
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Chimney cracked reinforced concrete walls as a problem
of durability exploitation
M. Kaminski, M. Maj & A. Ubysz
Institute of Building Engineering, Technical University of Wrocław, Poland
ABSTRACT: Some reasons for the appearance of horizontal and vertical cracks in concrete chimneys, such
as temperature, construction joints, thermal insulation, are presented in this paper. We discuss certain problems
associated with the operation of reinforced concrete chimneys in an aggressive environment. Chimney ...