Early-age Cracking of Concrete: A study into the influence of stress relaxation on early-age cracking of concrete structures under imposed deformations

When hardening concrete is subjected to imposed deformations, stresses maydevelop. If at any point in time this stress exceeds the tensile strength ofthe material, the concrete will crack. Early-age cracking of concretestructures may lead to issues related to durability, serviceability and aesthetics.During hardening of...