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1. Clay and plasticity
Production mixes for terracotta products are based on clays, which are mainly hydrated aluminum phyllosilicates. The prefix phyllo indicates that these silicates are in sheet form. They are products of the chemical degradation of the components of the original magmatic rocks, in particular the feldspars and micas of granites, according to a reaction of the type :
Depending on the source rock, conditions and reaction time, different...
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Article references [C 905v2]
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Calculating structures
- Base de conception des ouvrages - NF EN 1990 (Eurocode 0) -
- Sollicitations des ouvrages - NF EN 1991 (Eurocode 1) -
- Partie 1-1 : règles communes pour ouvrages en maçonnerie armée et non armée - NF EN 1996-1-1 (Eurocode 6) -
- Partie 1-2 : Calcul du comportement au feu - NF EN 1996-1-2 -
- Annexe nationale - NF EN 1996-1-2/NA -
- Partie 2 : conception,...
Regulations
Arrêté du 22 septembre 1994 relatif aux exploitations de carrière et aux installations de premier traitement des matériaux de carrière.
Arrêté du 2 février 1998 relatif aux prélèvements et à la consommation d'eau ainsi que aux émissions de toutes natures des installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement soumises à autorisation.
Decree of May 3, 2007 on the thermal...
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Brick and tile industry
Below is a brief overview of the bricks and tiles market in France, Europe and the rest of the world.
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In France
Clay production in France is just over 6 million tonnes (in 2007). Table 1...
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The cation exchange capacity (CEC) of a soil is a measure of the total number of sites available for cation exchange, or the total number of exchangeable cations, or the number of negative sites in the soil matrix. The unit is the milliequivalent per 100 grams (mEq/100 g) of soil, or the centimole of positive charge per kilogram, where...
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