Observations on Limes, Calcareous Cements, Mortars, Stuccos, ... - 9781108070560

Observations on Limes, Calcareous Cements, Mortars, Stuccos, and ConcreteAnd on Puzzolanas, Natural and Artificial\nAuthor(s): Charles William Pasley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108070560, 978-1108070560\nSynopsis\nAn officer in the Royal Engineers, Sir Charles William Pasley [tel] wrote on matters ranging from military sieges to architecture. In this substantial work, first published in 1838, he outlines the experimentally determined properties of various building materials, with a view to their practical application. Offering guidance on how to decide between different calcareous mortars and cements, Pasley discusses how to judge their comparative strengths. Heeding advice from the Institution of Civil Engineers, he made this work a broad overview, rather than simply focusing on his special area of interest: natural and artificial cements. His research on cements led to the large-scale .