...Concrete should ... . . . . . be incoherent becontaimng water, however, in such quantities, fore ramming. that a thorough and hard ramming will produce a thin...causing in the mass a gelatinous or quicksand motion. 446. It will be found in practice that cements vary very considerably in their capacity for water,...

...should contaming water, however, m such quantities, f ore ramming. . . . . , . . be incoherent bethat a thorough and hard ramming will produce a thin film...causing in the mass a gelatinous or quicksand motion. 446. It will be found in practice that cements vary very considerably in their capacity for water,...

...mude is at once deposited in its allotted place, and well rammed in horizontal layers of about 6 in. in thickness, until all the coarser fragments are...considerably in their capacity for water, and that frpsh-ground cements require more than those that have become stale. An excess of water is, however,...

...that a thorough ramming, with repeated though not hard blows, will produce a thin film of moisture upon the surface under the rammer, without causing in the mass a gelatinous or quicksand motion. The concrete may be prepared by hand, or in the concrete mixture Fig. 64. Equal care is essential in...

...quantities that a thorough ramming, with repeated though not hard blows,will produce a thin film of moisture upon the surface under the rammer, without causing in the mass a gelatinous or quicksand motion. The concrete may be prepared by hand, or in the concrete mixtoe Fig. 64. Equal care is essential in...

...which, under circumstances requiring only a moderate degree of energy and strength paste of fat lime is sometimes added in quantities seldom greatly exceeding...considerably in their capacity for water and that fresh ground cements require more than those that have become stale. An excess of water is, however,...

...quantities that a thorough ramming with repeated though not hard blows will produce a thin film of moisture upon the surface under the rammer, without causing in the mass a gelatinous or quicksand motion." Under the head of Concrete may be included many artificial stone pavements, such as " Bucknell's Granite...

...ramming, with repeated though not hard blows, will produce a thin film of moisture upon the surface undei the rammer, without causing in the mass a gelatinous or quicksand motion. The concrete may be prepared by hand, or in the concrete mixture Fig. 64. Equal care is essential in...

...Concrete should ... , . . ... be incoherent becontaimng water, however, m such quantities, fore ramming. that a thorough and hard ramming will produce a thin...causing in the mass a gelatinous or quicksand motion. 446. It will be found in practice that cements vary very considerably in their capacity for water,...

...that a thorough ramming with repeated, though not hard, blows will produce a thin film of moisture upon the surface under the rammer, without causing in the mass a gelatinous or quicksand moton." CHAPTER XXIII. ARTIFICIAL STONE PLANTS. Artificial Stone Plants. — Town Councils sometimes...