Sources of stones | Geology – civillearners It is an established fact that the supply of building materials lags far behind its demand. This is due to the fact that the use of building materials is not limited to construction purposes alone. As a matter of fact, there is no field of engineering which does…

18 Types of Dressing of stones | Masonry finish dressed stones- In this post, we will discuss different types of Dressing of stones after Quarrying of stones from the rocks it is necessary to give proper size and shape to the stone to serve there purposes in construction. There are 18 Types of Dressing of stones…

Composition of cement: The two basic ingredients of cement are argillaceous and calcareous. The composition of ordinary cement and ingredients are as follows: Ingredients Normal range in  % Typical Composition             % 1)Lime (Cao)                                         60-70%                       62 2)Silica (SiO2)    17-25%…