Table of Contents

Limestones Calcination of Limestone Hydraulic Limes Slaking of Limes Expansion of Limes Hydrates of Lime Sands and their Qualities Pouzzolanas Mortars or Cements intended for Immersion, Exposed to the Weather, or Subjected to Constant Damp Soil Natural Cements Ancient Mortars Other Theories of Calcareous Mortars and Cements

About the Author

In 1812 L. J. Vicat, as an engineer in the France of the Napoleonic wars, began research into the nature and use of limes, particularly their use in hydraulic engineering works. By 1818 he had made sense of a complex subject and he presented a publication Recherches Experimentales sur les Chaux de Construction, les Betons et les Mortiers Ordinaires to the Institut de France - Academie Royale de Sciences. Ten years later, in 1828, he reworked that text to include notes on further major investigations, particularly those of other French engineers.

Reviews

The classification which Vicat prepared is still valid today and enables the best use to be made of lime, particularly for hydraulic works. RIBA Conservation Forum Together with Pasley's Observations on Limes it forms a useful and fascinating double volume for all who have more than a trivial interest in limes and mortars Masonry International