These recommendations have been prepared by the corresponding working group within
RILEM TC 287-CCS “Early-age and long-term crack width analysis in RC structures” …

This paper is an effect of coordinated efforts of Working Group 7 of RILEM TC 254-CMS:
Thermal cracking in massive concrete structures. The paper deals with a negative effect of …

Tensile stresses resulting from a combination of thermal volumetric changes, due to the heat
of hydration and ambient conditions, autogenous deformations and boundary restraints …

The degree of restraint is a useful concept for characterisation of early-age thermal–
shrinkage stresses occurring in externally-restrained concrete elements such as walls. It can …

This research paper presents and comments on analytical models for calculating the widths
of cracks formed as a result of imposed deformations generating tensile stresses in …

The early-age cracking problem in concrete has long been recognised by civil engineers
and scientists because it can jeopardise the intended serviceability of concrete structures …

The distribution of restraint stresses in bottom-restrained walls is an important information for
the efficient crack control of wall-like concrete members. Practical examples are retaining …

An approach for thermal crack risk estimations was introduced in the Swedish design
guidelines BRO 94. The cracking occurs during the early hardening process because of the …

Temperature rises are definitely one of the most important driving forces for thermal cracking
in mass concrete, together with the restraint to deformation. Therefore, amongst the most …

This chapter is focused on the cracking risk at early ages. After general considerations about
cracking, the cracking risk prediction is discussed. Two main ways to assess this risk are …