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Subject: DISTRIBUTION OF FLEXURAL REINFORCEMENTS FOR TWO-WAY REINFORCEMENTS Date:
NZS 3106:2009

SUMMARY OF CRACK WIDTH CHECK:

MATERIAL PROPERTIES
fc' = 40 MPa 28-day cylinder compressive strength of concrete
fy = 500 MPa Yield strength of reinforcing bars
Es = 200000 MPa Modulus of elasticityof reinforcing steel
Ec = 32800 MPa Modulus of elasticityof concrete

SECTION PROPERTIES
B = 1000 mm Width of element
H = 600 mm Thickness of element
Cc = 50 mm Concrete cover

REINFORCEMENT PROPERTIES
db = 16 mm Diameter of reinforcing bars
svert = 150 mm Spacing of reinforcing bars (vertical)
shor = 125 mm Spacing of reinforcing bars (horizontal)
Ab = 201 mm2 Area of one bar
As = 1340 mm2 Total area of bars for 1-meter width

Vertical Bars Horizontal Bars

For Tightness Class I, Limiting crack width (mm): 0.2 0.2
Control of Early- Age Thermal Cracks:
Min. Reinforcement Ratio, ρpmin 0.00420 0.00420
Eff. Reinforcement Ratio, ρp 0.0054 0.0064
Expected crack width: 0.15 - 0.2 mm 0.1 - 0.15 mm
Cracking from Imposed Loads and Actions:
Group B (w/ EQ), fs < 0.9fy MPa: 259.08 379.36
Stress, fs (MPa) Group B (wo/ EQ), fs < 240 MPa: 262.39 228.24
All Combinations, fs < 0.8fy MPa: 262.39 379.36
Expected crack width: 0.3 - 0.4 mm Above 0.4mm
Crack Width Calculation Using Appendix B:
Crack Width for Group A LCB, mm: 0.31358 0.22994
Crack Width for Group B LCB, mm: 0.31358 0.33502

NOTE: "Larger crack widths are allowed for the Group B (short term) loads." (C.5.2.5)