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Reinforcement to Control Hydratation Cracking

INPUT

fcu
fy
fb
T1
T2

wmax
b

Concete strength
Steel yield strength
Bar bond strength
Initial fall in temperature
Seasonal fall in temperature
Coeff of thermal expansion
Crack width
Wall thichness

25 N/mm2

concrete tensile strength

crit

"False"
As req = As*

0.002867
0.003583
0.004300
0.005017
0.005733
0.007167
0.007883
0.008958

ground slabs

fb

350

400

325

350

400

300

23

25

31

15

17

21

500

32

35

43

25

28

34

0.2 mm

700

38

42

49

32

36

43

350 mm

1000

42

47

56

39

44

52

Max thickness
Bottom of ground slab

0.63
0.000215
0.000358
62.71

j
j

Type 1 deformed

2.4

Type 2 plain

1.6

Thickness of surface zone

0.005000

no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

18mm ply formwork


325

> crit?

8
10
12
14
16
20
22
25

OPC content kg/m3

1,5 N/mm2

IF <crit =>
IF >crit =>
Bar diameter

28 deg C

175.00 mm

As

Thermal contraction

Thickness mm

1.00E-05

crit=fct/fy
fct / fb
te=0.5**(T1+T2)
=(te/3*wmax)*
As=(1000* *b/2)*

fct / fb

Values of T1 deg C

2.4 N/mm2

15 deg C

b/2
fct=0.12*fcu^0.7

Thickness of surface zone

Reference Tables

300 N/mm2

mm2/m

As req =As*
FALSE
FALSE
FALSE
878
1003
1254
1380
1568

Spacing
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
175
200
251
276
313

Bars/m
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
6
5
4
4
3

Coeff of thermal exp


250mm
100mm

limestone
granite

8.00E-06
1.00E-05

flint

1.20E-05

Reinforcement to Control Cracking


INPUT

fcu
fy
fb
T1
T2

wmax
b

Concete strength
Steel yield strength
Bar bond strength
Initial fall in temperature
Seasonal fall in temperature
Coeff of thermal expansion
Crack width
Slab thichness

25 N/mm2
300 N/mm2
2.4 N/mm2
28 deg C
15 deg C
1.00E-05
0.2 mm
400 mm

b/2
fct=0.12*fcu^0.7

Thickness of surface zone


concrete tensile strength

crit
fct / fb

200.00 mm
1,5 N/mm2

As

crit=fct/fy
fct / fb
te=0.5**(T1+T2)
=(te/3*wmax)*
As=(1000* *b/2)*

IF <crit =>
IF >crit =>

"False"
As req = As*

Thermal contraction

8
10
12
14
16
20
22
25

0.005000
0.63
0.000215
0.000358
71.67

> crit?

Bar diameter

DO NOT CHANGE!

0.002867
0.003583
0.004300
0.005017
0.005733
0.007167
0.007883
0.008958

no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

j
j

mm2/m

As req =As*
FALSE
FALSE
FALSE
1003
1147
1433
1577
1792

Spacing
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
153
175
219
241
274

Bars/m
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
7
6
5
4
4

Reinforcement to Control Cracking


INPUT

fcu
fy
fb
T1
T2

wmax
b

Concete strength
Steel yield strength
Bar bond strength
Initial fall in temperature
Seasonal fall in temperature
Coeff of thermal expansion
Crack width
Slab thichness

25 N/mm2
300 N/mm2
2.4 N/mm2
28 deg C
15 deg C
1.00E-05
0.2 mm
400 mm

b/2
fct=0.12*fcu^0.7

Thickness of surface zone


concrete tensile strength

crit
fct / fb

1,5 N/mm2

As
IF <crit =>
IF >crit =>

"False"
As req = As*

8
10
12
14
16
20
22
25

0.005000
0.63
0.000215
0.000358
35.83

> crit?

Bar diameter

for BOTTOM side SLAB

100.00 mm

crit=fct/fy
fct / fb
te=0.5**(T1+T2)
=(te/3*wmax)*
As=(1000* *b/2)*

Thermal contraction

DO NOT CHANGE!

0.002867
0.003583
0.004300
0.005017
0.005733
0.007167
0.007883
0.008958

no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

j
j

mm2/m

As req =As*
FALSE
FALSE
FALSE
502
573
717
788
896

Spacing
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
307
351
438
482
548

Bars/m
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
3
3
2
2
2

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