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TABLE 13. 
Table of Proper Proportions for Ordinary Purposes. 
Portland Cement. Sand. Lime Paste. 
1 part 2 parts 0.5 part 
il 66 6 66 1.0 a4 
ae Shes i 8 
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Amount of Sand, Portland Cement and Lime Putty 
Needed to Lay 1,000 Bricks. 
Proportion of Bushels | Bushels | Bushels 
Joint. : of of of 
Mortar to the Brick. Sand. | Cement. Lime. 
1 in. 1-9 Pe | Ge 64 
yh be | 1-4 9 6 1.6 1.6 
wan 3-10 12 & mel ul 
ae lee ifs), 2.5 2.5 
“Three and one-third bushels of Buckeye Portland cement in each barrel. 
“One barrel of above described Buckeye Portland cement mortar will lay 
2,000 bricks with 44 inch joints.” 
The following is taken from the “Directory of American Cement 
Industries.” 
TABLE 15. 
Volume of Mortar in a cubic yard of Masonry. 
Cu. Yds 
“Wow loiGke wok, Y4 ial aos oh oopoboubos ogododoueor 0.15 
DOr LHe Sok, CA TinGay aOmNESo 5 cose abesdoobooobendGd 0.25 
HOGA TICK workers > pln ChyjOMmcSana amici eos secon sires 0.40 
HOTmaAshil ane 2 O-1nChwCOUrSeShe crs oeleiseeltta aie ieee 0.06 
HOPASCuUAaALe GESLONCRMAaSOMIW eres cieercrtie ice tie cielo eee 0.20 
HOT KUED DIR IMAS ONY eerarcahctirc ss ciers took eee she tuel scone oaks B16 ooo AWec43) 
HORMCONCT CUCM DGFOKEMEISEOMEC scsi scierntess oierolavesicre ous a nensien 0.55” 
Mr. F. P. Van Hook, in an article in Municipal Engineering Maga- 
zine telling how to prepare a Portland cement wall plaster, says: 
“Portland cement mortar should be made as follows: Take good double 
strength lime, and slake in plenty of water. Do not stir the lime only enough 
to keep the large lumps from burning. It should stand a week or ten days 
before using. Put in 21%% bushels of good clean hair.to two barrels of lime; 
when ready to commence plastering, take one barrel of a good standard 
