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Content: I. Deformations
1. Why deformations should be limited?
2. Deflection limits
3. Loads to be considered when checking deformations
4. Deflection and flaxural rigidity
5. Limitation of the slenderness ratio l/d
6. Favourable effect of uncracked concrete between cracks
7. Effect of creep and shrinkage
8. Simplified check of deflections
II. Cracking
1. Reasons of cracking
2. Crack direction, characteristic crack patterns
3. Limits of the crack width
4. Restoration of cracked rc structures
5. Determination of the crack width
6. Effect of some parameters on the crack width
7. Simplified check of the crack width
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2. Deflection limits
wmax< l /250
simple sup. beams:
continuous beams:
cantilevers:
K tabulated in DA
here l is the span, l/K is the distance between M=0 points
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pqp = g k + 2q k
values of 2 see DA table in section 4
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r.c. beam:
5 pl4
1 pl4 1 pl4 Ml2 1 l2
w max =
=
=
=
384 EI 76,8 EI 80 EI 10EI R 10
Effect of creep and cracking should be considered in flexural rigidity EI:
E cm
bd3
E = E c,eff =
I = IiII =
1 + cr
12
tabulated in DA for diff. compression and tension steel %-s
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1 M
+ s
= tg = c
R EI
d
2
2
Ml
1l
1 10w max
Deflection: w max
=
=
10EI R 10
R
l2
Approximate curvature of an rc beam under service conditions:
c + s 0,85 (2,0%o + 2,17%o ) = 3,54%o
Curvature: y '' =
l2
l
l
1 0,00354 10w max
=
=
w
=
11,3
max
2
R
d
2825
d
250
d
l
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5000d 250
d
l
Deflection problems of slabs amerge above slenderness ratios
f 20
d
l
( ) allowable ratios on basis of more exact calculations see in DA tables!
d
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Ecm
1 + cr
cr =
c , pl
c ,el
1
Ri , sh
1
1
1
=
+
Ri Ri , M Ri , sh
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l/K
(l / d)allowable
d
Values of K for checking of deflections
Simple supported beam or slab without
cantilever
Exterior span of continuous beam or slab
Interior span of continuous beam or slab
Flat slab
Cantilever
K=1
K = 1.3
K = 1.5
K = 1.2
K = 0.4
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Basic values of the allowable slenderness ratio (l/d)allowable for rectangular sections
Concrete
strength
grade
300
13
13
13
p Ed
b
[kN/m2]
250
14
14
13
13
200
14
14
14
14
14
150
15
C40/50
15
C35/45
15
C30/37
14
C25/30
14
C20/25
14
C16/20
beam
100
17
16
16
16
15
15
50
20
19
19
18
18
17
25
25
24
23
22
21
21
20
15
10
5
27
30
35
47
26
29
34
45
25
28
33
43
24
27
31
41
23
25
29
39
22
24
28
37
slab
Modification factors:
1 p Ed
2 p qp
M Ed f yk A s, requ f yk
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II. Cracking
1. Reasons of cracking
fct,d 0,1 fcd
c,max fct,d
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wk = sr ,max ( sm cm ),
sr,max = 3,4c + 0,425 k1 k2 s Ac,eff / As
sm =
cm = 0,4fctm / Ecm
c
concrete cover
k1 = 0,8 for deformed barsl, 1,6 for smooth bar surfice
k2 = 0,5 for flexure, 1,0 for axial tension
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of the center of As
B = Ac,eff ,
x = xII,
hc,ef
2,5(h d )
= min (h x) / 3
h/2
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-steel stress:
-steel ratio
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s f yd
p qp As ,requ
p Ed As , prov
As
(%)
bd
and find find the greatest allowable tension steel diameter for the given
limit of the crack width in the table below
equ
2
=
.
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s (N/mm2)
Steel stress
160
200
240
280
320
360
Maximum steel bar diameter max (mm) in function of the steel ratio and the steel stress
To satisfy the crack with limitation condition wk wk,allow , if c min,dur 20 mm .
wk,allow = 0,4 mm
wk,allow = 0,3 mm
wk,allow = 0,2 mm
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