Stones as Engineering Materials- Engineering Stones

The traditional building materials for bridges are stones, timber and steel, and more recently reinforced and pre-stressed concrete. For special elements aluminum and its alloys and some types of plastics are used. These materials have different qualities of strength, workability, durability and resistance against corrosion. They differ also in their structure, texture and color or in the possibilities of surface tre ng texture... [Read More]

1. Rubble Masonry
2. Ashlar Masonry

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Properties
Strength & Durability
Porosity & Permeability
Color, Surface Texture and Veining
Hardness & Weathering
Water absorption and frost resistance
Tests
Flexure Test
Compression Test
Physical properties tests
Test for Mod. of Elasticity of stones... [Read More]

1. Sedimentary stones
2. Metamorphic stones
3. Igneous stones

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The traditional building materials for bridges are stones, timber and steel, and more recently reinforced and pre-stressed concrete. For special elements aluminum and its alloys and some types of plastics are used. These materials have different qualities of strength, workability, durability and resistance against corrosion. They differ also in their structure, texture and color or in the possibilities of s iffering texture... [Read More]

In concrete a substance other than active and inert matter, added in small amounts to the mix to alter its natural properties to required properties... [Read More]
1. How to buid a stone wall?
2. Buildings constructed with stone
3. Problems & solutions in construction of buildings with stones
4. Factors to be considered in construction of buildings with stones