AASHTO T363
Full Name
AASHTO T363 – Standard Method of Test for Evaluating Stress Development and Cracking Potential due to Restrained Volume Change Using a Dual Ring Test
Scope
This test method covers the evaluation of stress development and cracking potential in concrete when volume changes caused by shrinkage and temperature changes are restrained.
The procedure is comparative for the degree of restraint of the ring and is not intended to determine the time of initial cracking of a concrete cast in any specific type of structure.
Keywords
concrete; dual ring test; restrained ring test; shrinkage; thermal cracking