"ultimate shrinkage" is correct and usable in written English
Generally speaking, it is used to refer to when something reaches its lowest possible size or amount. For example, "The ultimate shrinkage of the glaciers has been a major concern among scientists."
The estimated ultimate shrinkage did not depend on specimen size.
This will also affects the occurrence of ultimate shrinkage and creep strain values of concrete.
Two fitting parameters are provided by these models: ultimate shrinkage and characteristic time.
The expansion of SCA paste and mortar compensated for drying shrinkage, thereby leading to low ultimate shrinkage.
In recent years, scientists have been going for the ultimate shrinkage: turning single molecules and small chemical groups into transistors and other standard components of computer chips.
Indeed, overestimations in the ultimate shrinkage and in the characteristic time result respectively in an increase and a decrease of the calculated shrinkage.
The ultimate autogenous shrinkage of UHPFRC was insignificantly affected by the curing conditions, whereas heat curing accelerated the shrinkage development as compared to ambient curing.
The ultimate autogenous shrinkage was insignificantly affected by the curing conditions, but the heat curing accelerated the development of autogenous shrinkage.
The ultimate goal is shrinkage -- continual shrinkage and private businesses pick up the cream".
The ultimate creep and shrinkage strain values for any particular grade of concrete will be different, depending upon its use weather in RCC or in PSC.
The ultimate drying and autogenous shrinkage of UHPFRC were found to be approximately −45 με and −450 με, respectively.
