1. 1.  Concrete Structures for Storage of Liquids – Code of Practice for Reinforced Concrete Structures IS 3370: Part 2: 2009, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 2009.
   2. Structural Use of Concrete, Part 2: Code of Practice for Special Circumstances BS 8110: Part 2: 1997, British Standard Institution, London, 1998.
   3. Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures – Part 1: General Rules and Rules for Buildings 1992-1, European Committee for Standardization, October 2001, Belgium.
   4. Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete, ACI 318-95 and Commentary ACI 318R-95. American Concrete Institute, Detroit, 1995.
   5. Plain and Reinforced Concrete – Code of Practice IS 456: 2000, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 2000.
   6. A.W. Beeby, “Prediction and Control of Flexural Cracking in Reinforced Concrete Members, Cracking, Deflection and Ultimate Load of Concrete Slab System,” SP20, American Concrete Institute, Detroit, 1971, pp. 55-75.
   7. R. Cheng, “Design of Concrete Structures for Retaining Aqueous Liquids,” Thomas Telford Services Ltd., London, 1996.
   8. P. Gergely, L.A. lutz, “Maximum Crack Width in RC Flexural Members, Causes, Mechanism and Control of Cracking in Concrete,” SP-20, American Concrete Institute, Detroit, 1968, pp. 87-117.