DOCUMENT No:

SHEET

QT200
SUBJECT

ABUT B1-2c-A SLS CRACK WIDTH - PILE

REFERENCE

BS5400-4
Sec. 5.8.8.2

Table 13

CALCULATIONS

Section Specification
Permissible Crack Width
Moduli of Elasticity of Steel
Moduli of Elasticity of Concrete
Modular Ratio
Width of the Section
Overall Depth of the Section
Nomimal Concrete Cover
Longitudinal Reinforcement;
number, diameter, spacing

w'
Es
0.75Ec

cnom

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

0.125
200000
25500
7.84
2000
2000
40

36
As

H71
141372

acr

89.9

a'

1940

Moment due to Permanent Loads

Moment due to Live Loads

Mg
Mq

=
=

6277.2
4184.8

Axial Force; Compression (+) , Tension (-)

Moment about y-axis

P
My

=
=

9124
10462

Moment about z-axis

Mz

-9

c
s

=
=

14.02
88.42

n
b
h

Distance from the point considered to the surface

of the nearest longitudinal bar
Distance from the compression face to the point
at which the crack width is being calculated
Staad Analysis Result

BIAX Analysis Result

Maximum Compressive Stress in Concrete
Maximum Tensile Stress in Steel
Strain Diagram ( = E )
C =

0.00055
x = 1020 mm
neutral axis

1840 mm
S =
1 =

160 mm

0.000442
0.000496

Stiffening Effect of Concrete (2)

2

3.8bh (a' - x)
1
SAs (h - x)
1 - 2 , but not greater than 1

Mq

Mg

10-9

0.000076

0.000420

Design Crack Width (w)

3 * acr * m
1 + 2 (acr - cnom)/(h - x)

0.103

< 0.125, SAY OK

 provided reinforcement is adequate

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-A SLS CRACK WIDTH - PILE

CALCULATIONS

REMARKS

mm
MPa
MPa
mm
mm
mm
150
mm2
mm
mm

kN-m
kN-m
kN
kN-m
kN-m

MPa
MPa

neutral axis

0.000442
0.000496

0.000076
0.000420

Equivalent dia.
T50 + T50