4.4.1.2 Main Influencing Parameters4.4.1.3 Amplitude of Strains; 4.4.1.4 Multiaxial Creep; 4.4.1.5 Influence of the Stress Level and Interaction Between Creep and Cracking; 4.4.2 Drying Creep; 4.4.3 Experimental Test Methods; References; 5 Mixture Proportioning for Crack Avoidance; Abstract; 5.1 Overview; 5.2 Aggregates; 5.3 Water/Cement Ratio; 5.4 Admixtures; 5.5 Cement; 5.6 Supplementary Cementitious Materials; 5.6.1 Slag/Fly Ash; 5.6.2 Silica Fume; 5.6.3 Multi-component Binder Blends; 5.7 Mix Design Methods for Conventional Mass Concrete; 5.7.1 General Principles of Mix Design
5.7.2 Specific Aspects of Mass Concrete Mix Design5.7.3 Approaches for Mass Concrete Mix Design; 5.8 Mix Design Methods for Roller Compacted Mass Concrete; 5.9 Conclusions; References; 6 Temperature Control; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.1.1 General Considerations; 6.1.2 Outline of Strategies for Temperature Control; 6.1.3 Regulatory and Non-regulatory Frameworks of Temperature Control; 6.2 Pre-cooling of Mix Constituents and Cooling During Mixing; 6.2.1 General Considerations; 6.2.2 Prediction of Mix Temperature; 6.2.3 Cooling Mixing Water; 6.2.4 Introduction of Ice in the Mix
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This book provides a State of the Art Report (STAR) produced by RILEM Technical Committee 254-CMS 'Thermal Cracking of Mas-sive Concrete Structures'. Several recent developments related to the old problem of understanding/predicting stresses originated from the evolution of the hydration of concrete are at the origin of the creation this technical committee. Having identified a lack in the organization of up-to-date scientific and technological knowledge about cracking induced by hydration heat effects, this STAR aims to provide both practitioners and scientists with a deep integrated overview of consolidated knowledge, together with recent developments on this subject.