Stone (Paperback)

Asher Shadmon

ISBN 10: 1853393134 / ISBN 13: 9781853393136

Published by Practical Action Publishing, Rugby, 1996

About this Item

Paperback. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stone (Paperback)
• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing, Rugby
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853393134
• ISBN 13: 9781853393136
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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.

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)