Serviceability failures of concrete structures involving excessive cracking or deflection are relatively common, even in structures that comply with code requirements. This is often as a result of a failure to adequately account for the time-dependent deformations of concrete in the design of the structure. The serviceability provisions embodied in

Raymond Ian Gilbert is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of New South Wales and currently holds an Australian Research Council Australian Professorial Fellowships. He has over 35 years experience in structural design and is a specialist in the analysis and design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures.

Gianluca Ranzi is a Senior Lecturer of structural engineering at the University of Sydney, specialising in the analysis and design of concrete and composite steel-concrete structures.

Time-Dependent Deformation. Material Properies. Design for Serviceability - Deflection and Crack Control. Uncracked Sections - Axial Loading. Uncracked Sections - Axial Force and Uniaxial Bending. Uncracked Sections - Axial Force and Biaxial Bending. Cracked Sections. Members and Structures. Stiffness Method and Finite Element Modelling. Appendix: Analytical Formulations - Euler-Bernoulli Beam Model.