Evaluation of cracks in buildings at southern area of Iraq

Abstract EN

All reinforced concrete cracks, generally starting at loads well below service level., and possibly even prior to loading due to restrained shrinkage.

Flexural cracking due to loads is not only inevitable, but actually necessary for the reinforcement to be used effectively. The quality of concrete suffers occasionally either during production or during service condition resulting in distress. The deformity in structure happen during drying shrinkage, thermal stress & weathering is often in south area of Iraq focuses to evaluate the cracks in all parts of the buildings at high temperature zones. This study focus on cracks in buildings at high temperatures zones, classifying these cracks according to it’s effects on this building. So the sampling of these buildings are taken in ALSAMAWA city, it is observed that type on finishing have big effect on the minimizing some cracks in some parts of buildings because the finishing materials decrease transporting the temperature to structural member.