Title:
Vertical Cracking of Concrete Tank Walls
Author(s):
Sumio Hamada, Takeshi Oshiro, and ShinichiI Hino
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
9
Issue:
10
Appears on pages(s):
50-55
Keywords:
circular prestressing; cracking (fracturing); water tanks; prestressed concrete; crack width and spacing; temperature; walls; Structural Research
DOI:
Date:
10/1/1987
Abstract:
Concrete tanks with rigid wall-to-footing connections develop substantial vertical cracks in the lower tank walls during curing. The relationship of this cracking to the rapid rise and fall of concrete temperature is verified. The effectiveness of V-cuts