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Basic requirements of a building
The planning and construction of a building should be aimed at fulfilling the following requirements: 1. Strength and stability 2. Dimensional stability …
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Elements of a building
Every family needs a building to reside. Apart from residential purposes buildings are required for educational, institutional, business, assembly and…
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Types of Ashlar Masonry.
1. Plain ashlar masonry (rough tooled and fine tooled). 2. Chamfered or punched ashlar masonry (rough and fine tooled). Both are similar…
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Specification of stone masonry
Followings are the specification of stone masonry and with Ashlar Masonry is as below: a) The mortar used in work…
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Requirements of stone
a) Appearance and general structure: Stones used for face work should have homogeneous color, should be resistant to weathering agencies and…
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Types of stone used in stone masonry
a) Igneous stones These stones are obtained from igneous rocks, formed from the cooling and solidification of magma generated within…
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Miscellaneous type rubble
Polygonal rubble masonry In this type, stones are hammer finished on the face to an irregular polygonal shape. If stones…
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Dry Rubble Masonry
The construction of this form is similar to that of ordinary rubble masonry without mortar. Dry Rubble Masonry in which…
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Coursed Rubble Masonry
Coursed Rubble Masonry is the form of masonry which is commonly adopted in the construction of residential buildings public buildings, piers and abutments…
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Random Rubble Masonry
Random Rubble Masonry is slightly superior to uncoursed rubble masonry. In this form the stones used in the work are hammer…