What percentage of unconfined surface area is allowable during placement of a non-shrink grout?
I am aware that non-shrink grouts need to be confined when placed, perhaps with a grout-box around a baseplate. However, a grout-box has unconfined surface area in the space between the baseplate...
Thank you all for the helpful responses.
BigH, the technician is not an employee of mine nor of my company. I have not spoken with the technician so ultimately I do not know exactly why he was using 2X4 cylinder molds.
Woofar & conceng both make strong points! I believe that Woofars...
Thanks for the reply Dick. Perhaps I'm slightly confused by your response. It is my understanding that there is indeed a significant difference in the aspect ratios between the two samples (cubes vs. cylinders), however this ratio is less significant for masonry grout where the mold material is...
The following scenario lead me to my eventual question:
A field technician is casting C-1107 hydraulic cement non-shrink grout specimens into 2X4 cylinder molds for compressive strength testing..(I have only used 2X4 molds for desktop pencil holders but I digress). The breaks are coming up...
