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.
MORTAR. | Volume produced. | |||||
One Volume of Sand. | One Volume; of Pebble.. | Talus. | ||||
Cement. | Water. | Mortar. | Volume produced. | 10 Days. | 60 Days. | |
Lbs. | Lb*. | |||||
1 | •62 | 1.69 | 1 | 1.56 | 2.8 | 29 |
1 | 103 | 1.7 | 3.2 | |||
i | 1. | 1.8 | 81 | |||
1/4 | 1. | 1. | 1. | |||
1 | •43 | 1.24 | 1 | 1.45 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
1/3 | 1. | 1. | 1.9 | |||
4 | •83 | Ml | 1. | 1.4 | •86 | •91 |
Mortar. | Volume produced. | Concrete. | ||||
One Volume of Sand. | One Volume of Pebble.. | Value. | ||||
Cement. | Water. | Mortar. | Volume Produced | 10 Days | 60 Days | |
Lbs. | Lbs. | |||||
1/3 | •88 | 1.12 | ½ | 1.08 | •68 | 1.2 |
¼ | •86 | 1.05 | 1 | 1.4 | •48 | 1. |
½ | 1.01 | •35 | •85 | |||
1/5 | •84 | 1. | 1 | 1.45 | •8 | •88 |
½ | 1.03 | •44 | •66 | |||
1/6 | •32 | •96 | 1 | 1.45 | •41 | •81 |
½ | 1.03 | •86 | •79 | |||
Experiments of General Totten, 1837.
Cocrete. | MORTAR. | ||
Cement 1. | Cement 1. Sand 5. | Cement 1. Sand 1. | |
Lot. | Lbs. | Lbs.. | |
Granite ..1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
Mortar..1 | |||
Gravel ...1 \ | 1.4 | 2.4 | •7 |
Mortar... 2 |
Concrete. * | Mortar. | ||
Cement 1. | Cement 1. Sand 5. | Cement 1. Sand 1. | |
Lbs. | Lb.. | Lbs. | |
Stone...... | 1.9 | 1. | •6 |
Gravel..... | |||
Brick...... | .9 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
Gravel.... |
*The granite, bricks, etc., were broken into fragments or spalls of the required size.
 
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