Sentence examples for thicknesses of clay from inspiring English sources

These interstratified structures result from the strong similarity that exists between the layers of the different clay minerals, all of which are composed of tetrahedral and octahedral sheets of hexagonal arrays of atoms, and from the distinct difference in the heights (thicknesses) of clay mineral layers.

A kiln may be carefully stocked with vessels that have taken months to construct, sheaves of wood, having been cut, can be put in to keep the heat constant – and an error of temperature, damp, thickness of clay, arrangement on saggers (protective boxes used during firing) can produce a kiln disaster that leaves nothing but "a formless mass of black slag".

Finally the thickness of clay layer was varied so as to find optimum layer thickness for cooling purpose.

This indicates that provision of thickness of clay barrier equal to 0.6 m may not be adequate.

By maintaining type and location of the geogrid within the clay barrier as constant, the thickness of clay barrier is varied.

This implies that provision of thickness of clay barrier equal to 0.6 m reinforced with a suitable geogrid may be adequate in sustaining higher distortion levels.

It indicates that aquifer potential reduces (exponential decay) from newer alluvium to older alluvium, attributed to increasing thickness of clay bed at the top of the aquifer system in older alluvium areas and finer sediments of the deeper aquifer.

Different thickness of clay will shrink at different rates, so most parts of a single piece should be of roughly the same thickness.

It is concluded that SSURGO overestimates the total area with red clay and the thickness of the clay.

Analyses work and charts done would be used to support the selection of the most efficiency raft size model through the use of FEM geotechnical software in both short and long terms design consideration with structure founded on homogeneous normal consolidated soft clay overlaying a thickness of firm clay soil strata.

The objective of this paper is to investigate the influence of thickness of the clay barrier and overburden pressure on the integrity of the clay barrier, which is provided in the cover system of low low-level radioactive waste disposal sites.