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Stones - Weight and Strength

Weight and strength of sandstone, granite, limestone, marble and slate.

Stones - Weight and Strength
Stone	Crushing Weight (lb_f/in²)	Shearing Strength (lb_f/in²)	Strength (lb_f)
Sandstone	150	8000	1500
Granite	170	15000	2000
Limestone	170	6000	1000
Marble	170	10000	1400
Slate	175	15000

Tipping or dumping angles for common materials like ashes, sand, earth, shingles and more.

Cement, sand and gravel mixtures.

Energy density - by weight and volume - for some ways to store energy

Plastic deformation properties.

Densities of minerals.

Soil and rock expansion - or swell - after mining.

Densities of selected solids.

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

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

Typical strength of stone masonry constructions.

Energy stored as sensible heat in different types of materials.