Validation of the Swedish Crack Risk Estimation Models

• Thermal cracking may occur during the early hardening process of concrete as a result of the exothermic reactions between water and cement. An approach for thermal crack risk estimation and prevention was introduced in the Swedish design guidelines BRO 94. This paper studies and validates the current safety levels existing concrete structures. Three slab-frame structures were analysed and the preliminary crack risk estimations were compared to the actual cracking and post-estimations were carried out, using actual parameters. This paper shows that all the studied walls with a strain ratio over 70% were affected by thermal cracks.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Infrastrukturteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Infrastructure Engineering (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Husbyggnad (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Building Technologies (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Cracking

Structural Design

Sustainability

Testing

Structural Engineering

Konstruktionsteknik

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