“The shrinkage factor when 250 pounds of water ... about concrete mixes by their strength alone — high strength concrete slabs usually shrink more if the higher strength is obtained by ...

However, finishing slabs before bleeding has stopped is ... faster than it can be replaced by rising bleed water, concrete shrinkage at the surface exceeds the shrinkage of the underlying concrete ...

"Cracking in early-age concrete slabs is a long-standing challenge in ... by 40% in tension and prevent early cracking, by reducing shrinkage substantially." Laboratory concrete samples have ...