Stone

In this page, we are going to talk about Stone, as a construction materials, taking in consideration it's disvantages and advantages in terms of design and construction of buildings.

Pre-reading:

Stone is a natural mineral formations found in diverse shapes and compotitions.
 * What are stones?**

Not Many.
 * How many kinds of stone do you know?**

They're strong and resistent materials used in construction, sculpture and many other labors.
 * What characteristics do stones have?**

Because of it's optimal results in the making of buildings and constructions.
 * Why are stones used in construction?**

It is a rough and resistent material that can be used in many much type of labors, such as sculpture as to monumental architecture buildings. It can also be used in natural shapes for building constructions; tough it is a heavy material so it is difficult to carry from a place to another. It is also very expensive, and most likely, do not resists high tensions.
 * Stone.**

There are many ways and techniques to work with stone in construction, such as Rubble and Ashlar Masonry. Rubble technique consists in to construct with many types of broken rocks in any shape, all bounded with mortar. **While Ashlar Masonry basically is the strongest and most suitable technique for great buildings**. It consists in cutting regular blocks of stone and putting them in an entablature.

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