EFFECT OF RESTRAINT, VOLUME CHANGE, AND REINFORCEMENT ON CRACKING OF MASS CONCRETE

This report presents a discussion of the effects of heat generation and volume change on the design and behavior of reinforced mass concrete elements and structures. Particular emphasis is placed on the effects of restraint on cracking and the effects of controlled placing temperatures, concrete strength requirements, and type and fineness of cement on volume change. Formulas are presented for determining the amounts of reinforcing steel needed to control the size and spacing of cracks to specified limits under varying conditions of restraint and volume change.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Reported by ACI Committee 207.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute

  P.O. Box 19150, Redford Station, 22400 Seven Mile Road
  Detroit, MI  United States  48219
• Publication Date: 1990-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 271-295
• Serial:
  • ACI Materials Journal
  • Volume: 87
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0889-325X
  • Serial URL: https://www.concrete.org/publications/acimaterialsjournal.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete structures; Cracking; Mass concrete; Material reinforcement; Reinforcing steel; Restraint systems; Strength of materials; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics; Temperature; Volume changes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete cracking; Concrete strength; Restraint; Structural behavior
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495275
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Title No. 87-M31
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM