State-of-the-art review on plastic cracking of concrete

Plastic cracking is probably one of the earliest defects for concrete structures, and is capable of reducing a structure’s durability and service life if not prevented. Over the last 60 years, researchers have attempted to unravel the complex nature of mechanisms leading to plastic cracking of concrete. The main driving mechanisms of plastic cracking have been found to be settlement of solid particles, bleeding, evaporation, capillary action, as...