Hydration　heat　and　thermal　induced　cracking　have　always　been　a　fatal　problem　for　massive　concrete　structures.　In　order　to　study　a　massive　reinforced　concrete　wall　of　a　storage　tank　for　liquefied　natural　gas　(LNG)　during　its　construction,　two　mock-ups　of　0.8　mx0.8　mx0.8　m　without　and　with　metal　corrugated　pipes　were　designed　based　on　the　actual　wall　construction　plan.　Temperature　distribution　and　strain　development　of　both　mock-ups　were　measured　and　compared　inside　and　on　the　surface　of　them.　Meanwhile,　time-dependent　thermal　and　mechanical　properties　of　the　concrete　were　tested　standardly　and　introduced　into　the　finite-element　(FL)　software　with　a　proposed　hydration　degree　model.　According　to　the　comparison　results,　the　FL　simulation　of　temperature　field　agreed　well　with　the　measured　data.　Besides,　the　maximum　temperature　rise　was　slightly　higher　and　the　shrinkage　was　generally　larger　in　the　mock-up　without　pipes,　indicating　that　corrugated　pipes　could　reduce　concrete　temperature　and　decrease　shrinkage　of　surrounding　concrete.　In　addition,　the　cooling　rate　decreased　approximately　linearly　with　the　reduction　of　heat　transfer　coefficient　h,　implying　that　a　target　cooling　curve　can　be　achieved　by　calculating　a　desired　coefficient　h.　Moreover,　the　maximum　cooling　rate　did　not　necessarily　decrease　with　the　extension　of　demoulding　time.　It　is　better　to　remove　the　formwork　at　least　after　116　hours　after　concrete　casting,　which　promises　lower　risk　of　thermal　cracking　of　early-age　concrete.