Analytical Solutions for Corrosion-Induced Cohesive Concrete Cracking

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Time</td><td align="left">Concrete crack evaluation</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">0.014 year</td><td align="left">Cracking initiation at internal boundary</td></tr><tr><td align="left">0.97 year</td><td align="left">Critical cracks developed at internal boundary</td></tr><tr><td align="left">1.83 years</td><td align="left">Cracks reaching at external surface</td></tr><tr><td align="left">1.84 years</td><td align="left">Cracks just occurred at external surface</td></tr><tr><td align="left">11.2 years</td><td align="left">Cracks reaching <svg height="10.9125" id="M268" style="vertical-align:-0.17555pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 20.1 10.9125" width="20.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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Selected times during cover concrete cracking evolution.

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