Control of Cracking in Concrete
By Shigeru Morinaga
Concrete Journal, Vol.34, No.8, Aug. 1996
- Synopsis
- Techniques which have been used to reduce shrinkage cracking and thermal cracking in concrete are reviewed. Though several methods to reduce cracking have been proposed in guidelines or papers, these methods are not always effective at job sites. The reasons why they are not always effective are analyzed and it is indicated that mwchanisms of cracking are not fully understood yet.
- Keywords:
- shrinkage cracking, massive concrete, thermal cracking, prevention of cracking, deformation, tensile stress, tensile strength
