In reports II and III, permeability, base of grain size distribution and green strength of this sort of synthetic sands have been studied and discussed.
The variations of the specimen heights and the change of green hardness of the sand by ramming are studied referring to moldability, stability and flowability. As to flowability, not only the variation in green state but also in dry state are investigated. Moreover, the influences of the moisture per cent and the addition of bentonite on the properties of the sand are also explained.
Especially, the changes in volume and in hardness by the degrees of ramming are measured by using four types of the sands and from the results of the comparison, No. III and No. IV sands are excellent among four in its properties.
The gists of the experimental results are :
1) When the volume of sand used to prepare a specimen is kept constant, the relation between the change of specimen height and the moisture content can be drawn as a concave curve. And at the moisture per cent where the specimen height becomes minimum, the permeability value becomes maximum.
2) The more the bentonite addition, the lower the specimen height, if the degree of ramming is constant. But the moisture per cent in which the specimen height becomes minimum, increases gradually in the case of adding bentonite.
3) From the view points of Dietert's flowability or compressivility and of Kyle's moldability, synthetic sand No. III or IV is most useful and stable.
4) Flowability of this synthetic sand in dry state is preferable and the type of grain size distribution is normal.
5) The emphirical formula formed on the relation between specimen height
H and the number of ramming
N becomes
H·N0.0478=50.8
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