Time-Dependent Behaviour of Concrete Structures

Practical guidelines for engineers are the focus of this book because serviceability failures of concrete structures involving excessive cracking or deflection are relatively common, even in structures that are code compliant. Design for serviceability is complicated by the non-linear and inelastic behavior of concrete at service loads. The book helps engineers rationally predict the time-varying deformation of concrete structures under typical in-service conditions. The book gives analytical methods to help anticipate time-dependent cracking, the gradual change in tension stiffening with time, creep induced deformations and the load independent strains caused by shrinkage and temperature changes. These deformations are often a result of a failure to adequately account for the time-dependent deformations of concrete in the original design of the structure. The serviceability provisions embodied in codes of practice are relatively raw and, in some situations, unreliable and do not adequately model the in-service behavior of structures. In particular, the codes fail to adequately account for the effects of creep and shrinkage of the concrete. The book is a vital guide for practicing engineers and advanced students of structural engineering on the design of concrete structures for serviceability. The book provides insight into the time-dependent behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures.

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  CRC Press

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• Authors:
  • Gilbert, Raymond Ian
  • Ranzi, Gianluca
• Publication Date: 2010-9-15

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: 423p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building codes; Concrete structures; Creep; Deformation; Design load; Failure; Serviceability; Shrinkage; Time dependence
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Materials; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01558720
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780415493840
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 2015 9:06AM