14. Precision and Bias 14.1 Precision:
14.1.1 When this test method was used for the purpose of
determining drying shrinkage of mortar as affected by the
choice of portland cement used in making it, the precision was
found to be as reported in Test Method
C 596
.
14.1.1.1 The following single-laboratory, multiple-operator
precision applies to concrete specimens measured at 180 days.
14.1.1.2 For specimens stored in water, the standard devia-
tion (1s) among specimens is 0.0045 %. When three replicate
specimens are tested, the maximum range among them is not
expected to exceed 0.0266 % in 95 % of the sets tested. When
a test result represents the mean of three specimens, the 1s is
0.0026 %. The difference between two such means is not
expected to exceed 0.0074 % in 95 % of such duplicate tests
performed.
14.1.1.3 For specimens stored in air, the standard deviation
(1s) among specimens is 0.0084 %. When three replicate
specimens are tested, the maximum range among them is not
expected to exceed 0.0496 % in 95 % of the sets tested. When
a test result represents the mean of 3 specimens, the 1s is
0.0048 %. The difference between two such means is not
expected to exceed 0.0137 % in 95 % of such duplicate tests
performed.
N
OTE
5—These precision values were calculated from data taken on
specimens described on p. 47 of STP 205,
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representing 193 concrete
mixtures; two specimens made from each of three batches made on
separate days, one of each two specimens stored in water, the other stored
at nominal 50 % relative humidity.
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Mather, Bryant, “The Partial Replacement of Portland Cement in Concrete,”
Cement and Concrete, ASTM STP 205, ASTM, 1958.
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14.2 Bias—No statement on bias is being made since there
is no accepted reference material suitable for determining the
bias of these procedures.