Download or read book The Comprehensive and Transverse Strength of Brick (Classic Reprint) written by J. W. McBurney and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Comprehensive and Transverse Strength of Brick Character or texture - The character of the texture does not appear to be related to variation in the ratio of the two compressive strengths. In general, a vitreous structure is associated, with high compressive strength and an open, granular, poorly bonded structure has low strength. But extremes of ratios are associated with both types of structures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.