Geology of Building Stones

Offers information on the appearance and qualities of the various types of stones, including granite, limestones and other building stones, specific to certain geographical areas. This book includes an introduction to the effects of stone decay, in particular the problems of pollution, frost and organic growth in the breakdown of stone.

List of contents

Introductory Table of strata Minerals Igneous rocks - granite Igneous rocks other than granite Sandstones and grits Limestones Slates and other fissile rocks Miscellaneous building stones The decay of building stone The testing of building stones Mohs's scale of hardness Appendices: Granite quarries Classified list of larger sandstone quarries Classified list of larger limestone quarries List of chief slate quarries Some useful books

About the author

John AllenHowe

Summary

Offers information on the appearance and qualities of the various types of stones, including granite, limestones and other building stones, specific to certain geographical areas. This book includes an introduction to the effects of stone decay, in particular the problems of pollution, frost and organic growth in the breakdown of stone.

Product details

• Assisted by: John Allen Howe (Editor), Howe John Allen (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781873394526
• ISBN: 978-1-873394-52-6
• No. of pages: 496
• Weight: 884 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, Residential buildings, domestic buildings, Structural engineering, Building construction & materials, Architecture: residential and domestic buildings, Building construction and materials, Materials in architecture