This section is from the book "The English And American Mechanic", by B. Frank Van Cleve. Also available from Amazon: The English And American Mechanic.
Material*. | Cements and MIxtures. | Value. |
Lb.. | ||
Delafield and | Stiff paste............ | 6.* |
High Falls (N. Y.), 270 days. | Pure........ | 11.3 |
James River..... | Cement............. | 5.9 |
Sand................ | ||
James River, 59 days..... | Cement........... | 1.9 |
Water......... 2.6 | ||
Cement............. | 3.4* | |
Water......... 14 | ||
Portaland (Eng) 320 days........ | Pure cement...... | 10.6 |
Cement.......... | 6.6 | |
Sand............ |
Materials. | Cements and Mixtures. | Value. |
Lb*. | ||
Portland Pure (Eng.). 100. days ........... | Cement 1 | 12.5 |
Sand ... 1 | 13. | |
Cement 1 | 8-5 | |
Sand ... 2 | ||
Roman (Eng.), 100 days........ | Cement 1 | 4. |
Sand ... 1 | ||
Rosendale, 95 days ............ | Pure........ | 7. |
Cement 1 | 6.7 | |
Lime..¼ | ||
Cement 1 | 3.9 | |
Lime... 1 | ||
Rosendale (Hoffman), 830 days | Stiff paste... | 4.4* |
Thin " | 4.8* |
• All except the first ware submitted to a prewar of 321bs. per square inch.
Cement. | Value. | ||
Pure.. | Cement | Sand I. | |
Lbs. | Lbs. | ||
Akron, New York.......... | 5.2 | 44 | 4 1 |
Brighton and Rosendale. | 4.9 | S'8 | 34 |
Cumberland, Va........... | 6.5 | 6S | 3.8 |
James River, Va........... | ... | 4'2 | 44 |
Newark and Rosendale. | 58 | 3'8 | 3.4 |
Portland, English............ | 10.5 | 8.6 | 6.5 |
Remington, Conn........... | 65 | 4.8 | 3-4 |
Cement. | Value | ||
Pure | Cement. 1 Sand 1. | Cement. 1 Sand 2 | |
Lbs. | Lbs. | ||
Sandusky, Ohio........... | .. | 41 | ... |
Rosendale, Hoffman...... | 5.8 | 4 1 | ... |
" Lawrence.......... | 53 | ... | ... |
Sandusky. Ohio............ | 3.8 | 3.2 | ... |
Shepherdstown, Va... | 61 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
Utica, Ill........................ | 51 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
When the paste is not subjected to compression during setting, a thin paste produces as strong a mortar as a stiff one.
 
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