Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 156
l. Itstrengthens lime mortar, by supplyinga l)a.se to which the particles of limeadhere more firmly than to each other,but its presence in cement mortar is a weakness. In all ca.ses athorough mixing is es.sential, the object being to so thoroughlymix the particles that no two grains of sand shall… … Fig. 118. Stone Skewback. 132
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