Does cement (Quickcrete, specifically) expand when it cures?

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Originally posted by: NokiaDude
You know why they have spaces in-between each slab of concrete on sidewalks? IT'S BECASUE IT EXPANDS WHEN WARM!!!

Getting hot from sunlight is much different from the cement curing/drying.