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Add bentonite to the clay body.

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Q: How do you increase the plasticity of red clay?
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How do you increase clays plasticity?

Add bentonite to the clay body


Why plasticity index decrease with increase in percent of fly ash?

the plasticity index decreases with increase in percent of fly ash because the hydraulic conductivity ( k) goes on increase


What are the examples of plasticity?

the answer is plastics! -------------- Ex.: plasticine, clay, soils, bread, butter, etc.


What is an example of plasticity?

Ex.: plasticine, clay, soils, bread, butter, etc.


Difference between primary and secondary clay?

primary clay:- once formed from the parent rock deposited at origin, so less impurities,coarse particles,less humic acid , low plasticity& low shrinkage than 2ndry claysecondry clay:- 2ndry clay are transported and formed, so more impurities, fine particles, more humic,higher plasticity and shrinkage.


Is a red blood cell a specialised cell?

yes, in that it has no plasticity.


What are facts about earthware clay?

Clay comes in the colours from a dull grey to an orangey red, this is because these are natural colours and clay would only come in natural colours in old greece, and Clays exhibit plasticity when mixed with water in certain proportions. The person who wrote the other answer is right but there are lots more facts about clay and if you type in to google clay facts, then lots of really good things will come up.


Where can you purchase red clay and red clay brick in Canada?

if you are interested in purchasing red clay please email me at jwaiters@me.com


When was Red Clay Ramblers created?

Red Clay Ramblers was created in 1972.


What are the types of clay?

Clay minerals are microscopic, platy particles, and which have variable plasticity when mixed with water. Some of the major groups of clays include types called illites, kandites, smectites, and vermiculites. They are mostly hydrous silicates.


How does red clay differ from gray clay?

There are different minerals present in each clay body. Red clay typically has a higher iron content than grey clay.


How does plasticity affect clay bodies?

How plastic a clay is determines how far and how much it can be stretched. For example you would want a clay with a some what height elasticity for wheel thrown pieces but, maybe not so much for sculpture. If a clays elasticity is not high it will crack or break when you try to stretch it