COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF LIME. 



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In 1895 a series of experiments * on the strength of lime mortars 

 was made by L. C. Sabin in connection with work on the Saulte Ste. 

 Marie canal. The results of these tests are given in Table 42, below. 



In preparing the lime 120 Ibs. of water was added to 40 Ibs. quick- 

 lime, and after a few days the excess water was poured off and the 

 paste passed through a 10-mesh sieve to remove lumps. In the original 

 tables the percentages of lime and water in the various lime pastes 

 are given. In the following table, however, this has been omitted, 

 and the ratio given is that between the sand and the dry quicklime. 



TABLE 42. 

 STRENGTH OF LIME MORTARS. (SABIN.) 



* Report of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. A., for 1896, pt. 5, p. 2839. 1896. 



