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

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The influence of DEMEC gage positioning on the measured free ring shrinkage strain. (a) w/cm 0.45 radial drying specimen, (b) w/cm 0.60 radial drying specimen, (c) w/cm 0.45 axial drying specimen, (d) w/cm 0.60 axial drying specimen.

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