Design and Construction Practices to Mitigate Cracking (American Concrete Institute Special Publication) - Softcover

Edward G. Nawy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870310437 ISBN 13: 9780870310430

Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI), 2001

Synopsis

Correct design of concrete structural systems requires consideration of serviceability requirements, as determined by crack-control measures. Higher-strength reinforcement, higher-strength concrete, more slender concrete elements, use of a host of admixtures, and emerging construction techniques have increased the need for serious consideratioin of crack mitigation and crack control in concrete structural systems. This volume is derived from a national symposium of the American Concrete Institute sponsored by ACI Committee 224, Cracking. The majority of the papers were presented in two highly attended technical sessions in San Diego, CA, entitled Design and Construction Practices to Mitigate Cracking. The first session was chaired by Edward G. Nawy, and the second session was jointly chaired by Grant T. Halverson and Harvey H. Haynes. The topics in the volume encompass a wide range of subjects, including a detailed summary of worldwide provisions for crack control in reinforced and prestressed concrete beams; two-way slabs and circular tanks, together with the latest Eurocode provisions, including seismically induced diagonal cracks; crack mitigation effects of shrinkage reducing admixtures fibers; repair of cracks; cracking in water-retaining structures; and an overview of the cracking developed in the 1999 earthquake in Turkey. This special publication also includes a list of references at the end of each paper, which can be helpful to design engineers and constructors.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870310437
• ISBN 13: 9780870310430
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286