Title: Stress Distribution in Reinforced Concrete Members With Tension Cracks

Author(s): Bengt B. Broms

Publication: Journal Proceedings

Volume: 62

Issue: 9

Appears on pages(s): 1095-1108

Keywords: beam, cracking, crack pattern, crack spacing, flexural crack reinforced concrete, research, stress redistribution

DOI: 10.14359/7740

Date: 9/1/1965

Abstract:
The axial stress distribution parallel with and perpendic-ular to the main reinforcement was investigated for tension, compression, and flexural members with tension cracks. The measured surface strain distribution is compared with the calculated distribution assuming that concrete behaves as an ideal elastic material.