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A QUICK METHOD OF DETERMINING THE WATER CONTENT OF CLAYS 1
Author(s) -
Deeds C. L.
Publication year - 1930
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.1151-2916.1930.tb16562.x
Subject(s) - specific gravity , water content , slip (aerodynamics) , mineralogy , dry weight , environmental science , materials science , geology , soil science , geotechnical engineering , thermodynamics , physics , botany , biology
The water content of clay is determined by taking a representative sample of the material, weighing out 2 kg. of it and adding 4 kg. of water. The sample is blunged quickly. A 250‐cc. flask is filled with the resulting slip and weighed. The amount of dry clay is determined from the relation: D = ( P −250)( G/G −1) where D = weight of dry clay P = weight of slip G = specific gravity of dry clay. From this the per cent water in the moist clay is readily computed.