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Table 3 Measured geometric volume (V geom ), apparent volume (V app ), pore volume percentage (V pori ) and Extrapolated Final Time of Absorption (EFTA) computed after curve fitting for the three samples 2

From: 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 07-81

Sample

Vgeom(cm3)

Vapp(cm3)

Vpori(%)

EFTA (min)

    

Trial I

Trial II

Trial III

WM

7.90

7.72 ± 0.002

1.60 ± 0.13

*

1854

2401

RM1

7.90

7.53 ± 0.004

1.59 ± 0.17

2403

1673

2239

RM2

7.60

7.42 ± 0.02

0.72 ± 0.03

1566**

2880

2132

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