New Practice for Use of apparatus for the determination of early age and hardened length change of cement paste or mortar.
1. Scope
the requirements for the apparatus and equipment used to measure the early age and hardened length change of cement paste or mortar and the procedures for its use
Keywords
early age length change, hardened length change, shrinkage, expansion
Rationale
Early age length change is an important property of mortar and cementitious materials that is difficult to measure. This new standard offers a simple and low cost method to do so.