Comparison of Crack-Width Prediction Models for Steel-Reinforced Concrete Structures

Abstract:

Prediction of time-to-cracking and crack-width of concrete cover provides useful information for decision making on maintenance and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures. Comparison of prediction models for time-to-cracking has been done in a recently published study, which indicated simple prediction models provide better good fit to various sets of experimental data than complex models. As a follow-up, this study uses published crack-width data to compare different models, developed in the literature to predict crack-width of concrete cover.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 784)
• Pages: 129-136
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.784.129
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: Huu Tran, Chun Qing Li*, Sujeeva Setunge
• Keywords: Crack Width, Cracking, Prediction, Steel Reinforced Concrete

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