Serviceability Limit State

15/3/2020
PUSAT PEMBANGUNAN KEMAHIRAN SARAWAK (PPKS)

SARAWAK SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (SSDC)
SERVICEABILITY
Serviceability Limit State
By:
Ir. Mohamad Salleh Yassin
School of Civil Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
INTRODUCTION
 In order to serves its intended

purpose, a structure must be safe and
serviceable.
 Serviceability, implies that

deformation of structures such as
deflections, cracking and other
distortions under load shall not be
excessive
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Deflection
 Excessive deflection lead to sagging of

floor, crushing of partitions, buckling of
glass enclosures, ill lifting doors and
windows, poor drainage, misalignment of
machinery and excessive vibration.
Damage in masonry wall due to excessive deflection of lintel
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Deflection of ECC specimen,
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 For control of deflection, two alternative

methods are described in EC2 clause 7.4:
1. Limiting span to depth ratios

(Clause 7.4.2)
2. Calculation of actual deflection

(Clause 7.4.3)
 Deflection limit:
1. final deflection of a beam, slab or cantilever

subjected to quasi-permanent loads should not
exceed span/250
2. for the deflection which takes place after the

application of finishes or fixing of partition
should not exceed span/500 to avoid damage
to fixtures and fittings.
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Limiting (span / depth) ratio
(L/d)actual ≤ (L/d)allowable
(L/d)allowable = (L/d)basic x f1 x f2 x f3
Basic (span / depth) ratio

The basic span-effective depth ratios, to control
deflection to a maximum of span/250 are given in EC2
as;
l  o  o  
3/ 2
 K 11  1.5 f ck  3.2 f ck   1  if ρ ≤ ρo

d     
l  o 1 ' 
 K 11  1.5 f ck  f ck  if ρ > ρo .
d     ' 12  
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where:
K is the factor to take into account the different

in structural system
ρo is the reference reinforcement ratio = 10-3
f ck
ρ is the required tension reinforcement ratio

= As,req / bd
ρ’ is the required compression reinforcement ratio

= As’,req / bd
Table 4.1: Basic span/effective depth ratio (fyk = 500 N/mm2, C30/35 Concrete)
Basic span-effective depth ratio
Structural System K Concrete highly Concrete lightly

stressed, ρ = stressed, ρ =
1.5% 0.5%
1. Simply supported beam, one/two way
simply supported slab 1.0 14 20
2. End span of continuous beam or one-
way continuous slab or two way
1.3 18 26
spanning slab continuous over one long
side
3. Interior span of beam or one way or two
way spanning slab 1.5 20 30
4. Slab supported on columns without
beam (flat slab) based on longer span 1.2 17 24
5. Cantilever 0.4 6 8
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The basic ratios are modified in particular cases as follows:

 f1
For flange section where the ratio of the flange width to the web
width exceeds 3, the values should be multiplied by 0.8.
 f2
For beam and slabs, other than flat slab, with spans exceeding 7
m, which support partitions liable to be damaged by excessive
deflection, the values should be multiplied by 7/span.
 f3
Where more tension reinforcement is provided (As,prov) than
that calculated (As, req), multiply the values by As,prov/As,req.
(upper limit = 1.5)
Cracking
Cracks are induced in reinforced concrete elements as a result of:
 flexural tensile stress due to bending under applied loads;
 diagonal tension stress due to shear under applied load;
 volume changes due to shrinkage, creep, thermal and

chemical effects; and
 splitting along reinforcement due to bond and anchorage failure.
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Tension Crack
Flexural Cracking Thermal Cracking
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 The primary objective of crack control is to

limit the width of individual cracks.
 This is required not only for aesthetic

reasons, more importantly, for durability
and particularly for corrosion protection of
reinforcement.
For control of crack, two alternative methods

are described in EC2 clause 7.3.
1. Control of cracking without direct

calculation, (Clause 7.3.3)
2. Calculation of crack widths (Clause 7.3.4)
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Control of Cracking
Crack width
Wactual ≤ Wallowable
Bar spacing
Sactual ≤ Sallowable
Limiting crack width :
 In the absence of specific requirements

(e.g. water tightness) the crack width may be
limited to 0.3 mm in all exposure classes under
quasi-permanent combination of loads.
 In the absence of requirements for

appearance, this limit may be relaxed to 0.4 mm
for exposure classes X0 and XC1.
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Control of cracking without direction

calculation.
 Minimum reinforcement area
As, min = kc k fct, eff Act / fyk
 Maximum spacing of reinforcement
 Maximum bar size
Table 4.2: Maximum bar spacing for crack control
Steel stress Maximum bar spacing (mm)

(N/mm2) wk = 0.4 mm wk = 0.3 mm
160 300 300
200 300 250
240 250 200
280 200 150
320 150 100
360 100 50
f yk Gk  0.3Qk 1
fs  x
1.15 (1.35Gk  1.5Qk ) 
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Table 4.3: Maximum bar diameters for crack control
Steel stress (N/mm2) Maximum bar size (mm)

wk = 0.4 mm wk = 0.3 mm
160 40 32
200 32 25
240 20 16
280 16 12
320 12 10
360 10 8
400 8 6
450 6 5
f yk Gk  0.3Qk 1
fs  x
1.15 (1.35Gk  1.5Qk ) 
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PUSAT PEMBANGUNAN KEMAHIRAN SARAWAK (PPKS)

 In order to serves its intended

 Serviceability, implies that

 Excessive deflection lead to sagging of

Damage in masonry wall due to excessive deflection of lintel

Deflection of ECC specimen,

 For control of deflection, two alternative

1. Limiting span to depth ratios

2. Calculation of actual deflection

1. final deflection of a beam, slab or cantilever

2. for the deflection which takes place after the

Limiting (span / depth) ratio

Basic (span / depth) ratio

 K 11  1.5 f ck  3.2 f ck   1  if ρ ≤ ρo

K is the factor to take into account the different

ρ is the required tension reinforcement ratio

ρ’ is the required compression reinforcement ratio

Basic span-effective depth ratio

Structural System K Concrete highly Concrete lightly

The basic ratios are modified in particular cases as follows:

Cracks are induced in reinforced concrete elements as a result of:

 flexural tensile stress due to bending under applied loads;

 diagonal tension stress due to shear under applied load;

 volume changes due to shrinkage, creep, thermal and

 splitting along reinforcement due to bond and anchorage failure.

Flexural Cracking Thermal Cracking

 The primary objective of crack control is to

 This is required not only for aesthetic

For control of crack, two alternative methods

1. Control of cracking without direct

2. Calculation of crack widths (Clause 7.3.4)

Limiting crack width :

 In the absence of specific requirements

 In the absence of requirements for

Control of cracking without direction

As, min = kc k fct, eff Act / fyk

 Maximum spacing of reinforcement

 Maximum bar size

Table 4.2: Maximum bar spacing for crack control

Steel stress Maximum bar spacing (mm)

Table 4.3: Maximum bar diameters for crack control

Steel stress (N/mm2) Maximum bar size (mm)

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