2. Cracks in concrete: details
2.1 Crack opening: a probabilistic quantity
In the 2010 fib model code (see Pour en savoir plus), it is stated that "the phenomenon of cracking" is of a highly probabilistic nature. Consequently, the comparison between a calculated crack opening and an imposed limit opening can only be used to satisfy a dimensioning criterion. High accuracy cannot be expected from experience. Figure
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illustrates this by showing an example of maximum crack opening distribution
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Cracks in concrete: details
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