After taking the samples out the oven, they were immersed in a tank with water for 24 hours, then removed from the water and superficially dried with a slightly wet cloth, weighed before 3 minutes have passed, thereby determining how much water was absorbed by the blocks.
Luego del horno, debieron ser inmersos en un tanque con agua por 24h, después retirados del agua, y secados superficialmente con un paño levemente humedecido, pesados antes de transcurridos 3min, determinando así, cuanto de agua fue absorbida por los bloques.