Essays on Hydraulic and Common Mortars and on Limeburning1838 - 256 pàgines |
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... masonry depends on the goodness of mortar ; still , few experiments have been made with lime ; and the manner of making mortar has almost always been given up to workmen . It is only within about fifty years that a few scientific men ...
... masonry depends on the goodness of mortar ; still , few experiments have been made with lime ; and the manner of making mortar has almost always been given up to workmen . It is only within about fifty years that a few scientific men ...
Pàgina 5
... masonry than shell lime , and what are the means of improving shell lime in this respect ? " Dr. John has remarked that shells require to be more highly calcined than common lime - stone : he thinks this owing to the shells being purer ...
... masonry than shell lime , and what are the means of improving shell lime in this respect ? " Dr. John has remarked that shells require to be more highly calcined than common lime - stone : he thinks this owing to the shells being purer ...
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... masonry , there is a vast difference in favour of the hydraulic mortar . But in countries where no hydraulic lime is to be had , or only that of me- diocre quality , what should be done ? Shall the engineer adopt the process of Mr ...
... masonry , there is a vast difference in favour of the hydraulic mortar . But in countries where no hydraulic lime is to be had , or only that of me- diocre quality , what should be done ? Shall the engineer adopt the process of Mr ...
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... masons might find it in the state of paste , in the heaps in which it was deposited after being well worked . In making the mortar only as it is needed , there is , besides , the advantage of avoiding the labour of remixing , in the ...
... masons might find it in the state of paste , in the heaps in which it was deposited after being well worked . In making the mortar only as it is needed , there is , besides , the advantage of avoiding the labour of remixing , in the ...
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... masonry . In extensive works , it will be very advantageous , as regards economy , to make mortar with a machine ... masonry ; the section of the trench is a trapezoid 2 feet wide at bottom , 3 feet 4 inches wide at top , and 1 foot 4 ...
... masonry . In extensive works , it will be very advantageous , as regards economy , to make mortar with a machine ... masonry ; the section of the trench is a trapezoid 2 feet wide at bottom , 3 feet 4 inches wide at top , and 1 foot 4 ...
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