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STRENGTH, ABSORPTION AND FREEZING RESISTANCE OF HOLLOW BUILDING TILE 1
Author(s) -
Foster H. D.
Publication year - 1924
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1924.tb18457.x
Subject(s) - tile , absorption (acoustics) , composite material , compressive strength , materials science , elasticity (physics) , mineralogy , chemistry
This paper describes the test methods and gives a summary of the compressive strength and absorption determinations of nearly 350 tests of tile selected from twenty five representative sources. A preliminary report of the resistance to freezing and thawing of tile from seventeen representative sources is also given. The following conclusions were made: (a) The weight of tile per unit of solid material varies from 20 to 30%. (b) The weight per unit volume of material is closely related to the absorption and decreases as the absorption increases. (c) The strength of tile varies with the type of raw material used. (d) The unit strength based on gross area of an end construction tile tested on edge is 38% of that obtained when tested on end. (e) The relation between strength and absorption is not linear but a plotted curve shows increasing gain in strength with a decrease in absorption. (f) Color cannot be taken as indicative of strength. (g) The modulus of elasticity varies from 1,600,000 to 6,060,000 and is approximately directly proportional to the strength and inversely proportional to the absorption. (h) An absorption of 16% apparently marks a very definite line in the resistance of tile to freezing and thawing