CONTROLLING SHRINKAGE AND THERMAL CRACKING

A DISCUSSION IS PRESENTED ON THE MECHANISM AND CAUSE OF CONCRETE CRACKING DUE TO CONTRACTION, FOLLOWING THE DISSIPATION OF THE HEAT OF HYDRATION. THE RISK OF SERIOUS CRACKING CAN BE AVOIDED BY DESIGNING THE REINFORCEMENT ACCORDING TO THE LIMIT STATE THEORY AND BY CAREFUL CONTROL OF CONCRETE TEMPERATURE ON-SITE. /TRRL/

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• Authors:
  • HUGHES, B P
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 39-42
• Serial:
  • Concrete (London)
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: CONCRETE SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0010-5317

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete blocks; Contraction; Cracking; Design; Heat of hydration; Material reinforcement; Reinforced concrete; Shrinkage; Temperature; Thermal stresses
• Old TRIS Terms: Shrinkage cracks
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00214390
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 11 1974 12:00AM