Aurelio Muttoni

Reply to arXiv:1810.11506: Size Effect According to the Critical Shear Crack Theory (CSCT) for Reinforced Concrete Beams and Slabs

This document is a reply to arXiv:1810.11506. In that document, Dönmez and Bažant raise a number of criticism on the hypotheses Critical Shear Crack Theory (CSCT). The aspects criticized have however been largely discussed in previous works of the CSCT, proving the validity of the theory. This document compiles such previous knowledge as a reply to the authors of the report.