High　water　absorption　ceramsite　(YAS),　low　water　absorption　ceramsite　(YCS),　and　normal-weight　coarse　aggregate　(NCA)　were　used　as　coarse　aggregates　in　concrete.　YCS,　YAS　and　NCA　were　respectively　pre-soaked　for　24　h　before　their　mixing　into　concrete.　The　net　water/cement　ratio　of　concrete　with　YCS,　YAS　and　NCA　was　taken　as　0.35.　Mechanical　properties　and　autogenous　shrinkage　of　concrete　made　with　the　abovementioned　coarse　aggregates　were　determined.　The　tensile　creep　of　these　concrete　was　investigated　by　using　a　newly　developed　shrinkage-restrained　testing　ring.　This　study　shows　that　the　lightweight　coarse　aggregate　concrete　(LWAC)　with　YAS　has　the　lower　tensile　creep　than　the　LWAC　with　YCS,　which　has　the　similar　tensile　creep　to　the　normal-weight　coarse　aggregate　concrete　(NC)　with　NCA.　©　2013　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.