
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Reliability of EN1992 crack model applied to South African
water retaining structures
C.H. McLeod
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
J.V. Retief & J.A. Wium
University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
ABSTRACT: This paper discusses part of the research undertaken in the development of the proposed South
African design code for water retaining structures (WRS). Serviceability limit state cracking is usually the
limiting condition for the design of water retaining structures. ...