Limestones: Their Origins, Distribution, and Uses, Etc
Author : Frederick John North
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Page : 467 pages
File Size : 45,36 MB
Release : 1930
Category : Limestone
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Author : Frederick John North
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Page : 467 pages
File Size : 45,36 MB
Release : 1930
Category : Limestone
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Author : Frederick John North
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Page : 502 pages
File Size : 10,57 MB
Release : 1930
Category : Limestone
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Author : Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
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Page : 710 pages
File Size : 10,37 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Geography
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Page : 722 pages
File Size : 17,9 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Geography
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Author : R.J. Schaffer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 23,22 MB
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1317742516
Provides a general account of the factors which cause decay of building stones and a summary of the best methods to reduce the incidence of decay. It discusses weathering associated with natural defects inherent in stone and examines issues of weathering caused by bad workmanship or errors in the selection of material. Decay through chemical and natural physical phenomena are discussed in detail. The final sections offer useful advice on how to prevent long term decay through appropriate repair, replacement and cleaning of stone.
Author : Louis Valentine Pirsson
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Page : 722 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Geology
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Page : 654 pages
File Size : 43,42 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Geology
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Page : 952 pages
File Size : 50,68 MB
Release : 1919
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Author : John Hudson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 21,4 MB
Release : 2019-04-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1351585347
This book covers the wide spectrum of subjects relating to obtaining and using building stones, starting with their geological origin and then describing the nature of granites, volcanics, limestones, sandstones, flint, metamorphic stones, breccias and conglomerates, with emphasis being placed on how to recognise the different stones via the many illustrated examples from Great Britain and other countries. The life of a building stone is explained from its origin in the quarry, through its exposure to the elements when used for a building, to its eventual deterioration. The structure of stone buildings is then discussed, with explanations of the mechanics of pillars, lighthouses and walls, arches, bridges, buttresses and roof vaults, plus castles and cathedrals. The sequence of the historical architectural styles of stone buildings is explained—from the early days through to postmodern buildings. Special attention is paid to two famous architects: the Roman Vitruvius and the English Sir Christopher Wren who designed and supervised the construction of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. To demonstrate many of the concepts presented, two exemplary stone buildings are described in detail: the Albert Memorial in London and Durham Cathedral in northern England. The former building is interesting because it is comprised of a cornucopia of different building stones and the latter building because of its architecture and sandstone decay mechanisms. In the final Chapter, ruined stone buildings are discussed—the many reasons for their decay and the possibility of their ‘rebirth’ via digital recording of their geometry. The book has over 350 pages and is illustrated with more than 450 diagrams and colour photographs of both the various stones and the associated stone buildings. Readers’ knowledge of the subject will be greatly enhanced by these images and the related explanatory text. A wide-ranging references and bibliography section is also included.
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Page : 1250 pages
File Size : 20,23 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Mineral industries
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