Geological Classification. The geological position of rocks has but little connection with their properties as building materials. As a general rule, the more ancient rocks are the stronger and the more durable ; but to this there are many exceptions.... A Manual of Civil Engineering - Page 351by William John Macquorn Rankine - 1872 - 784 pagesFull view - About this book
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...fissures of the rock as means of facilitating its detachment from its bed. STRUCTUEAL CHARACTER OF STONES. Considered in the light of materials for building,...importance in an engineering point of view, are of two kinds—the structural and the chemical. With respect to the structural character of their large masses,... | |
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