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Types and Causes of Shrinkage Cracks
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Shrinkage Cracks
1. Initial Shrinkage
2. Plastic Shrinkage
During curing, due to subsequent wetting and drying this shrinkage exceeds
and crack is developed in concrete.
As long as the rate of evaporation is lower than the rate of bleeding, there is
a continuous layer of water at the surface known as “water sheen”, and
shrinkage does not occur.
When the concrete surface loses water faster than the bleeding action bring
it to the top, shrinkage of top layer takes place, and since the concrete in
plastic state can’t resist any tension, cracks develops on the surface. These
cracks are common in slabs.