The appearance of cracks can seriously affect the strength and durability of building structures, the appearance and expansion of cracks are also manifestations of structural safety problems …

May 16, 2001 · The control of cracking due to drying shrinkage and crack control in flexural members, overlays, and mass concrete construction are covered in detail. Long-term effects …

With controlled cracks and no corrosion, structures last longer with lower maintenance requirements. Ideal for high-exposure environments. Whether it’s nuclear plants, sewage …

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The control of cracking in reinforced and prestressed concrete is an essential factor in ensuring the reliability and durability of structures, together with many other important properties …

2 days ago · A reliable crack width assessment is a basic part of the sustainability control of the reinforced concrete structures subjected to corrosion degradation.

3 days ago · Cracks are the most critical damage types on concrete structures, and they are commonly assessed based on visual inspection. Recently, there have been many attempts to …

Cracks in concrete structures can indicate major structural problems and detract from the appearance of monolithic construction. There are many specific causes of cracking. This …

here, cracks include the controlled crack, which is more commonly referred to as a contraction joint. These cracks occur when various parts of the mass concrete are subjected to volumetric …

There are various causes of cracks in concrete structures. Cracks such as plastic shrinkage cracks, settlement cracks, various types of cracks in fresh and hardened concrete and their …

Mar 31, 2008 · When concrete structures age, various forms of deterioration occur. Spalled concrete, corrosion of reinforcing steel, and stress cracks are just a few of the defects that …

In this paper, causes of concrete cracking are dis-cussed, including tensile strength of concrete, temperature, shrinkage and creep effects. Recommended crack widths are presented along …

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Cracks in concrete structures can indicate major structural problems and detract from the appearance of monolithic construction. There are many specific causes of cracking. This …

The first is to avoid cracking, by limiting the stresses induced in the concrete by restricting the amount of movement and/or the level of restraint. The second is to assume that cracking will …

1 day ago · The low-heat cement generates a large number of C-S-H gels via C2S in the late stage, filling the internal pores, strengthening the concrete densification to make the structure …

The report presents the principal causes of cracking and reccomended crack control provisions. It covers the basic mechanism of microcracking and fracture mechanics in concrete.

2 days ago · Download Citation | On Apr 1, 2025, Leiming Zheng and others published A real-time crack detection approach for underwater concrete structures using sonar and deep learning | …

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This paper deals with the present state of knowledge on cracking in concrete, procedures for crack control in exposed and protected structures, and improving flexural cracking behavior in …

Dec 12, 2019 · In book: Sustainability Research In the Upper Rhine Region. Concepts and case studies (pp.345) a: Rhine basine. b: Downstream sectorization of the Upper Rhine channel …