Air　pipe　cooling　is　an　emerging　technique　in　dealing　with　the　hydration　heat　and　thermal　induced　cracking　of　massive　concrete　structures.　In　order　to　investigate　the　influence　of　air　pipe　cooling　on　temperature　distribution　in　large-dimension　concrete　walls,　in　situ　experiments　of　heat　transfer　coefficient　for　internal　forced　convection　were　conducted　on　one　experimental　wall　of　3.6　m　x　3.6　m　x　0.8　m　in　dimension　with　properly　embedded　corrugated　pipes.　The　relationship　between　average　inlet　air　velocity　and　average　heat　transfer　coefficient　for　internal　forced　convection　was　then　obtained　and　fitted　to　a　proposed　formula.　In　addition,　air　cooling　experiments　were　performed　on　another　three　experimental　walls　to　monitor　the　temperature　variations　of　internal　concrete.　Meanwhile,　finite　element　(FE)　thermal　analysis　with　the　proposed　formula　was　carried　out　and　compared　with　the　results　of　air　cooling　experiments　to　verify　the　accuracy　of　the　proposed　FE　method.　As　the　comparison　results　show,　the　calculated　temperature　curves　are　in　good　agreement　with　the　tested　data,　with　an　average　deviation　of　0.07　degrees　C,　0.13　degrees　C　and　0.19　degrees　C　under　average　inlet　velocity　of　3.78　m/s,　8.12　m/s　and　11.64　m/s,　respectively.　It　indicates　that　the　FE　analysis　with　the　proposed　heat　transfer　coefficient　formula　for　internal　forced　convection　is　effective　in　estimating　concrete　temperature　variations,　providing　a　reliable　fundamental　approach　for　further　thermo-mechanical　coupling　analysis　and　ventilation　design　in　practical　engineering　projects.　(C)　2018　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.