Stone: An Introduction
This useful general survey describes the varieties and uses of stone as a building material - whether cut or field-stone - and how to extract, work and use it. A new chapter on stone and the environment emphasizes the importance of planning, waste recycling and quarry rehabilitation as part of the extraction process. There is a new appendix outlining procedures for testing stone's flexural and compressive strength and discussing the importance of slip resistance.
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Stone: An Introduction
This useful general survey describes the varieties and uses of stone as a building material - whether cut or field-stone - and how to extract, work and use it. A new chapter on stone and the environment emphasizes the importance of planning, waste recycling and quarry rehabilitation as part of the extraction process. There is a new appendix outlining procedures for testing stone's flexural and compressive strength and discussing the importance of slip resistance.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781853393136 |
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| Publisher: | Practical Action Publishing |
| Publication date: | 04/28/1996 |
| Edition description: | Second Edition |
| Pages: | 168 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.50(d) |
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