for crack widths of 0.2 mm
Used
2
e2 = 1.5.b.(h-x) /(3.Es.As.(d-x)) for crack widths of 0.1 mm
n/a
e2 = 0.000189
Average strain for calculation of crack width " em "= e1-e2 = 0.001186
Calculated crack width, " w " = 3.acr.em/(1+2.(acr-c)/(h-x))
CALCULATED CRACK WIDTH, 'w' =

0.19

33

mm

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application. No liability (including that for negligence) for any loss resulting from such advice or informatio
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of the latest version.

This spreadsheet should be used in compliance with the accompanying publication 'Spreadsheets for con
design to BS 8110 & EC2' available from British Cement Association, Telford Avenue, Crowthorne, Berks
RG45 6YS.
Status of spreadsheet
Public release version.
Revision history RCC14 Crack Width.xls

Date

Version

Action

04-Aug-99

RCC14 v0.1

Renamed

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