Development of a Reference Material for the Calibration of Cement Paste Rheometers

Published

April 22, 2013

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Paul E. Stutzman, Zhuguo Li, Min-Hong Zhang

Abstract

Rheometers are usually calibrated using a standard reference oil. On the other hand the calibration of rheometer for paste or concrete cannot be calibrated using an oil as it is a Newtonian fluid, while the rheometers are designed to measure non-Newtonian materials. A granular reference material that could simulate a Bingham fluid as cement paste was developed in this study. The mixture is a mixture of corn syrup, water and fine limestone. Later sand and coarse aggregates could be added to develop a mortar or concrete reference materials. This paper illustrates the various aspects of the development and show data obtained with various geometries of rheometers.

Citation

Journal of ASTM International

Volume

2

Issue

1

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

Reference material, cement paste

Citation

Ferraris, C. , Stutzman, P. , Li, Z. and Zhang, M. (2013), Development of a Reference Material for the Calibration of Cement Paste Rheometers, Journal of ASTM International, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=907619 (Accessed October 30, 2025)