Experimental and theoretical investigation of crack width calculation methods for RC ties

Journal article (2018)

Authors

Reignard Tan Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Kristoffer Eileraas Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Ola Opkvitne Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Giedrius Žirgulis Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
M.A.N. Hendriks Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Applied Mechanics - CEG
M. R. Geiker Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
T. Kanstad Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Research Group
Applied Mechanics (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2018 Reignard Tan, Kristoffer Eileraas, Ola Opkvitne, Giedrius Žirgulis, M.A.N. Hendriks, Mette Geiker, Dan Evert Brekke, Terje Kanstad
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.201700237
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Materials- Mechanics- Management & Design

Research Group

Applied Mechanics

Abstract

This paper theoretically and experimentally investigates the semi-empirical formulas recommended by Eurocode 2 (EC2), fib Model Code 2010 (MC2010), and Eurocode 2 with the German National Annex (DIN) for calculating crack widths in reinforced concrete. It is shown that the formulas can be derived from the principles for the idealized behavior of RC ties. However, instead of explicitly solving the resulting differential equations, the use of simplifications leads to inconsistent formulas. An experimental study was carried out involving the testing of eight RC ties to discover the modeling uncertainty of the formulas. It was found that EC2 substantially overestimated the crack widths for the RC ties. MC2010 and DIN seemed to predict the crack widths better, but gave rather a large number of nonconservative crack width predictions. These experimental results, combined with the theoretical study, suggest that a more consistent calculation model should be formulated by explicitly solving the resulting differential equation.

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