I have a question about early-age thermal stresses and long-term drying shrinkage. Should one combine the effect of these two when calculating crack widths? For example, if you study the classic example of a new wall continuously reinforced without closely spaced joints cast on a stiff...
The document published by American Concrete Pavement Association from MillR declared that this is rarely an issue just as Ron also responded. Later on I also found this text in the ACI360R "3.5.3 Bearing support—Calculated bearing pressures under loaded slabs-on-ground are typically...
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I have a question about industrial ground floors on grade subjected to concentrated loads. I have found complete information about how to handle moment and punching failure but I cannot find any information about how to determine if the concentrated loads will induce a ground pressure...
