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The use of ambient vibration tests to characterize the evolution of the E-modulus of cement pastes and mortars during hydration, and immediately after casting, is addressed in this article. The methodology consists of using 550 mm long hollow acrylic tubes, with an internal diameter of 16 mm, as a formwork for the cementitious material under study (cement paste or mortar). Along hydration the hardening...