Publisher's Synopsis
Plasters and natural cements, Gypsum Plasters, Natural cement, Miscellaneous cements, Limes and lime mortars, Limes, Lime mortars, Portland Cement, Definition and classification, Manufacture of portland cement, Properties and uses of portland cement, Portland cement mortars, Definitions and materials, Proportioning and mixing mortar, Properties of portland cement mortars, Plain concrete, Proportioning of concrete, Mixing of concrete, Deposition of concrete, Impervious concrete, Concrete stone, block and brick, Building stone, Classifications and descriptions, Stone Quarrying and cutting, Brick and other clay products, Stone and brick masonry, Brick and hollow Tile masonry, Timber, Durability and decay of lumber, Selection and inspection of timber, Pig Iron, Cast Iron, Wrought iron, Steel, Special steels and corrosion of Iron and steel, Non-Ferrous metals and their alloys, Some miscellaneous materials,
