Analytical model for evaluation of thermal-shrinkage strains and stresses in RC wall-on-slab structures

This paper presents a complete analytical model for determination of hardening temperature, shrinkage deformations and thermal-shrinkage stresses in early stages of hardening of reinforced concrete walls cast against previously executed foundation. As a basis for the model development, numerical analysis of 39 walls was performed in which the analysed walls had various dimensions and were made of concretes with different types of cements and aggregates. A calculation method for determination of stresses proposed by Eurocode 2 is also referred.