Tag Archives | Engineeering

Building Stones: Uses, Dressing and Preservation | Engineering Materials

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Uses of Stones 2. Natural Bed of Stones 3. Dressing 4. Deterioration 5. Retardation 6. Preservation 7. Artificial Stones. Uses of Stones: The stones are used in the construction of buildings from the ancient times and most of the ancient temples and forts of our country were built with stones. The Taj [...]

By Susmita B|2018-06-01T17:46:53+05:30June 1, 2018|Building Stones|Comments Off

Lime: Sources, Constituents, Manufacture and Uses | Engineering Materials

The use of lime as a cementing material has been made since ancient times. The Egyptians and Romans made remarkable application of this material for various constructional purposes. Even in India, the various engineering structures such as big palaces, bridges, temples, forts, monuments, etc. were constructed with lime as a cementing material and some of these structures still exist in [...]

By Susmita B|2018-06-01T17:46:53+05:30June 1, 2018|Lime|Comments Off