Early crack control of concrete structures

Author: Yuan Yong
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The theoretical exposition in this book is both profound and accessible. It covers several aspects of current research hotspots in the fundamental theory of concrete structures, such as the time-dependent properties of concrete mechanical performance, the humidity field within concrete, constitutive relations considering damage, and the crack resistance of fiber-reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete. In the context of a sustainable new century, the topics discussed in this book hold significant academic value for research on early-age performance of concrete, durability of concrete structures, and performance-based design methods. This book is suitable for professionals in civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, port engineering, power engineering, transportation engineering, underground engineering, railway engineering, and nuclear engineering, as well as serving as a reference for graduate students. The book elaborates on the basic theory and practical application methods for early-age crack control in cast-in-place concrete structures. The entire text discusses the fundamental properties of concrete materials, the characteristics of early-age performance in cast-in-place concrete, the crack resistance properties of structural concrete, the mechanisms and analytical principles of how environmental factors such as temperature and humidity affect changes in concrete properties, the theoretical and implementation methods for time-dependent stress analysis of cast-in-place concrete structures, and provides tools for analyzing the development patterns of early-age stress and deformation in cast-in-place concrete structures. Additionally, it presents several engineering case studies on controlling early-age cracks in concrete structures using different measures.