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Investigation into cracking in reinforced concrete water-retaining structures
Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
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| author | McLeod, Christina Helen |
| author2 | Wium, Jan |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/80207 Investigation into cracking in reinforced concrete water-retaining structures McLeod, Christina Helen Wium, Jan Retief, J. V. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Civil Engineering. Dissertations -- Civil engineering Theses -- Civil engineering Standards, Engineering Concrete -- Cracking Retaining walls -- Design and construction Crack model Water-retaining structures -- Standards Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. Durability and impermeability in a water-retaining structure are of prime importance if the structure is to fulfill its function over its design life. In addition, serviceability cracking tends to govern the design of water retaining structures. This research concentrates on load-induced cracking specifically that due to pure bending and to direct tension in South African reinforced concrete water retaining structures (WRS). As a South African design code for WRS does not exist at present, South African designers tend to use the British codes in the design of reinforced concrete water-retaining structures. However, with the release of the Eurocodes, the British codes have been withdrawn, creating the need for a South African code of practice for water-retaining structures. In updating the South African structural design codes, there is a move towards adopting the Eurocodes so that the South African design codes are compatible with their Eurocode counterparts. The Eurocode crack model to EN1992 (2004) was examined and compared to the corresponding British standard, BS8007 (1989). A reliability study was undertaken as the performance of the EN1992 crack model applied to South African conditions is not known. The issues of the influence of the crack width limit and model uncertainty were identified as being of importance in the reliability crack model. 2013-02-25T13:36:00Z 2013-03-15T07:39:54Z 2013-02-25T13:36:00Z 2013-03-15T07:39:54Z 2013-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80207 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xv, 187 p. : ill. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Dissertations -- Civil engineering Theses -- Civil engineering Standards, Engineering Concrete -- Cracking Retaining walls -- Design and construction Crack model Water-retaining structures -- Standards McLeod, Christina Helen Investigation into cracking in reinforced concrete water-retaining structures |
| title | Investigation into cracking in reinforced concrete water-retaining structures |
| title_full | Investigation into cracking in reinforced concrete water-retaining structures |
| title_fullStr | Investigation into cracking in reinforced concrete water-retaining structures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation into cracking in reinforced concrete water-retaining structures |
| title_short | Investigation into cracking in reinforced concrete water-retaining structures |
| title_sort | investigation into cracking in reinforced concrete water retaining structures |
| topic | Dissertations -- Civil engineering Theses -- Civil engineering Standards, Engineering Concrete -- Cracking Retaining walls -- Design and construction Crack model Water-retaining structures -- Standards |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80207 |
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