CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8] — Page 61

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For sieved vershel, when filled into the measure as lightly as possible. The cement should be tested in three ways, for tensile strength, for excess of chalk and for excess of clay : in testing for tensile strength beigutt

0

of ret cement, gauged as stiff as possible

and put into water within 224 hours should

them

have a tensile strength of no less than 562 lbs to 2.25 inches of section after com days immersion . In testing for clay compound pats about 3" in diameter should be made of neat cement and kept dry: if the pat cracks and shows a yellowish colour, clay is in excess : if similar test pats, kept in water, crack and swell, chalk exists in the

cement in excess._

The meto

b = Composition of the Concrete . _ "Slowish of one part cement to four

parts breeze, or other approved porous

66

material, such as iron slag, hard brick rubbish, will bush clay.

bench clay, broken stone sto

7/4

a

Which much pass through a "/" mesh. Such materials will generally contain a sufficient proportion of fine stuff but should the latter be less than 1/5 of the whole more should be added; being a smittschach may be used for the purpose but in no case should they

fine stuff exceed 5/8 of the whole.

3

The luzeze to be obtained from far

works on other available source and

to be

perfectly clean and free from mudlakes | live. The aggregate to be clean and free from dust and whatever materials are complained

must be free from loamy or clayey particles

they

and much if necessary be washed clean. The inpedaration the Imined

2. The

first twice turned

over

in

by being

Phidey state, then

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For sieved vershel, when filled into the measure as lightly as possible. The cement should be tested in three ways, for tensile strength, for excess of chalk and for excess of clay : in testing for tensile strength beigutt 0 of ret cement, gauged as stiff as possible and put into water within 224 hours should them have a tensile strength of no less than 562 lbs to 2.25 inches of section after com days immersion . In testing for clay compound pats about 3" in diameter should be made of neat cement and kept dry: if the pat cracks and shows a yellowish colour, clay is in excess : if similar test pats, kept in water, crack and swell, chalk exists in the cement in excess._ The meto b = Composition of the Concrete . _ "Slowish of one part cement to four parts breeze, or other approved porous 66 material, such as iron slag, hard brick rubbish, will bush clay. bench clay, broken stone sto 7/4 a Which much pass through a "/" mesh. Such materials will generally contain a sufficient proportion of fine stuff but should the latter be less than 1/5 of the whole more should be added; being a smittschach may be used for the purpose but in no case should they fine stuff exceed 5/8 of the whole. 3 The luzeze to be obtained from far works on other available source and to be perfectly clean and free from mudlakes | live. The aggregate to be clean and free from dust and whatever materials are complained must be free from loamy or clayey particles they and much if necessary be washed clean. The inpedaration the Imined 2. The first twice turned over in by being Phidey state, then
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fer shiked vershel, when filled into the messure as lightly as possible. The cement should be tested in three ways, for tensile theupth, for excess of chalk and for Excers of clay : in texting for tensile kreuth beigutt 0 of ret censent, ganged as stiff as possible and put inte water within 224 hours thould them have a tensile sheugth of no linthorn 562 the to 2.25 mches of section after com days immersion . In testing for clay comple frats about 3" in diameter should be made of nehcement and kept dry: if the pract chitro and thews a yellowish colour, clay is in Excess : if similar fest pats, kept in wath, crack and twell, chalk waists in the cement in Excels._ The meto b = Composition of the Concete . _ "Slowlish of are peach cement to four parts breeze, or other approved porous 66 mativial, such as sion slag, hand brick rubbish, will bush clay. bench clay, broken stime sto 7/4 a Which much pass through a "/" meth. Such rraticals will generally contom & sufficient per portion of fine stuff beat should the latte be less than is t of the whole more thould be added; beeg a smittsaches may be used for the purpose buck in no case should they fore stuff Exceed 5th of the whole. 3 He luceze to be ablamed fromfar works on other availath source and to be perfectly clean and free from mutlaked | live. The ather the clean and free from dush and whateon Insticials au compilazed muust be free from loany a clayey partides they and much if necessary bewached clean. The inpederation the Imined 2. He firth twice tumed aver in by being Phidey state, then
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fer shiked vershel, when filled into the messure as lightly as possible. The cement should be tested in three ways, for tensile theupth, for excess of chalk and for Excers of clay : in texting for tensile kreuth beigutt

0

of ret censent, ganged as stiff as possible

and put inte water within 224 hours thould

them

have a tensile sheugth of no linthorn 562 the to 2.25 mches of section after com days immersion . In testing for clay comple frats about 3" in diameter should be made of nehcement and kept dry: if the pract chitro and thews a yellowish colour, clay is in Excess : if similar fest pats, kept in wath, crack and twell, chalk waists in the

cement in Excels._

The meto

b = Composition of the Concete . _ "Slowlish of are peach cement to four

parts breeze, or other approved porous

66

mativial, such as sion slag, hand brick rubbish, will bush clay.

bench clay, broken stime sto

7/4

a

Which much pass through a "/" meth. Such rraticals will generally contom & sufficient per portion of fine stuff beat should the latte be less than is t of the whole more thould be added; beeg a smittsaches may be used for the purpose buck in no case should they

fore stuff Exceed 5th of the whole.

3

He luceze to be ablamed fromfar

works on other availath source and

to be

perfectly clean and free from mutlaked | live. The ather the clean and free from dush and whateon Insticials au compilazed

muust be free from loany a clayey partides

they

and much if necessary bewached clean. The inpederation the Imined

2. He

firth twice tumed

aver

in

by being

Phidey state, then

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