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BD 44/95

THE ASSESSMENT OF CONCRETE HIGHWAY BRIDGES

 

CLAUSE No

SUBJECT

Sections cracked in flexure


Clause 6.3.4.3.

Problem:

Under certain conditions Mo can be very large, is this right?


Solution:

If the depth to the centroid of the tendons is the same distance (or near) as the depth to the centroid of the section, then the equation for Mo will give an unusually large value.
BS 8110 : Part 1 : 1985 Clause 4.3.8.1. gives an alternative definition for Mo and will provide a more realistic value for this condition.


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