RESULTS FOR 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.

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MNL-17(21) - ACI Reinforced Concrete Design Handbook

ACI CODE-350-20: Code Requirements for Environmental Engineering Concrete Structures (ACI 350-20) and Commentary (ACI 350R-20)

ACI PRC-357-24: Design and Construction of Fixed Offshore Concrete Structures - Guide

ACI CODE-530/530.1-13: Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures and Companion Commentaries

ACI PRC-440.2-23: Design and Construction of Externally Bonded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Systems for Strengthening Concrete Structures—Guide

ACI PRC-224-01: Control of Cracking in Concrete Structures (Reapproved 2008)

ACI PRC-303-25: Cast-in-Place Architectural Concrete Practice—Guide

ACI PRC-349.1-24: Reinforced Concrete Design for Thermal Effects on Nuclear Safety-Related Structures—Report

ACI PRC-440.14-25: Design of Circular Concrete-Filled Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Tubes—Guide

ACI PRC-225-25: Selection and Use of Hydraulic Cements—Guide

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JOURNAL Articles ON CRACKING IN CONCRETE

Temperature-Gradient Cracking in Reinforced Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Members: Code and Finite Element (Prepublished)

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 10/12/2026

Effective Stiffness of Shear Walls Under Wind Load (Prepublished)

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 10/12/2026

Synergistic Nano -CaCO3-PDA Modified PVA Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Lined Rock Caverns (Prepublished)

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 9/23/2026

Bond Performance of Thermo-Mechanically Treated Steel Reinforcing Bar in Normal Strength Concrete Under Accelerated Corrosion (Prepublished)

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 9/16/2026

Investigating The Shear Behavior of Indeterminate and Continuous Reinforced Concrete Beams under Asymmetric Loading (Prepublished)

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 9/16/2026

Experimental Study of Corrosion-Induced Cracking in Reinforced Concrete Under Chloride Exposure (Prepublished)

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 9/16/2026

Evolution of Strength and Shrinkage of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag-Based Ambient-Cured Alkali-Activated Reactive Powder Concrete Incorporating Reactive MgO (Prepublished)

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 9/16/2026

Residual Flexural and Shear Capacity of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Beams

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 9/1/2026

Flexural Behavior of Innovative Precast Concrete Bleacher-Seat Units Reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars

Publication: Structural Journal
Date: 9/1/2026

Effect of Flexural Moment on Compressive Strength of Drilled Cores in Reinforced Concrete Slabs Under Load

Publication: Materials Journal
Date: 9/1/2026

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Practice oriented papers and articles ON CRACKING IN CONCRETE

Damage Progression and Mitigation Potential in Iron Sulfide- Bearing Concrete under Electrochemical Acceleration

Publication: Special Publication
Date: 6/1/2026

Revisiting the Definitions of Tensile Strain-Hardening Properties in UHPC Materials for Structural Applications

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 5/1/2026

Tech Spotlight: Concrete Renewal in Motion

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 4/1/2026

Tech Spotlight: Mixing for Performance

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 1/1/2026

Computing Deflections Using ACI CODE-318-19 and Beyond, Part 5

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 12/1/2025

ASCC Position Statement #49: Mass Concrete Construction

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 12/1/2025

Concrete Q&A: Reinforcing Slabs-on-Ground to Control Restrained Shrinkage Cracking

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 9/1/2025

Internally Cured Concrete: Supporting Crews, Constituents, and Country

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 8/1/2025

Understanding the Mysterious Overstrength of Post-Tensioned Flexural Members

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 7/1/2025

Impact of Reinforcement Type on Control of Drying Shrinkage Cracking of Concrete Under Restraint

Publication: Concrete International
Date: 5/1/2025

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600 Bridges without Cracks

by Ed McLean

A Case Study - Marquette Interchange Pier TS7

by Tony Shkurti

A Chemical Admixture with Carbon Nanotubes

by Yuan Gao

A Durability-based Performance Evaluation Approach for the Effective Use of Uncommon Coal Ashes in Concrete

by Anol Mukhopadhyay

Advanced Modeling of Blast Response of Reinforced Concrete Walls with and without FRP Retrofit

by Tarek H. Kewaisy, Louis Berger, and Ahmed Khalil

Alkali-Silica Reaction-Affected Reinforced Concrete Elements Subjected to Pure Shear

by Anca-Cristina Ferche

Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Belitic Calcium Sulfoaluminate (BCSA) Cement Concrete

by Tayyab Adnan

An Intelligent Approach for Predicting the Performance of Repair Concrete in a Bridge in Northern Ireland from Real-Time Sensor Data

by Garg

An Overview of the Document ACI 544.7R-16: Report on Design and Construction of Fiber-Reinforced Precast Concrete Tunnel Segments

by Mehdi Bakhshi

Analysis, Design and Construction of Los Angeles County Museum of Art

by Jacqueline Li

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