In　the　current　engineering　practice,the　volume　of　concrete　is　usually　changed　causing　the　formation　of　shrinkage　due　to　the　internal　and　external　actions.　Since　recent　research　focusing　on　the　shrinkage　properties　of　concrete　emerged,new　research　methods　have　continuously　been　proposed.　The　shrinkage　of　concrete　is　generally　divided　into　free　and　confined　shrinkage　according　to　the　limitation　actions.　One　of　the　recent　adopted　testing　methods　is　the　ring　confined　shrinkage　test　that　is　widely　used　in　testing　the　shrinkage　of　concrete.　The　wide　usage　of　this　method　is　due　to　its　advantages　that　include　the　simple　devices,easy　operation,uniform　stress,and　easy　popularization　and　standardization.　It　can　also　reflect　the　comprehensive　effects　of　shrinkage　and　stress　relaxation　under　constraint　conditions.　Therefore,it　has　the　ability　to　effectively　examine　the　cracking　resistance　of　concrete.　However,this　testing　method　has　some　drawbacks　such　as　the　random　cracking　position,insufficient　restraint　on　materials　with　high　cracking,　and　long　cracking　time　or　no　cracking.　Thus,many　scholars　have　suggested　different　improved　devices　that　can　induce　cracks　position　and　increase　the　cracking　sensitivity.　Besides,the　influencing　factors　and　cracking　indicators　of　this　testing　method　are　also　important　for　the　scientific　and　practical　application.　For　methods　improvement,many　studies　conducted　recently　either　locally　or　abroad　have　proposed　new　practical　methods　such　as　built-in　sharp　angle,inner　and　outer　rings　eccentricity,and　elliptical　rings.　Several　factors　such　as　the　constraint　degree,humidity,fiber,etc.,have　an　important　influence　on　this　testing　method,while　there　are　some　practical　cracking　indexes　based　on　tensile　strength,fracturing　mechanics,　cracking　coefficient,stress　rate　coefficient,etc.,for　the　cracking　indicators.　This　review　summarizes　the　available　research　on　the　progress　of　concrete　ring　confined　shrinkage　test,from　a　detailed　and　comprehensive　perspective　of　the　experimental　devices,influential　factors　and　cracking　indicators.　Still,it　provides　analysis　on　the　influencing　factors　of　this　testing　method　in　order　to　serve　as　a　reference　for　the　future　researchers　when　dealing　with　this　method　of　testing.　©　2023　Cailiao　Daobaoshe/Materials　Review.　All　rights　reserved.