Preface

The Nordic mini-seminar: Crack width calculation methods for large concrete structures has been
organized under the auspices of the two ongoing Norwegian research projects; The Ferry-free E39
and Durable Advanced Concrete Structures (DaCS). The Ferry-free E39 is a research project
carried out under the auspices of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, which is a
development of a ferry free coastal high way route that is set to be 1100 km long along the west
coast of Norway. The coastal way route will consist of multiple fjord crossings, which may be up
to several kilometres long. Serviceability of these structures are thus of significant importance.
The research project DaCS looks to increase the knowledge of sustainable and competitive
reinforced concrete structures in harsh environment and is funded by The Research Council of
Norway, in addition to several industrial partners. One of the ongoing activites related to the
aforementioned research projects is the PhD project entitled “Evaluation and improvement of
crack width calculation methods in large concrete structures” carried out by Reignard Tan.

The seminar is to be hosted by NTNU and Multiconsult ASA in a joint collaboration. The main
goal is to increase the understanding and knowledge of crack width calculations for relatively
large concrete structures in the Serviceability Limit State. This booklet documents the collection
of extended abstracts of all the given lectures during the seminar. The organizing committee
would like to thank all the speakers and contributors at the seminar, and the financial support of
the research projects Ferry-free E39 and DaCS.

Oslo, August 2017.

Terje Kanstad, Max A.N. Hendriks, Morten Engen (ed.) and Reignard Tan (ed.)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ......................................................................................................... 5

KEYNOTE LECTURES ............................................................................................................. 9
The CEOS.fr research project - Behaviour and assessment of massive structures:
cracking and shrinkage
Philippe Bisch ..................................................................................................................... 11
Proposal of new crack width formulas in the Eurocode 2, background, experiments,
etc.
Alejandro Pérez Caldentey ................................................................................................. 17
Crack Widths in Structural Concrete Subjected to In-Plane Loading
Walter Kaufmann ................................................................................................................ 21
Deformation-based crack width control in large restrained concrete members
Dirk Schlicke ...................................................................................................................... 27
An improvement to Eurocode 2 and fib Model Code 2010 methods for calculating
crack width in RC structures: mathematical model and simplified method
Maurizio Taliano ................................................................................................................ 33
SEMINAR LECTURES ............................................................................................................ 39
Evaluation of crack width calculation methods used in design of offshore concrete
structures
Dan-Evert Brekke ............................................................................................................... 41
Uncertainties of Crack Width Models for Macro and Meso Levels of RC Structural
Elements
Vladimir Cervenka.............................................................................................................. 43
The modelling uncertainty of non-linear finite element analyses of concrete structures
Morten Engen ..................................................................................................................... 49
Influence of cracking on reinforcement corrosion
Karla Hornbostel ................................................................................................................. 53
Control of cracking due to restrained deformations imposed at early ages or later
(Related to a new Annex proposed for Eurocode 2)
Terje Kanstad ...................................................................................................................... 61
Consequences of cracking related to tightness
Anja B. E. Klausen ............................................................................................................. 65
Crack Width Verification of Large Disturbed Regions in Practice
Kenneth C. Kleissl .............................................................................................................. 67
Finite element analysis with the Cracked Membrane Model
Mário Pimentel ................................................................................................................... 73
Crack width verification challenges for large RC structurers in practice
Uffe Graaskov Ravn ........................................................................................................... 79
Evaluation of crack width calculation methods according to Eurocode 2 and fib Model
Code 2010 and suggestions to improvements
Reignard Tan ...................................................................................................................... 83

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Crack predictions using random fields

Ab van den Bos ................................................................................................................... 87
Strain level and cracking of the lightweight aggregate concrete beams
Jelena Zivkovic ................................................................................................................... 95

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