Observations on Limes, Calcareous Cements, Mortars, Stuccos, and Concrete

And on Puzzolanas, Natural and Artificial

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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An officer in the Royal Engineers, Sir Charles William Pasley (1780-1861) wrote on matters ranging from military sieges to architecture. In this substantial work, first published in 1838, he outlines the experimentally determined properties of various building materials, with a view to their practical application. Offering guidance on how to decide between different calcareous mortars and cements, Pasley discusses how to judge their comparative strengths. Heeding advice from the Institution of Civil Engineers, he made this work a broad overview, rather than simply focusing on his special area of interest: natural and artificial cements. His research on cements led to the large-scale manufacture of products such as Portland, patent lithic, and blue lias. Pasley discusses the research of other authors in the appendix. Also reissued in this series, in English translation, is Louis-Joseph Vicat's Practical and Scientific Treatise on Calcareous Mortars and Cements, Artificial and Natural (1837).

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Utgivningsdatum2014-05-22
Mått140 x 216 x 28 mm
Vikt620 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCambridge Library Collection - Technology
Antal sidor492
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781108070560

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Preface; 1. Preliminary observations; 2. Of the pure lime stones and their mortars; 3. Of gypsum, alabaster or plaster stone; 4. Of the water limes or hydraulic limes; 5. Of concrete for foundations, etc.; 6. Of grouting; 7. Of magnesian limestones; 8. Of the water cements of England; 9. Experiments on artificial water cements, on a small scale; 10. Experiments on artificial cement on a greater scale; 11. The subject of concrete continued; 12. Experiments on artificial cement tried at Chatham, in 1836; 13. Experiments on the cohesiveness of various stones; 14. Rules for judging of the quality of the cement supplied by a manufacturer; 15. Rules for judging of the comparative cohesive strength of different sorts of cement; 16. Experiments on artificial cement continued; 17. The subject of concrete resumed, experiments on its resistance, when made into small artificial stones; 18. Experiments on the comparative resistance of various natural stones, bricks and chalk; 19. Experiments both with natural and artificial cement; 20. Examples of the application of cement; 21. General observations on fire-proof constructions; 22. That cement, judiciously applied, may do away the necessity of timber chain bond and wooden lintels; 23. Experiments on the comparative strength of natural and artificial cements continued; 24. The subject of water limes continued; 25. Of puzzolana; 26. Of artificial puzzolana; 27. Experiments on artificial puzzolana; 28. Description of the common and puzzolana mortars used in the construction of the docks of Kingston upon Hull; 29. Hasty experiments tried at Chatham; 30. Of the comparative accuracy of measurement and of weight; 31. Four modes of measuring lime; 32. Experiments continued; 33. Farther experiments on the strength of cement; 34. Experiments on the resistance of two brick beams; 35. Final resistance of Messrs Francis's experimental brick beam; 36. Downfall of Mr Brunel's semi-arches; 37. Experiments on the strength of hoop iron; 38. Experiments chiefly on the comparative resistance of Yorkshire stone and other building materials; 39. Final remarks upon the resistance of cement joints; 40. Of wharf walls with or without counterforts; 41. Remarks on trass; 42. Description of the methods adopted in undersetting the foundations of the new Custom-house at London; 43. Precautions necessary for preventing settlements in the walls of buildings on concrete foundations; 44. Further remarks on Messrs Francis's brick beam; 45. One of the uses of cement not before mentioned; 46. Rules for making an artificial cement; 47. Of kilns for building cement; 48. Rules for making an artificial cement, when only hard lime stone is to be procured; Appendix.