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The Purification Of Missouri Fire Clays, James Joseph Offutt
The Purification Of Missouri Fire Clays, James Joseph Offutt
Bachelors Theses
"At the present time there appears to be an unlimited supply of high grade fire clay available for most any purpose. But some time in the future there will rise the problem of purifying the low grade clay to such an extent that it will be used in high grade fire clay products. Whatever purification method may be employed it must be applicable on a commercial scale and the cost of purification must be very low. Until the present time little if any work along this line has been reported. Apparently no one has ever attempted any serious efforts to …
Mechanical Treatments Of A Missouri Fire Clay And Their Effect On Shrinkage, Porosity And Strength, Allen Richard Maune
Mechanical Treatments Of A Missouri Fire Clay And Their Effect On Shrinkage, Porosity And Strength, Allen Richard Maune
Bachelors Theses
"It is known that various kinds of mechanical treatments of clay before and during the forming operation will produce variant properties in the dry and burned states of the clay. The investigation here deals with several types of mechanical treatment before the forming operation; all forming being done by moulding by hand"--Introduction, Purpose of the Investigation, page 1.