✦ LIBER ✦
How reliable and important is the prediction of crack width in ferrocement in direct tension?
✍ Scribed by G. Singh; G.J. Xiong
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 662 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0958-9465
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✦ Synopsis
A critical review of some of the well known models for crack-width prediction shows that these models are not reliable. It is demonstrated that for most of the structural applications, including water retaining structures the crack width is not the dominant criterion of design. The steel stress which is the dominant criterion can fortunately be modelled with an acceptable level of reliability. Introspection is recommended to all those involved in the research and the design issues.