ABSTRACT
Creep, or lateral material flow, is the increase in strain with time due to sustained load. Initial deformation due to load is the elastic strain, while the additional strain or time-dependent deformation due to the same sustained load is the creep strain. Drying shrinkage, on the other hand, is the decrease in volume
of the concrete element when it loses moisture due to evaporation. Because every infrastructure element under load will suffer this long-term deformation that has to be accounted for in a durable system, this aspect has been chosen as one of the major topics for consideration in this chapter.
