Abstract
Four mechanisms are proposed to explain why maturing creep is not solely dependent on stress-strength ratio. The mechanisms are osmotic pressure effects, drying creep, gel following the hydrating cement grains and deposition of new gel in an unloaded state. While the osmotic pressure mechanism is unaffected by the rate of hydration, the other mechanisms are very much dependent on the rate of hydration. Maturing creep decays continuously with increasing maturity as the rate of reaction is dependent on maturity.
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