Assessment of cracking performance in edge restrained RC walls

Excessive cracking due to restraint of thermal and shrinkage strains is a widespread problem in the concrete construction industry. In design, induced managed by provision reinforcement intended distribute internal such way as control pattern limit crack widths. The area secondary (horizontal) required members retaining walls water tanks often governed need early age cracking. This paper presents results from four edge restrained tested at Imperial College London University Leeds part an Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council funded project into describes development volumetric strain walls. performance assessed comparing with tensile capacity concrete.