Title:
Debate - Crack Width, Cover, and
Corrosion
Author(s):
ACI
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
7
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
20-35
Keywords:
chlorides; corrosion; cover; cracking (frac-turing);
permeability; reinforcement (structures).
DOI:
Date:
5/1/1985
Abstract:
A debate was held at the 1984 ACI fall convention in New York on crack width, cover, and corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete. Five presentations and extensive audience discussion covered the issues of just how serious cracks are and what can be done to reduce or eliminate them.