stones and rocks

CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS

STONES AND ROCKS

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CLASSIFICATION OF ROCKS

GEOLOGICAL PHYSICAL CHEMICAL

IGNEOUS SEDIMENTARY METAMORPHIC

STRATIFIED

UNSTRATIFIED FOLIATED

SILICIOUS

ARGILLACEOUS

CALCAREOUS

IGNEOUS ROCKS

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BASALT

DOLERITE

VIDHANA SOUDHA GRANITE BUILDING BANGALORE INDIA

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SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

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GRAVEL

GYPSUM 209px

GYPSUM 220px

SANDSTONE BUILDING

QUTAB MINAR DELHI

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METAMORPHIC ROCKS

SHALE

GNEISSMIGAMITE

HORNFELS

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SLATEMARBLE

DOLOMITE

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TAJ MAHAL `AGRA DELHI`

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PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATION

STRATIFIED ROCKS

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UNSTRATIFIED ROCKS

BRECCIA

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FOLIATED ROCKS

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SILICIOUS ROCKS

SILICA SAND

SILICA IS PREDOMINANT

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SILICIOUS ROCKS

CHERT AND FLINT

DIATOMACEOUS CHERT

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ARGILLACEOUS ROCKS

ARGIL OR CLAY IS PREDOMINANT

CLAY ARGIL

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LATERITES

ARGILLACEOUS ROCKS

SLATES

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CALCAREOUS ROCKS

CALCIUM CARBONATE IS PREDOMINANT

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CALCAREOUS ROCKS

LIMESTONE

MARBLE

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QUALITIES OF GOOD BUILDING STONECrushing strength > 100N/mm2

Hard and strong Durable to withstand all weathering conditions

Uniform colour & free from clay holes, spots of other colour.

Crystalline & homogeneous in structure

Pleasing texture & colour

Should not absorb water more than 0.6% of its weight after 24 hrs immersion

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Well seasoned & dried 6 – 12 months for proper seasoning

Easily workable and hard enough to resist wear &tear

They can be dressed economically

A good building stone must have a specific gravity > 2.7

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Fracture of good building stone should be sharp ,even and clear.

Sufficiently strong enough to absorb shocks and impacts

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USES OF STONESBasic material for concrete, moorum of roads, calcareous cementsUsed for foundation, damp proof courses , walls , columns, linlets, arches , roofs, floors etc…

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used for facing works in brick masonry to give a massive appearance

Hard stones can be used for pavementsStones are used as ballast in

PIERS

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Sratified

Unstratified

FoliatedSilicious

Argillaceous

Calcareous

Rocks

Qualities & its uses.

SUMMARY

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stones and rocks

Engineering

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