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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.139</doi>
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<article-title>MEASURING CRACK WIDTH IN RC AND R/FRC<br/>
TIES THROUGHT LASER SCANNER</article-title>
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<author>NICOLA CRITELLI, ALESSANDRO CESETTI, ALESSANDRO P. FANTILLI,<br/>
and FRANCESCO TONDOLO</author>

<aff>Dept of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>Durability of reinforced concrete (RC) structure is strictly connected to the capacity of
concrete mass to protect the embedded reinforcement from corrosion. As cracks are
almost inevitable, crack width is a fundamental parameter that needs to be controlled
during the serviceability stage of RC members. In fact, not only the direct ingress of
aggressive agents, such as oxygen and water, is a function of crack width, but also
concrete carbonation and the chloride ion penetration are accelerated by the presence of
wide cracks. Accordingly, the aim of present research project is to assess the width by
using a new system, based on the optical conoscopic holography. It provides the non-
contact measure of crack profile, taken at the end of each loading cycle, in ties
subjected to sets of repeated loads. Both in plain and fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC),
more than one crack width can be measured for the same crack.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Cracking, Residual crack, Cyclic loading, Durability, Tesile test, Laser
scan.</p>
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