Stone: An Introduction / Edition 2

by Asher Shadmon

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853393136
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)

About the Author

Professor Asher Shadmon is an Israeli engineering geologist who served as the first President of the International Association for Engineering Geology (IAEG)

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From the Publisher

"...must be commended for its clarity...even the most experienced stone worker and user will learn something" Stone Industries