Figure 5From: Proposal of a new analytical procedure for the measurement of water absorption by stone. Preliminary study for an alternative to the Italian technical normative NORMAL 07-81Scheme of the measurement equipment. An analytical balance (2) with a special weighing plate with a metallic construction (3) is used to hang the sample (1) into a liquid bearing beaker (4); the latter is placed on a small table (5) whose feet stand around the weighing plate.Back to article page