Early-age concrete crack control - Is EC 2 right or wrong?

Structural Engineer

Volumn 86, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 32-37

  Hughes, Barry P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BS 8007; Comparing; Concrete; Cracking; Eurocode 2; Restraint

Indexed keywords

BS 8007; COMPARING; CONCRETE; CONCRETE CRACKS; CONCRETE STRUCTURES; CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES; CRACKING; EARLY-AGE CRACKING; ECONOMICAL DESIGN; EUROCODE 2; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUNDAMENTAL THEORY; RESTRAINT; STEEL RATIO; WATER-RETAINING STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE BRIDGES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; REUSABILITY;

REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 49749112429     PISSN: 14665123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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