EK616
Design of slip-critical bolted connection assumes that the fastener, under high initial tensioning, develops frictional resistance between the connected parts, preventing slippage despite external load.
EK563
When a primary flexural crack forms and crosses the reinforcing steel, the concrete adjacent to the crack slips against the steel. Slip, or bond-slip, is defined as the relative movement […]
EK253
Creep takes place in the hardened cement matrix around the strong aggregate. It may be attributed to slippage along planes within the crystal lattice, internal stresses caused by changes in […]