Title:
Concrete Q&A: Concrete Cracking and Service Life
Author(s):
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
41
Issue:
11
Appears on pages(s):
99-100
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/51721347
Date:
11/1/2019
Abstract:
My project has a service life requirement. How do I account for cracking?
Related References:
1. ACI Committee 224, “Control of Cracking in Concrete Structures (ACI 224R-01, Reapproved 2008),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2001, 45 pp.
2. ASTM C1581/C1581M-18a, “Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage,” ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2018, 7 pp.
3. ACI Committee 301, “Specifications for Structural Concrete (ACI 301-16),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2016, 64 pp.
4. ACI Committee 207, “Guide to Mass Concrete (ACI 207.1R-05, Reapproved 2012),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2005, 30 pp.