8.4 Complementary test procedure for determining the possibility of liquefaction
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8.4 Complementary test procedure for determining the possibility of liquefaction

  8.4.1 A ship's master may carry out a check test for approximately determining the possibility of flow on board ship or at the dockside by the following auxiliary method:

  • Half fill a cylindrical can or similar container (0.5 to 1 L capacity) with a sample of the material. Take the can in one hand and bring it down sharply to strike a hard surface such as a solid table from a height of about 0.2 m. Repeat the procedure 25 times at one- or two-second intervals. Examine the surface for free moisture or fluid conditions. If free moisture or a fluid condition appears, arrangements should be made to have additional laboratory tests conducted on the material before it is accepted for loading.

  8.4.2 If samples remain dry following a can test, the moisture content of the material may still exceed the transportable moisture limit (TML).

Parent topic: Section 8 – Test procedures for cargoes which may liquefy
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