Research Article

Studies on the Influence of Drying Shrinkage Test Procedure, Specimen Geometry, and Boundary Conditions on Free Shrinkage

Table 2

Dimensions and S/V ratios of specimens.

SpecimenDimensions (mm)Drying conditionS/V (m−1)

Prismatic75 × 75 × 285All surfaces60.4
No surface0
RingH = 152.0Radial15.8
Ric = 152.5Axial13.2
Roc = 228.5

H= height; Ric= inner radius; Roc= outer radius