The Science of Brickmaking

About this eBook

Author

Harris, George Frederick, 1862-1906

Credits

Produced by deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TP: Technology: Chemical technology

Subject

Brickmaking -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 60550

Release Date

October 21, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE SCIENCE OF BRICKMAKING
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.THE SCIENCE OF BRICKMAKING. — CHAPTER I. FLUVIATILE BRICK-EARTHS.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. LACUSTRINE AND FLUVIATILE BRICK-EARTHS.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. MARINE BRICK-EARTHS.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. THE MINERAL CONSTITUTION OF BRICK-EARTHS. — KAOLIN. — FELSPAR.
8. 8.CHAPTER V. MINERALS: THEIR BEHAVIOUR IN THE KILN. — THE SILICA GROUP. — MICA. — IRON.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. MINERALS: THEIR BEHAVIOUR IN THE KILN ( continued ). — CALCITE, ARAGONITE, &c. — SELENITE. — DOLOMITE. — MAGNESITE. — SALT.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. THE CHEMISTRY OF BRICK-EARTHS. — Introduction: THE BLOWPIPE.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. THE CHEMISTRY OF BRICK-EARTHS ( Continued ).
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. DRYING AND BURNING.
13. 13.CHAPTER X. THE DURABILITY OF BRICKS. — THE EFFECT OF THE ATMOSPHERE ON BRICKS.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. THE MICRO-STRUCTURE OF BRICKS.
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. THE MICRO-STRUCTURE OF BRICKS ( Continued ).
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. ABSORPTION.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. STRENGTH OF BRICKS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. ABRASION, SPECIFIC GRAVITY.
19. 19.FOOTNOTES
20. 20.INDEX, &c.
21. 21.Transcriber’s Notes

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