Title:
ACI 350 Shrinkage and Temperature Reinforcement
Author(s):
John J. Roller
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
43
Issue:
4
Appears on pages(s):
56-59
Keywords:
restraint, wall, crack, leakage
DOI:
10.14359/51732695
Date:
4/1/2021
Abstract:
Concrete cracking presents a significant obstacle to achieving a liquid-tight environmental engineering concrete structure. The minimum shrinkage and temperature (S&T) reinforcement requirements cited in ACI 350-20 should prove to be beneficial with respect to limiting crack widths and reducing the likelihood of leakage. However, in some instances, simply increasing the amount of S&T reinforcement alone may not be enough.
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