An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 533
... lime as it is burnt , whose deficiency , on extraction , is supplied by fresh stone at the top of the kiln . Sod kilns are sometimes used for lime burning . These are formed by excavating the earth in a conical form , and then building ...
... lime as it is burnt , whose deficiency , on extraction , is supplied by fresh stone at the top of the kiln . Sod kilns are sometimes used for lime burning . These are formed by excavating the earth in a conical form , and then building ...
Page 535
... lime - water for the composition of mortar . This , in practice , would be impossible . The water used , however , for the incor- poration of the lime with the sand should be soft and pure . Mortar and concrete have both been ...
... lime - water for the composition of mortar . This , in practice , would be impossible . The water used , however , for the incor- poration of the lime with the sand should be soft and pure . Mortar and concrete have both been ...
Page 538
... lime , or of Halkin lime , with one part of puzzuolana from Civita Vecchia , and 1 parts of sand ; but the value of this mixture depends upon the influence exercised by the puzzuolana on the setting of the lime . A mixture of the ...
... lime , or of Halkin lime , with one part of puzzuolana from Civita Vecchia , and 1 parts of sand ; but the value of this mixture depends upon the influence exercised by the puzzuolana on the setting of the lime . A mixture of the ...
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