The Testing of Tank Blocks

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The limitations of the usual testing methods for tank blocks are indicated. It is suggested that useful information should result from detailed petrological and chemical studies of blocks in the condition “as received” and after a severe heat treatment. The object of the severe heat treatment is two-fold: (a) to render the microscopic examination easier, and (b) to ascertain the metamorphic tendencies or susceptibilities of the blocks to changes of texture and structure.

J. F. Hyslop