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Existing analysis and design techniques to quantify serviceability member deflection of reinforced concrete (RC) beams are generally built on two major premises: (1) full interaction through the use of moment curvature approaches; and (2) a uniform longitudinal shrinkage strain εsh within the member to simplify the analysis. Both premises are gross approximations. With regard to the first premise,...