Immature concrete cracks

Bs8007

appendix A.2
Bs5337 Bs8007 Table A.1

Grade of concrete Direct tensile strength of conrete (3days) fct Bar Type fb fct/fb Bar diameter R/F spacing s b As Slab/wall thickness h0 Type of slab both side h same h Smax Shrinkage strain Average concrete strain cs ult ult/2

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

25 2 1.15 N/mm 2 Deformed 2 2.40 N/mm 0.48 10 mm 150 mm 1000 mm 524 mm 350 mm 1 2 175 0.003 801 suspended slab contact ground mm mm
2 2

BS8007 Fig A.2

100 200 100

o 12 m per C o 6 m per C

Bs8110-2 Fig 7.3

Thermal expansion of mature concrete Thermal expansion of immature concrete Hydration peak-mean ambient mean-minimum ambient

T1 T2 R te wmax/smax wmax

0 28 C 0 10 C

Fig A.3 bs8007

Restraint factor Thermal strain

0.5 0.5 228 228 0.183 mm