No. 6. Proceedings of the 3rd PhD Symposium in Vienna, Austria Vol 2 - 5-7 October 2000 - Vienna, Austria PDF format

The consequences of the fact that cross-sections are in state 2 (elastic, cracked) and the effects of creep are the major factors to be taken into consideration in the analysis of statically indeterminate reinforced concrete elements in serviceability limit state. The object of the research is to develop a method that takes these factors into account in the computation of both the effects of actions and deformations of flexural RC elements. An algorithm for the computation of moments and deflections is suggested, assuming that cracks induced by the rare combination of actions formed prior to the time being considered. A numerical analysis based on the suggested method was carried out and the results were compared to values obtained from the traditional method. The difference between these values was app. 10 percent in case of moments, and up to 25 percent in case of deflections.