Print Email Facebook Twitter Categorization of formulas for calculation of crack width and spacing in reinforced concrete elements Title Categorization of formulas for calculation of crack width and spacing in reinforced concrete elements Author van der Esch, Anton (Eindhoven University of Technology) Wolfs, Rob (Eindhoven University of Technology) Fennis, Sonja (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) Roosen, M.A. (TU Delft Concrete Structures; Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) Wijte, Simon (Eindhoven University of Technology) Date 2023 Abstract Over the last century, over one hundred crack width formulas have been developed to calculate the width and spacing of cracks in reinforced and prestressed concrete elements. It is unclear which formulas are the most accurate. An extensive comparison study is required to determine which formulas accurately describe the crack patterns, consisting of the crack width and spacing. To make such a study possible, this paper proposes categorizing formulas. The categorization of the formulas is based on their applicability, crack pattern representation, and background. The categorization presents an overview of the different assumptions and application areas for describing crack patterns. Subject categorizationcrack spacingcrack widthprestressed concretereinforced concrete To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:91150c80-42f1-473d-8ace-368af4f71712 DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.202300535 ISSN 1464-4177 Source Structural Concrete, 25 (1), 32-48 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2023 Anton van der Esch, Rob Wolfs, Sonja Fennis, M.A. Roosen, Simon Wijte Files PDF Structural_Concrete_2023_ ... forced.pdf 1.44 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:91150c80-42f1-473d-8ace-368af4f71712/datastream/OBJ/view