0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources

Buy Now

Stone - An introduction (Paperback, 2nd edition) Loot Price: R578
Discovery Miles 5 780
Stone - An introduction (Paperback, 2nd edition): Asher Shadmon

Stone - An introduction (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Asher Shadmon

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R578 Discovery Miles 5 780

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

One of the oldest and most widespread of building materials can provide livelihoods for craftspeople and entrepreneurs, and attractive durable, safe and fire-proof housing for all. This general survey describes the varieties and uses of stone as a building material - whether cut or field-stone - and how to extract, work and use it.;This second edition contains a new chapter on stone and the environment which emphasizes the importance of planning, waste recycling, and quarry rehabilitation as part of the extraction process. There is also a new appendix outlining procedures for testing stone's flexural and compressive strength and discussing the importance of slip resistance.

General

Imprint: Practical Action Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 1996
Authors: Asher Shadmon
Dimensions: 246 x 169 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 184
Edition: 2nd edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-85339-313-6
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources
Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building construction & materials > General
Promotions
LSN: 1-85339-313-4
Barcode: 9781853393136

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

Partners