Concrete Cracking in Tension Members and Application to Deck Slabs of Bridges

Currently, estimations of the crack width in the deck slab of bridges given by codes of practice are based on either theoretical or empirical approaches considering mainly the monotonic loading behavior. However, cracking in reinforced tensile members is highly influenced by the loading history (including both the loading and unloading processes) because of the irreversible nonlinear behavior of bond and of tensile response of concrete, resulting into residual cracks of non-negligible width. This paper investigates the influence of this phenomenon and presents a physical model describing it. An analytical model is developed and its results are compared to various tests with good agreement. Lastly, a simple design formula is derived and recommendations for its application to practical cases are proposed.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from ASCE
• Authors:
  • Muttoni, Aurelio
  • Ruiz, Miguel Fernandez
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 646-653
• Serial:
  • Journal of Bridge Engineering
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1084-0702
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/beo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridge engineering; Bridge members; Concrete bridges; Cracking; Slabs; Structural deterioration and defects; Time dependence
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01076350
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 21 2007 1:53PM