Title:
Analysis of Cracking Due to Restrained Volume Change in
Reinforced Concrete Members
Author(s):
K. S. Stephen Tam and Andrew Scanlon
Publication:
Journal Proceedings
Volume:
83
Issue:
4
Appears on pages(s):
658
Keywords:
cracking (fracturing); creep properties; reinforced concrete; shrinkage;tensile stress; volume change.
DOI:
10.14359/10659
Date:
7/1/1986
Abstract:
A simple analytical model is presented to estimate the tensile stress versus time history of a symmetrically reinforced concrete member subjected to uniaxial shrinkage, including the effects of progressive cracking and creep. A parameter study is undertaken to examine the effects of span length, reinforcement ratio, bar size, creep characteristics, and stiffness properties in the vicinity of a crack.