Designation:C878/C878M−14aStandardTestMethodforRestrainedExpansionofShrinkage-CompensatingConcrete1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC878/C878M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheexpan-sionofconcretemadewithshrinkage-compensatingcement.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.(Warning—Freshhydrauliccementitiousmixturesarecausticandmaycausechemicalburnstoskinandtissueuponprolongedexposure.2)2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3C125TerminologyRelatingtoConcreteandConcreteAg-gregatesC192/C192MPracticeforMakingandCuringConcreteTestSpecimensintheLaboratoryC219TerminologyRelatingtoHydraulicCementC490PracticeforUseofApparatusfortheDeterminationofLengthChangeofHardenedCementPaste,Mortar,andConcreteC670PracticeforPreparingPrecisionandBiasStatementsforTestMethodsforConstructionMaterialsC806TestMethodforRestrainedExpansionofExpansiveCementMortarC845SpecificationforExpansiveHydraulicCement2.2ACIStandardsandCommitteeReports:4CTACIConcreteTerminology223RGuidefortheUseofShrinkage-CompensatingCon-crete3.Terminology3.1TermsusedinthistestmethodaredefinedinTerminolo-giesC219andC125.NOTE1—AdditionaltermsnotfoundinTerminologiesC219orC125maybefoundinACICT.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Sincethepotentialforexpansion,underconditionsofcontrolledrestrain...
