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Cracking in Concrete

Definition: a complete or incomplete separation of either concrete or masonry into two or more parts produced by breaking or fracturing.- ACI Concrete Terminology


Cracks are categorized as occurring either in plastic concrete or hardened concrete. The causes of each type of cracking depend on many different factors, and may affect appearance only, or they may indicate significant structural distress or a lack of durability. Cracks may represent the total extent of the damage, or they may point to problems of greater magnitude. Causes of cracking include: plastic shrinkage cracking; settlement cracking; drying shrinkage; thermal stresses; chemical reaction; weathering; corrosion of reinforcement; poor construction practices; construction overloads; errors in design and detailing; and externally applied loads.

Practice oriented papers and articles ON CRACKING IN CONCRETE

A Case Study on the Durability of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Fireproofing in Aggressive Industrial Environments

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 4/1/2022

Modeling the Service Life Performance of Bridge Deck Overlays

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 4/1/2022

Damage Detection in Concrete Bridge T girders using 3D Finite Element Simulations Trained by Artificial Neural Network

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 11/1/2021

Review of Artificial Neural Networks and A New Feed-Forward Network for Anchorage Analysis in Cracked Concrete

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 11/1/2021

Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Crack Detection of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 11/1/2021

Designing for Construction Productivity and Safety

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 6/1/2021

Durability of Alkali-Activated Slag/Fly Ash Pastes and Concretes: an Overview of Performance Regarding Freezing and Thawing, Surface Scaling, Shrinkage and ASR

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 4/22/2021

Prediction of Time-to-Corrosion Cracking of Reinforced Concrete using Deep Learning Approach

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 4/22/2021

Environmental Impact Evaluation of a Slag/Fly Ash-Based Strain Hardening Geopolymer Composite (SHGC)

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 4/22/2021

Development of a Crack-Resistant Rubber-Modified Cementitious Repair Material

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 4/1/2021

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