Cracking process of reinforced concrete beams in function of bending moment

The results of performed test on reinforced concrete beams were treated as the basis for the further analysis. The beams differed only in the way of load application. Below the value of nominal cracking moments the growth of process intensity is very small and above it can be regarded as proportional to the bending moment. The process intensity λ for the beams subjected to live load comparing to the beams under monotonous load grows faster with the increasing load.