Freeze thaw damage resistance testing for cementitious compositions

US8739634B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Frank Ong · Solon, US
• James C. Smith · Cuyahoga Falls, US
• Eric Sean Castner · Uniontown, US
• Heather See · Hiram, US
• Paul L. Pridemore · Willoughby, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 31, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 3, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 4, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N33/383
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus and method for predicting freeze-thaw durability of a cementitious composition specimen including cycling the specimen below and above the freezing point of water contained in the specimen and identifying the contraction and/or expansion of the specimen during the cycling.