Title: Analysis of Cracking Due to Restrained Volume Change in Reinforced Concrete Members

Author(s): K. S. Stephen Tam and Andrew Scanlon

Publication: Journal Proceedings

Volume: 83

Issue: 4

Appears on pages(s): 658

Keywords: cracking (fracturing); creep properties; reinforced concrete; shrinkage;tensile stress; volume change.

DOI: 10.14359/10659

Date: 7/1/1986

Abstract:
A simple analytical model is presented to estimate the tensile stress versus time history of a symmetrically reinforced concrete member subjected to uniaxial shrinkage, including the effects of progressive cracking and creep. A parameter study is undertaken to examine the effects of span length, reinforcement ratio, bar size, creep characteristics, and stiffness properties in the vicinity of a crack.