Cracks in Concrete Is It a Design Issue Or Just ‘Poor ...

KMS / TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT. TECHNICAL NOTE 015. Cracks in Concrete . Is It a Design Issue Or just poor ' workmanship ? We excel through experience and learning Version 01, Oct 2014. Version 01, Mar 2011. Keywords Similar to most other materials, Concrete will expand or contract Flexural Cracks , Early-Age Thermal Cracks , Drying Shrinkage in response to a temperature change, for example. In the Cracks , Plastic Shrinkage Cracks , Free / Restrained Contraction context of this note, contraction (or shrinkage) of Concrete is the prime concern. As long as contraction is free to take place, tensile stress will not develop in Concrete elements.

TECHNICAL NOTE 015 Version 01, Oct 2014 KMS / TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL NOTE 015 Cracks in Concrete – Is It a Design Issue Or Just ‘Poor’ Workmanship?

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