Bachelors Theses

Abstract

"A clay's essential character is its plasticity, whether it is to be used for common brick purposes, the manufacture of refractory articles, or merely as a bonding agent for nonplastic materials. Plasticity is a very large subject; there are many theories as to its cause and many methods have been developed to record it, but so far no satisfactory quantitative measure of plasticity has been found. Perhaps the most satisfactory method is to judge by handling the clay, and with constant practice one can become expert in judging the plasticity of a clay by its feel. Such a method is, however, unscientific and any possible difference in opinion has to be considered. We know that gradual addition of water to a clay brings about an increase in plasticity until what is known as the soft mud stage or maximum plasticity stage is reached, after which continued increase in water addition brings about the sticky stage"--Introduction, pages 1-2.

Advisor(s)

Herold, Paul G.

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

Degree Name

B.S. in Ceramic Engineering

Comments

Illustrated by author.

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1940

Pagination

ii, 27 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 25) and index (page 27).

Geographic Coverage

Missouri

Rights

© 1940 Ivan Niedling, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Clay -- Missouri
Clay -- Testing
Plasticity

Thesis Number

T 0000 52

Print OCLC #

26971211

Electronic OCLC #

557591143

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