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Applications & uses of stones

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Good and durable construction material

Thresholds and steps in manor houses
War memorials in the 19th and 20th centuries
Limestone for burning lime and also for manufacture of
cement

Insulators in electrical appliances

Building Stones:

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Economics

Millions of tones of crushed rock are needed annually for road base, paving, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt.

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Sandstone which is not so hard-wearing or beautifully patterned is used for garden walls and paths in
landscaping.

Surveying &
Leveling II

Basalt: It is quarried and crushed as "Blue Metal" which is used as a road-base, and in reinforced concrete as
aggregate.

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Equations

Although wood, straw and mud is used for houses in some parts of the world, most buildings are preferred to be
built of stones.

Strength of
materials

Building wells.

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Geology

Material for foundation and walling of buildings, dams, bridges, etc.

Aggregate

Building
Construction

Stone walls

Steel Structures

Roof tile in the form of slates

Hydraulics

Murram for covering and flooring of road surface

Reinforced
Concrete

Limestone for burning lime and for the manufacture of Portland cement

Hydrology

Shale is a component of bricks and may also be used in manufacturing of cement.

Past Papers

Nite, another stone type is used for architectural construction, ornamental stones and monuments.

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Marble is widely used in construction industry, for aesthetic purposes, beautification and strength

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Structures

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Sandstone is a popular stone with sculptors.

Limestone as a flux in blast furnaces

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Uses of stones:

Stone being so important in the light of the above uses still is not widely used in construction. The reasons are:

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Stones are replaced by the increased use of RCC. Dressing of stones is time consuming Stones are not cheaply and
conveniently available in plain areas.

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