Causes of Early-Age Thermal Cracking of Concrete Foundation Slabs and their Reinforcement to Control the Cracking

This paper focuses on the causes and consequences of early-age cracking of mass concrete foundation slabs due to restrained volume changes. Considering the importance of water leaking through cracks in terms of the serviceability, durability and environmental impact of watertight concrete structures...

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Main Authors: Bilčík Juraj, Sonnenschein Róbert, Gažovičová Natália
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-09-01
Series:Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/sjce.2017.25.issue-3/sjce-2017-0013/sjce-2017-0013.xml?format=INT