Large Ring Test for Evaluation of Restrained Shrinkage Cracking: Calibration and Experimental Trial

Table 5

Methodology for characterisation tests on concrete.

Test	Specimen geometry (mm)	Standard	Number of specimens	Age at test (days)
				Standard curing	Ambient curing
Compressive	Cylinder Φ 100 × 200	AS 1012.9 [61]	3 or 4 per age per curing	28	4, 7, 14, 21, 28
Elastic constants	Cylinder Φ 100 × 200	AS 1012.17 [62]	3 or 4 per age per curing	—	28
Tensile splitting	Cylinder Φ 150 × 300	AS 1012.10 [63]	3 or 4 per age per curing	—	7, 28
Modulus of rapture	Prism 100 × 100 × 400	AS 1012.11 [64]	3 or 4 per age per curing	—	7, 28
Drying shrinkage	Prism 75 × 75 × 280	AS 1012.13 [26]	3 per curing	0, 7, 14, 21, 28	0, 3, 6, 13, 20, 27