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Angle of Internal Friction of Soils

Angle of Internal Friction of Soils The resistance in sliding of grain particles of a soil mass depends upon the angle of internal friction. It...

Internal Friction of Soils

Internal Friction of Soils Internal friction of soils is due to the resistance of grains to sliding over each other and is the characteristic of...

Cohesion of Soils

Cohesion of Soils Cohesion of soils is the internal molecular attraction which resists the rupture or shear of a material. Cohesion is derived in fine...

Types of Dressing of Stones

Types of Dressing of Stones The different types of dressing of stones are, 1. Hammer Dressed or Quarry-faced Surface 2. Rough tooled surface 3. Tooled Surface 4. Cut stone...

Ashlar Facing Masonry

Ashlar Facing Masonry In Ashlar Facing Masonry, the faces of stone are rough tooled, and chamfered and the stones are provided in face work only....

Ashlar Chamfered Masonry

Ashlar Chamfered Masonry This masonry is similar to the one described above with the only difference that the edges around the exposed faces of stone...

Ashlar Rock, Rustic or Quarry Faced

Ashlar Rock, Rustic or Quarry Faced This type of construction is similar to ashlar rough tooled except that the exposed faces of face stones between...

Ashlar Rough Tooled

Ashlar Rough Tooled In Ashlar Rough Tooled masonry, the exposed faces of stone generally have a fine dressed chisel drafting all round the edges. The...

Ashlar Fine Masonry

Ashlar Fine Masonry In Ashlar Fine Masonry, all the stones are fine tooled, on all bed and side joints, and the faces are rendered perfectly...

Dry Rubble Masonry

Dry Rubble Masonry The construction of this form is similar to that of ordinary rubble masonry without mortar. Dry Rubble Masonry in which the stones...