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Stones - Weight and Strength

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Stones - Weight and Strength
StoneCrushing Weight (lbf/in2)Shearing Strength (lbf/in2)Strength
(lbf)
Sandstone 150 8000 1500
Granite 170 15000 2000
Limestone 170 6000 1000
Marble 170 10000 1400
Slate 175 15000
  • 1 psi (lb/in2) = 6,894.8 Pa (N/m2)
  • 1 lbf (Pound force) = 4.45 N = 0.454 kp
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Densities of minerals.

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Densities of selected solids.

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Common solids - like brick, cement, glass and many more - and their specific heats - in Imperial and SI units.

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Volume of natural stockpiles - cubic feet, yard, metre and decimetre.

Stone Masonry - Strength

Typical strength of stone masonry constructions.

Storing Thermal Heat in Materials

Energy stored as sensible heat in materials.

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