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Tensile Creep of Early-Age Internally Cured Concrete with SAPs

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The tensile creep is an inherent viscoelastic property of concrete, and can relieve approximately 50% of the restrained stress.

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Shen, D. (2023). Tensile Creep of Early-Age Internally Cured Concrete with SAPs. In: Cracking Control on Early-Age Concrete Through Internal Curing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8398-6_4

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