Revitalising Collyweston limestone slate production by artificial freeze/ thaw splitting

Authors :: Laycock, Elizabeth Anne
Jefferson, David
Hetherington, Steven
Clegg, Francis
Wood, Christopher
Source :: Construction and Building Materials. January 20, 2018, Vol. 159, p486, 13 p.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: ABSTRACT Extraction of limestone roofing slate from Collyweston was an industry which was considered extinct by the early 1990's, with building repairs relying on wholesale recycling of roofing from demolished [...]

Subjects :: Historic buildings -- Design and construction
Buildings -- Maintenance and repair
Limestone -- Usage
Roofing -- Usage
Business
Construction and materials industries

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