About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 226. Chapters: Yule Marble, Iron, Hemp, Bamboo, Building insulation materials, Concrete, Wood, Asphalt, Cold formed steel, Wrought iron, Jacobsville Sandstone, Cement, Dimension stone, Drywall, Stainless steel, Tile, Strobilanthes callosus, Cellulose insulation, Thuja plicata, Insulated glazing, Permeable paving, Architectural glass, Rebar, List of woods, Thatching, Rammed earth, Adobe, Masonry, Asphalt concrete, SAGE Electrochromics, Building material, Dry stone, Coade stone, Biorock, Formwork, Mathematical tile, Lime mortar, Metal roof, Natural building, Siding, Plaster, Construction aggregate, Deconstruction (building), Stucco, Lunarcrete, Exterior insulation finishing system, Calcium hydroxide, Prestressed concrete, Engineered wood, Slate, Floor, Architectural metals, Firestop, Scagliola, Structural insulated panel, Geofoam, Mechanical Concrete, Insulating concrete form, Certified wood, Monel. Excerpt: Yule Marble is a marble of metamorphosed limestone found only in the Yule Creek Valley, in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) southeast of the town of Marble, Colorado. First discovered in 1873, it is quarried today inside a mountain at 9,300 feet (2,800 m) above sea level, in contrast to most marble, which is quarried from an open pit and at much lower elevations. The localized geology created a marble that is 99.5% pure calcite with a grain structure that gives a smooth texture, a homogeneous look, and a luminous surface. It is these qualities for which it was selected to clad the exterior of the Lincoln Memorial and a variety of buildings throughout the country in spite of being more expensive than other marbles. The size of the deposits enables large blocks to be quarried, which is why the marble for the Tomb of the Unknowns, with its 56-ton die block, was quarried from Yule Marble. Yule's quality...
