A new look at the control of volume change cracking of base restrained concrete walls

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 262-271

  Kheder, G F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Base restraint; Crack width and spacing; Cracking (fracturing); Creep; Reinforced concrete; Reinforcing steel; Shrinkage; Thermal movement; Volume change; Walls

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SHRINKAGE; STEEL; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

VOLUME CHANGE CRACKING;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 0031147016     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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