Concrete tensile stresses influence the cracking behaviour and the stiffness of reinforced
concrete (RC) members. Most design codes account for this tension stiffening effect using an …

High-resolution distributed reinforcement strain measurements can provide invaluable
information for developing and evaluating numerical and analytical models of reinforced …

A series of six, full-scale specimens was tested in bending and inplane tension with the aim
of determining the influence of the reinforcing bar diameter on the amount of tension …

The interaction of reinforcing steel and concrete is decisive for the structural behaviour of
reinforced concrete (RC) in the serviceability and ultimate limit state. In the past decade …

Predicting crack widths in reinforced concrete (RC) structures is important for Serviceability
Limit State (SLS) design. Crack widths exceeding the requirements can impair the …

Due to the highly complex cracking behaviour of reinforced concrete structures, their design
for serviceability is one of the most challenging tasks of engineering practice. Existing test …

Cracks are an essential characteristic of reinforced concrete (RC) construction.
Serviceability and durability, however, require a reasonable limitation of the maximum crack …

The combined application of distributed fibre optical strain measurements on reinforcing
bars and digital image correlation (DIC) measurements on the concrete surface has a great …

A tension stiffening model is presented which enables the calculation of average tensile
stresses in concrete, after yielding of reinforcement, in reinforced concrete elements …

This article describes an experimental programme aimed at studying the effect of cover, ratio
between diameter and effective reinforcement ratio (ϕ/ρs, ef) and the influence of stirrup …