Cracking Control on Early-Age Concrete Through Internal Curing

This monograph is written based on the author's research on the assessment, control, and repair of cracking of early-age concrete in the recent decade. The technique of internal curing for increasing cracking resistance of early-age concrete is further developed through experimental and theoretical research. It establishes models for predicting the internal relative humidity and autogenous shrinkage of internally cured concrete at early age; reveals the variation law and mechanism of early-age tensile creep of internally cured concrete; and explores the variation law and mechanism of early-age cracking resistance of internally cured concrete under continuous restrained condition or uniaxial restrained condition. It is designed as a reference work for professionals or practitioners and a textbook for undergraduates or postgraduates. As such, this book provides valuable knowledge, useful methods, and practical experience that can be considered in the field of concrete cracking control.

Dejian Shen is a professor at the College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University. He has published 1 monograph, more than 160 papers including over 90 SCI-indexed papers (5 ESI highly cited papers and 1 ESI hot paper), and more than 90 patents.

His research interests include:

• Assessment, control, and repair of early-age cracks in reinforced concrete structures

• Seismic performance and design method for prefabricated construction

• FRP technology for repairing damaged and corroded reinforced concrete structures

• Quantum chemical simulation, molecular dynamics simulation and multiscale simulation for concrete.