- Portland lime stone
- портландский известняк
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
Lime mortar — is a type of mortar. It was used in the construction of the vast majority of brick and stone buildings worldwide from ancient times until the widespread adoption of Portland cement in the late nineteenth century. It is still used today, for the… … Wikipedia
Portland cement — is the most common type of cement in general usage in many parts of the world, as it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non specialty grout. It is a fine powder produced by Portland cement clinker (more than 90%), a… … Wikipedia
Lime plaster — is a mixture of calcium hydroxide and sand (or other inert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filler (materials) filler materials] ). Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes the plaster to set by transforming the calcium hydroxide into calcium… … Wikipedia
Portland cement — Port land ce*ment A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England, made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky clays. It contains a large proportion of clay,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Isle of Portland — infobox UK place country = England official name= Isle of Portland map type = Dorset latitude= 50.550 longitude= 2.440 population = 12,710cite web| year = 2005 | url = http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=343603 | title=Portland… … Wikipedia
Crushed stone — 20 millimetre crushed stone, for construction aggregate and landscape uses. Crushed stone or angular rock is a form of construction aggregate, typically produced by mining a suitable rock deposit and breaking the removed rock down to the desired… … Wikipedia
Coade stone — Father Thames, a Coade stone sculpture by John Bacon, in the grounds of Ham House Lithodipyra (Stone fired twice Ancient Greek (λίθος/δίς/πυρά)), or Coade stone, was ceramic stoneware that was often described as an artificial stone in the late… … Wikipedia
Edward Giles Stone — (17 February 1873 (1876?) – ?) was an Australian engineer prominent in many innovative, often daringly and spectacular, aspects of early reinforced concrete constructions in Australia. He was also involved in cement manufacture. Early life Stone… … Wikipedia
NIST stone test wall — The NIST stone test wall. The NIST stone test wall is an experiment by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology to determine how different types of construction stone weather. It includes 2352 samples of stone from 47… … Wikipedia
Bay Harbor, Michigan — Bay Harbor is an unincorporated residential and retail development in Emmet County, Michigan, United States. It is a partially gated, master planned community.Bay Harbor is in a sheltered bay on the south shore of the Little Traverse Bay on Lake… … Wikipedia
Mortar (masonry) — For other uses, see Mortar (disambiguation). Mortar holding weathered bricks Mortar is a workable paste used to bind construction blocks together and fill the gaps between them. The blocks may be stone, brick, cinder blocks, etc. Mortar becomes… … Wikipedia