Cracking of RC members revisited: Influence of cover, φ/ρ s, ef and stirrup spacing - An experimental and theoretical study

Structural Concrete

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-78

  Pérez Caldentey, Alejandro ^a,b   Corres Peiretti, Hugo ^a,b   Giraldo Soto, Alejandro ^a   Peset Iribarren, Joan ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b FHECOR Consulting Engineers   (Spain)

^c SA ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

cover; cracking; influence of stirrups

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); CRACK INITIATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

COVER; CRACK OPENING; CURRENT CODES; INFLUENCE OF STIRRUPS; REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS; REINFORCEMENT RATIOS; THEORETICAL ASPECTS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CRACKS;

EID: 84874985138     PISSN: 14644177     EISSN: 17517648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/suco.201200016     Document Type: Article

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