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By M A Azeem
(10N01A0129)
What is CRACK?
Introduction
Moisture
Changes
Reversible movement
Irreversible movement
Shrinkage
What is shrinkage?
Types of shrinkage
Effects of shrinkage on concrete
Factors affecting shrinkage
external wall
What is creep?
Creep
Creep phenomenon
Cracks due to creep in
Load bearing structures
Framed structures
mortar in masonry.
This shrinkage cracks can also be minimized by delaying the plaster work till masonry
has dried after proper curing and has undergo most of its initial shrinkage.
To minimize the shrinkage cracks in plastering mortar, plaster should not be richer.
External walls of building are given on the outside finish of rich cement based material. In
such cases, in order to avoid shrinkage cracks the finish is divided into small panels of
dimensions varying between 0.5 to 1.0m by providing grooves of 8 to 10mm width in
both directions.
When RCC and brick work occur in combination and are to be plastered over allow sufficient time
at least one month before taking up plaster work. Also provide a groove in plaster at the junction
or fix a 10cm wide strip of metal mesh over the junction to act as reinforcement for the plaster.
Thermal
Movement
Identification
In Framed structures
Settlement of
soil
Foundation movement
due to settlement of soil
Elastic
Deformation
Causes
Preventive Measures
Causes
Preventive Measures
Causes
Preventive Measures
Chemical
Reaction
Sulphate Attack
Carbonation
Corrosion of Reinforcement
Alkali-aggregate Reaction
Vegetation
CHECK LIST
Moisture
S. No.
DESCRIPTION
AT THE SITE
4 feet
2 mm
1 mm
Direction
Diagonal
Occurrence
Slab
Conclusion
Moisture
S. No.
DESCRIPTION
AT THE SITE
6 feet 10 inches
2 mm
1 mm
Direction
Horizontal
Occurrence
External wall
Conclusion
Creep
S.
No.
1
DESCRIPTION
AT THE SITE
9 feet 11 inches
2 mm
2.5 mm
Direction
Horizontal
Occurrence
Internal wall
Conclusion
Creep
S.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
DESCRIPTION
AT THE SITE
Conclusion
10 feet
1.5mm
1mm
Vertical
Junction of RCC column
and brick masonry
Crack due to creep
Thermal Expansion
S.NO
.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
DISCRIPTION
AT THE SITE
Age of crack
Length of crack
Width of crack
Depth of crack
Direction
Pattern
7.
Conclusion
14 years
16 feet 4 inches
2 mm
2 mm
Horizontal
Parallel to movement of
parapet wall
Crack due to thermal
expansion
Foundation Movement
S.N
O.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
DISCRIPTION
AT THE SITE
Age of crack
Length of crack
Width of crack
Depth of crack
Direction
Pattern
7.
Conclusion
10 years
8 feet
2 mm
4 mm
Diagonal
Wide at the top and narrow
at bottom
Crack due to foundation
movement
Foundation Movement
S.NO
.
1.
2.
3.
4.
DISCRIPTION
AT THE SITE
Age of crack
Length of crack
Width of crack
Depth of crack
10 years
7 feet
>1 mm
2 mm
5.
6.
Direction
Pattern
7.
Conclusion
Vertical to Diagonal
Wide at the top and narrow
at bottom
Crack due to foundation
movement
Elastic Deformation
S.NO.
1
2
3
4
5
DESCRIPTION
Length of the crack
Width of the crack
Depth of the crack
Direction
Occurrence
Conclusion
AT THE SITE
6 feet
2 mm
1 mm
Diagonal
Joint between slab and
floor
Crack due to elastic
Deformation
Elastic Deformation
S.NO.
DESCRIPTION
AT THE SITE
1
2
11feet
3 mm
2 mm
Direction
Diagonal
Occurrence
External wall
Conclusion
Queries
The End