A Practical and Scientific Treatise on Calcareous Mortars and Cements, Artificial and Natural (Paperback)

Author's preface; Translator's preface; Section I. Various Limes, or Agents of Adhesion in Calcareous Mortars and Cements: 1. Of limestones, and the various limes they furnish; 2. Calcination of limestone on the large scale; 3. Of artificial hydraulic limes; 4. Of the slaking of lime; 5. Of the hydrates of lime, or solids resulting from the simple combination of water and lime; Section II. Various Ingredients Which Unite with Lime in the Preparation of Calcareous Mortars and Cements: 6. Of sands; 7. Qualities of the ingredients mentioned in the preceding chapters; 8. Manufacture of artificial pouzzolanas; 9. Mutual suitableness of the ingredients; Section III. Combination of the Elements of Calcareous Mortars and Cements: 10. Mortars or cements intended for immersion; 11. Mortars or cements constantly exposed to the weather; 12. Mortars or cements subjected to the constant influence of a damp soil; 13. Of the vicissitudes to which cements and mortars may be exposed; 14. Influence of beating upon the resistance of mortars; 15. Natural cements; 16. Of ancient mortars compared with mortars of the middle ages; 17. Theories of calcareous mortars and cements; Appendix; Tables; Index.