Shrinkage Effects

Shrinkage Effects is a time-dependent deformation phenomenon in prestressed concrete composite bridges characterized by the gradual reduction in volume of the concrete material due to moisture loss, distinguished from other time-dependent effects by its intrinsic dependence on environmental conditions, mix composition, and structural geometry, and critically influencing long-term serviceability performance through differential deformations, stress redistributions, and potential cracking.

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    Gintaris Kaklauskas

    Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania

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    R. Ian Gilbert

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

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    Viktor Gribniak

    Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania

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    Mark A. Bradford

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

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    Kamal H. Khayat

    Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States

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  3. Cement and Concrete Composites

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