DESIGN OF TANK BOTTOM BEAMS

RBC(i) & RBD(i) (300X800)

CRACK WIDTH CHECK (for positive moment)

Input Fck =
Fy =
Bar Dia " f " =
Bar Spacing " s " =
b =
h =
Min cover to Tension Reinforcement " c " =

Service Bending Moment M =

Permissible Crack width =
Calculations
Effective Cover d' =
Effective Depth d =
Area of Reinforcement "Ast" =
Pt = Ast / bd =

Modulus of elasticity of concrete Ec =

Modulus of elasticity of steel Es =
Modular Ratio = m = Es /Ec =

Depth of neutral axis x = m * Pt * ((1+(2/m.pt)^0.5)-1)*d

x =
Lever arm z = d - x/3 =
Stress in Steel "fs" = M / (z*Ast) =
stress in Concrete "fcb" = M / (z*b*x) =
Distance between compression face to section at which crack width is being calculated " a " =
a = h =
Strain at any level e1 = fs (h - x) / { Es.(d-x) }
Strain due to stiffening effect of concrete between cracks " e2 " =
e2 = 1.5b(h-x).(a - x) / { 3EsAs(d-x) } For 0.1mm crack width
e2 = b(h-x).(a - x) / { 3EsAs(d-x) } For 0.2mm crack width

e1 =
e2 =

Crack width, wcr = 3.0 acr em/ { 1+2.0(acr - cmin ) / (h-x) }

 where, acr = { (S/2)2 + (c + f/2)2} - f/2

acr =

em = e1 - e2 =

wcr =

CRACK WIDTH CHECK (for NEGATIVE moment)

Input Fck =
Fy =
Bar Dia " f " =
Bar Spacing " s " =
b =
h =
Min cover to Tension Reinforcement " c " =

Service Bending Moment M =

Permissible Crack width =
Calculations
Effective Cover d' =
Effective Depth d =
Area of Reinforcement "Ast" =
Pt = Ast / bd =

Modulus of elasticity of concrete Ec =

Modulus of elasticity of steel Es =
Modular Ratio = m = Es /Ec =

Depth of neutral axis x = m * Pt * ((1+(2/m.pt)^0.5)-1)*d

x =
Lever arm z = d - x/3 =
Stress in Steel "fs" = M / (z*Ast) =
stress in Concrete "fcb" = M / (z*b*x) =
Distance between compression face to section at which crack width is being calculated " a " =
a = h =
Strain at any level e1 = fs (h - x) / { Es.(d-x) }
Strain due to stiffening effect of concrete between cracks " e2 " =
e2 = 1.5b(h-x).(a - x) / { 3EsAs(d-x) } For 0.1mm crack width
e2 = b(h-x).(a - x) / { 3EsAs(d-x) } For 0.2mm crack width

e1 =
e2 =

Crack width, wcr = 3.0 acr em/ { 1+2.0(acr - cmin ) / (h-x) }

where, acr = { (S/2)2 + (c + f/2)2} - f/2

acr =

em = e1 - e2 =

wcr =
 25 N/mm2
415 N/mm2
12 mm
100 mm c/c
1000 mm
300 mm
25 mm

72 kNm
0.2 mm

31 mm
269 mm
1130 mm2
0.004201

25000 N/mm2
200000 N/mm2
11.00 10.98039

+(2/m.pt)^0.5)-1)*d

70.28545 mm
245.5715 mm
259.4634 N/mm2 Max Tensile Stress= 0.8 Fy=
8.34294 N/mm2 Max Concrete Stress=0.45 Fck =
calculated " a " =
300 mm
h - x) / { Es.(d-x) }
en cracks " e2 " =
0.1mm crack width N/A
0.2mm crack width Used

0.00150
0.00039

(acr - cmin ) / (h-x) }

)2 + (c + f/2)2} - f/2

52.83026 mm

0.00111

0.141361 mm

25 N/mm2
415 N/mm2
20 mm
115 mm c/c
300 mm
800 mm
40 mm

220 kNm
0.2 mm

50 mm
750 mm
1884 mm2
0.008373

25000 N/mm2
200000 N/mm2
11.00

+(2/m.pt)^0.5)-1)*d

260.1495 mm
663.2835 mm
176.0527 N/mm2
8.499811 N/mm2
calculated " a " =
800 mm
h - x) / { Es.(d-x) }
en cracks " e2 " =
0.1mm crack width N/A
 0.2mm crack width Used

0.00097
0.00016

(acr - cmin ) / (h-x) }

)2 + (c + f/2)2} - f/2

66.19875 mm

0.00081

0.147032 mm
 332 N/mm2
11.25 N/mm2