Crack control is the basic requirement for the pool under serviceability limit state.In this paper,the design standards,crack width limits and calculation methods of crack control in China and European Union were introduced respectively for the load-bearing members of reinforced concrete pools.And crack width limits,influencing factors and calculation examples were analyzed and compared.The results showed that the require-ments for crack controls of the pool in the European standards are stricter than in the Chinese standards.These analysis results would be helpful for the colleagues to understand and use the relevant technical provisions of Eu-ropean standards and provide references for the pool design in actual overseas engineering.
Reinforced concrete poolCrack controlComparison of Chinese and European standards