BEAM CRACK WIDTH

INPUT DATA
NO OF BARS IN FIRST LAYER 5.000 3.000
AREA OF STEEL IN FIRST LAYER sq.inch 2.200 1.320
AREA OF STEEL IN SECOND LAYER sq.inch 0.930 0.000
NO OF BARS IN SECOND LAYER 2.000 0.000
MAX BAR DIA IN FIRST LAYER inch 0.750 0.750
MAX BAR DIA IN SECOND LAYER inch 0.625 0.000
CLEAR SPACE BETWEEN TWO LAYERS inch 1.000 1.000
CONCRETE COVER inch 1.500 1.500
STIRRUP DIA inch 0.375 0.375
BEAM WIDTH inch 15.000 12.000
STEEL YIELD STRESS ksi 60.000 60.000

LIMITING CRACK WIDTH INTERIOR MEMBERS inch 0.016 0.016

LIMITING CRACK WIDTH EXTERIOR MEMBERS inch 0.013 0.013
LIMITING VALUE FOR INTERIOR MEMBERS k/inch 175.000 175.000
LIMITING VALUE FOR EXTERIOR MEMBERS k/inch 145.000 145.000
LIMITING VALUE FOR INTERIOR SLAB MEMBERS k/inch 155.000 155.000
LIMITING VALUE FOR EXTERIOR SLAB MEMBERS k/inch 129.000 129.000

CALCULATIONS
AREA OF MAX DIA EACH TENSION BAR AT IST LAYER sq.inch 0.44 0.44
AREA OF EACH TENSION BAR AT 2ND LAYER sq.inch 0.31 0.00
EQUIVALENT NUMBERS OF BAR OF MAX DIA IN FIRST LAYER 5.000 3.000
EQUIVALENT NUMBERS OF BAR OF MAX DIA IN SECOND LAYER 0.930 0.000
TOTAL NO. OF BARS 5.930 3.000
CONCRETE COVER FROM CENTRE OF BARS inch 2.250 2.250
STEEL STRESS AT SERVICE LOAD ksi 36.000 36.000
CONCRTE DEPTH OF BEAM CONSIDERED inch 6.250 6.250
93.750 75.000
CONCRETE AREA SURROUNDING EACH BAR sq.inch 15.81 25.00
PARAMETER-Z k/inch 118 138
MAX CRACK WIDTH FOR BEAM inch 0.0108 0.0126
The crack The crack
width is width is
CRITERIA adequate adequate
MAX CRACK WIDTH FOR SLAB inch 0.012 0.014
The crack The crack
width is width is
CRITERIA adequate adequate
 3.000
0.930
0.000
0.000
0.625
0.000
1.000
1.500
0.375
12.000
60.000

0.016
0.013
175.000
145.000
155.000
129.000

0.31
0.00
3.000
0.000
3.000
2.188
36.000
6.000
72.000
24.00
135
0.0123
The crack
width is
adequate
0.014
The crack
width is
adequate