Ingham J. Geomaterials Under the Microscope: A Colour Guide

Manson Publishing Ltd., 2010. 192 p. — ISBN: 978-1-84076-132-0.The first comprehensive guide to the petrography of geomaterials, making the petrographers specialist knowledge available to practitioners, educators and students worldwide interested in modern and historic construction materials.Acknowledgements
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AbbreviationsOverview of geomaterials and petrography
Petrographic techniques
Sampling and sample preparationBuilding stoneTesting building stone
Petrographic examination and complementary
techniques
Stone from igneous rocks
Stone from sedimentary rocks
Stone from metamorphic rocks
Petrography of stone defects and decayRoofing slateTesting roofing slates
Petrographic examination and complementary
techniques
Properties of roofing slates
Weathering and deterioration of roofing slate
Interpretation of slate test resultsAggregatesPetrographic examination and complementary
techniques
Aggregate type
Aggregate grading, shape, and surface texture
Soundness, impurities, and undesirable
constituents of aggregates
Potential alkali-reactivity of aggregate for
concrete
Matching aggregates for conservationConcreteAssessment of concrete structures
Petrographic examination and complementary
techniques
Investigating the composition and quality of
concrete
Examining deteriorated and damaged concreteConcrete productsPetrographic examination
Architectural cast stone
Aircrete products
Calcium silicate units
Asbestos cement products