ABSTRACT
The essence of the failure of the globally widespread theory of long-term resistance of reinforced concrete is defined and analyzed. The rules of classical mechanics are violated, what is caused by substitution of fundamental properties of concrete with various “chain models”, for example, the principle of independence of action of forces, which is the fourth fundamental law of Galileo-Newton, is violated. Sections of the general “world theory of creep of reinforced concrete”, based on its algebraization, in their essence reject the fundamental law of natural science – Newton's second law: not only the inertial component is rejected, but also forces depending on speed. In this way the “world theory of creep of reinforced concrete” is degraded to the level of Aristotle’s mechanics. Unacceptably idealized creep theories and structural models that endow concrete with unrealizable properties, especially flagrant in zones of cracks, are incorporated in the normative calculations of structures. Solid design companies of the world show that concrete creep is not a scientific theory: this is a warning to designers. The performed analysis is accompanied by necessary mathematical calculations and experimental estimates.
