Cracking behaviour of reinforced concrete subjected to early-age shrinkage

Title: Cracking behaviour of reinforced concrete subjected to early-age shrinkage
Author(s): M. Sule, K. van Breugel
Paper category : journal
Serial title: Materials and Structures
Abreviated Serial title: Mater. Struct.
ISSN: 1359-5997
Publisher: RILEM Publications SARL
Volume: 34
Issue: 239
Issue date: 2001-06-01
Publication year: 2001
Pages: 284 - 292
Total Pages: 9
Nb references: 7
Language: English

Abstract: Cracks in freshly cast structures can be the consequence of restrained thermal deformations.
Additional to these deformations high strength concrete undergoes autogenous deformations which make this material even more prone to early-age cracking.
In order to analyse this behaviour of reinforced concrete structures at early age,an elaborate test series on a high strength concrete (w/c =0.
33)was performed.
The measured values are:the free deformation of plain and reinforced concrete,stress development in a fully restrained reinforced specimen and in its reinforcement bars,development of bond strength and cube compressive strength.
In this paper the experimental results are presented and related to each other.
With this information more knowledge is gained concerning the mechanisms leading to stress development and cracking behaviour in reinforced concrete at very early age.

Online publication: 2001-04-27
Classification: Scientific Reports
Publication type : full_text
Public price (Euros): 0.00
doi: 10.1617/13758