Araújo, José Milton deAwruch, Armando Miguel2015-07-142015-07-141998ARAÚJO, José Milton de; AWRUCH, Armando Miguel. Cracking safety evaluation on gravity concrete dams during the construction phase. Computers & Structures, v. 66, n. 1, p. 93-104, 1998. Disponível em: <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045794997000485>. Acesso em: 14 jul. 2015.0045-7949http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/5138The cracking phenomenon in concrete gravity dams during the construction phase is analysed in this work. Stresses due to the self-weight of the dam, thermal gradients, creep and drying shrinkage are computed, taking into account the different stages of the construction process. A twodimensional constitutive model considering time dependent and temperature dependent mechanical properties is adopted for the concrete. Safety against cracking is obtained using a criterion independent of the finite element mesh.engrestrict accessConcrete crackingConcrete damConcrete reological behaviourHeat transfer analysisFinite element analysisarticle10.1016/S0045-7949(97)00048-5