ASTM C1581/C1581M-18a Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage
1.1 This test method covers the laboratory determination of the age at cracking and induced tensile stress characteristics of mortar or concrete specimens under restrained shrinkage. The procedure can be used to determine the effects of variations in the proportions and material properties of mortar or concrete on cracking due to both drying shrinkage and deformations caused by autogenous shrinkage and heat of hydration.
1.2 This test method is not intended for expansive materials.
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.(Warning—Fresh hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may cause chemical burns to skin and tissue upon prolonged exposure.2 )
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM C1581/C1581M-18a Referenced Document
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ASTM C125 Standard Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates*, 2021-10-01 Update
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ASTM C143/C143M Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete*, 2020-06-01 Update
ASTM C1437 Standard Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
ASTM C150/C150M Standard Specification for Portland Cement*, 2022-07-01 Update
ASTM C171 Standard Specification for Sheet Materials for Curing Concrete
ASTM C192/C192M Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory*, 2019-12-01 Update
ASTM C33/C33M Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates*, 2023-08-01 Update
ASTM C387/C387M Standard Specification for Packaged, Dry, Combined Materials for Concrete and High Strength Mortar*, 2023-06-01 Update
ASTM C595/C595M Standard Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements*, 2023-07-15 Update
ASTM F441/F441M Standard Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40 and 80
ASTM C1581/C1581M-18a history
2018ASTM C1581/C1581M-18a Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage
2018ASTM C1581/C1581M-18 Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage
2016ASTM C1581/C1581M-16 Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage
2009ASTM C1581/C1581M-09a Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage
2009ASTM C1581/C1581M-09 Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage
2004ASTM C1581-04 Standard Test Method for Determining Age at Cracking and Induced Tensile Stress Characteristics of Mortar and Concrete under Restrained Shrinkage