...
Shrinkage
...
is
...
a
...
time-dependent
...
volumetric
...
change
...
associated
...
with
...
the
...
drying
...
and
...
moisture
...
transfer,
...
thermal
...
effects
...
and
...
gradients,
...
and
...
autogenous
...
behavior
...
(early-age
...
chemical
...
and
...
structural
...
reactions)
...
of
...
restrained
...
reinforce-concrete
...
(RC)
...
systems.
...
Shrinkage
...
may
...
cause
...
aesthetic,
...
serviceability,
...
and
...
even
...
stability
...
issues
...
with
...
the
...
onset
...
of
...
cracking,
...
curling/warping,
...
and
...
reduced
...
load-carrying
...
capacity.
...
Restraint
...
conditions
...
which
...
affect
...
shrinkage
...
behavior
...
may
...
be
...
external,
...
as
...
with
...
supports,
...
connections,
...
and
...
boundary
...
conditions,
...
or
...
internal,
...
as
...
with
...
differential
...
drying
...
and
...
reinforcement.
...
Shrinkage
...
cracking
...
is
...
mitigated
...
with
...
increased
...
amounts
...
of
...
reinforcement
...
at
...
decreased
...
spacing,
...
and
...
with
...
the
...
inclusion
...
of
...
coarse
...
aggregate
...
which
...
is
...
dense,
...
hard,
...
and
...
less
...
compressible.
...
The
...
proper
...
early-age
...
handling
...
and
...
curing
...
of
...
concrete
...
further
...
mitigates
...
shrinkage
...
while
...
enhancing
...
long-term
...
life
...
expectancy
...
and
...
structural
...
performance.
...
Shrinkage
...
and
...
other
...
time-dependent
...
material
...
behaviors,
...
including
...
...
,
...
aging,
...
and
...
...
relaxation,
...
may
...
be
...
applied
...
to
...
structural
...
objects
...
using
...
...
...
analysis.
...
Staged
...
construction
...
is
...
a
...
...
application
...
available
...
to
...
CSI Software with Ultimate Levels and Features. Additional information may be found in the CSI Analysis Reference Manual (Staged Construction, page 396).
See Also
Creep section
Related Content
Articles
| Child pages (Children Display) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tutorials
| Filter by label (Content by label) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Test Problems
| Filter by label (Content by label) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|