Understanding Cracking in RCP
February 12, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 11:55 am EST
Location: Kojo Kamau B – 4th Floor
Speaker: Joe Romanyk, EIT – County Materials
Presentation Description:
In this presentation, the cause of durability and structural related cracking occurring in reinforced concrete will be discussed. Discussion will be lead through examples of case studies from RCP installation as well as other instances of durability related damages in other concrete structures.
Durability related issues such as freeze-thaw damage, ASR, sulphate attack, carbonation (the good and bad), sulfuric acid corrosion/digestion of concrete, delayed ettringite formation, and shrinkage are possible topics.
Different crack types, patterns, and locations will be discussed for structural cracks.
The learning objectives of this presentation are to understand various mechanisms of concrete and RCP cracking, how to identify cause of cracking, and basic understanding of what cracks are acceptable in RCP through the lens of ASTM C 1840 and AASHTO R 73.
Speaker Bio:
Joe Romanyk, EIT, is a recent graduate of Purdue University where he studied Civil Engineering for both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Joe is passionate about concrete design and durability. He finds that though the topic is not rocket science, it is still pretty hard…
Joe is the proud father of Hadley Romanyk, his 1yr old Australian Shepherd, who he named after a cement chemist.
In his leisure, Joe is hiking, camping, playing board games, and/or eating spicy food.
