ASTM C596-09
Standard Test Method for Drying Shrinkage of Mortar Containing Hydraulic Cement
- Standard No.
- ASTM C596-09
- Release Date
- 2009
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- Replace By
- ASTM C596-09e1
- Latest
- ASTM C596-23
- Scope
This test method establishes a selected set of conditions of temperature, relative humidity and rate of evaporation of the environment to which a mortar specimen of stated composition shall be subjected for a specified period of time during which its change in length is determined and designated “drying shrinkage”.
The drying shrinkage of mortar as determined by this test method has a linear relation to the drying shrinkage of concrete made with the same cement and exposed to the same drying conditions. Hence this test method may be used when it is desired to develop data on the effect of a hydraulic cement on the drying shrinkage of concrete made with that cement.
1.1 This test method determines the change in length on drying of mortar bars containing hydraulic cement and graded standard sand.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. When combined standards are referenced, the selection of measurement system is at the user’s discretion subject to the requirements of the referenced standard.
1.3 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 and health 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).
ASTM C596-09 Referenced Document
- ASTM C1005 Standard Specification for Reference Masses and Devices for Determining Mass and Volume for Use in Physical Testing of Hydraulic Cements
- ASTM C1437 Standard Test Method for Flow of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
- ASTM C157/C157M Standard Test Method for Length Change of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement, Mortar, and Concrete
- ASTM C219 Standard Terminology Relating to Hydraulic and Other Inorganic Cements
- ASTM C305 Standard Practice for Mechanical Mixing of Hydraulic Cement Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
- ASTM C490/C490M Standard Practice for Use of Apparatus for the Determination of Length Change of Hardened Cement Paste, Mortar, and Concrete
- ASTM C511 Standard Specification for Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes
- ASTM C778 Standard Specification for Standard Sand
- ASTM E177 Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
ASTM C596-09 history
- 2023 ASTM C596-23 Standard Test Method for Drying Shrinkage of Mortar Containing Hydraulic Cement
- 2018 ASTM C596-18 Standard Test Method for Drying Shrinkage of Mortar Containing Hydraulic Cement
- 2017 ASTM C596-09(2017) Standard Test Method for Drying Shrinkage of Mortar Containing Hydraulic Cement
- 2009 ASTM C596-09e1 Standard Test Method for Drying Shrinkage of Mortar Containing Hydraulic Cement
- 2009 ASTM C596-09 Standard Test Method for Drying Shrinkage of Mortar Containing Hydraulic Cement
- 2007 ASTM C596-07 Standard Test Method for Drying Shrinkage of Mortar Containing Hydraulic Cement
- 2001 ASTM C596-01 Standard Test Method for Drying Shrinkage of Mortar Containing Hydraulic Cement
- 1996 ASTM C596-96e1 Standard Test Method for Drying Shrinkage of Mortar Containing Hydraulic Cement
