“…For a statically indeterminate bridge structure, which will experience the process of system transformation during construction, the influence of creep and shrinkage on the structural behavior is more complicated. Of the many analysis methods, the method of step‐by‐step recurrence can easily handle this complex process and can be combined with the existing general finite element method (FEM) software; thus, this method has been widely used in practical engineering . Equation indicates that the creep strain at t n and t n + 1 can be expressed as …”