diagonal cracking

EK120

Torsional moments produce shear stresses which result in principal tensile stresses inclined at approximately 45 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the member. Diagonal cracking occurs when these tensile stresses […]

EK86

Figure represents the distribution of principal stresses across the span of a homogeneous concrete beam. The direction of the principal compressive stresses takes the form of an arch while the […]