Gypsum Plaster
Its manufacture and use
Andrew Coburn, Eric Dudley, Robin Spence
An outline of the manufacturing techniques available for this well-proven but underutilized binding material, with a guide to uses, properties and limitations.
Published: 1989
Pages: 56
eBook: 9781780444062
Paperback: 9781853390388
| Why use gypsum plaster? l | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum or gypsum plaster? 2 | |||
| Gypsum plaster — a well proven technology 2 | |||
| The use of gypsum plaster 3 | |||
| Manufacture 5 | |||
| 1. Raw gypsum 5 | |||
| A) Types of raw gypsum | |||
| B) Sources | |||
| 2. Gypsum plaster 7 | |||
| A) The chemistry of plaster | |||
| B) Types of plaster | |||
| 3. Tests and standards 11 | |||
| A) Recognizing gypsum | |||
| B) Testing gypsum plaster | |||
| 4. Production technologies 18 | |||
| A) Extraction | |||
| B) Preparing gypsum | |||
| C) Calcining (heating) | |||
| 5. Economics of production 30 | |||
| A) Production inputs | |||
| B) Cost comparison with Portland cement | |||
| C) Choice of technology | |||
| Use in building 35 | |||
| 1. Wet' uses 35 | |||
| A) Plastering | |||
| B) Plaster mortars | |||
| C) Plaster concrete | |||
| D) Decoration | |||
| 2. Prefabricated elements 38 | |||
| A) Plasterboard | |||
| B) Reinforced gypsum plaster | |||
| C) Earth blocks stabilized with gypsum plaster | |||
| D) Plaster blocks | |||
| Glossary 43 | |||
| Selected bibliography 45 | |||
| Contact addresses 47 | |||
| Case studies | |||
| Case study 1: Field testing retarders 15 | |||
| Case study 2: U.K. — manual crusher 20 | |||
| Case study 3: Cape Verde Islands — flat-plate kiln 25 | |||
| Case study 4: Mauritania — open-pan kiln 26 | |||
| Case study 5: Iran — structural plaster 37 | |||
| Case study 6: Ecuador — plaster ceiling panels 39 | |||
| Case study 7: Turkey — stabilized block 40 | |||
| Case study 8: Cape Verde Islands — wall block 41 |
Andrew Coburn He is Vice President of catastrophe research and Director of terrorism research at Risk Management Solutions. Coburn also worked extensively with Robin Spence, currently President of the European Association for Earthquake Engineering, on analysing earthquake risks and the effects of seismic activity on the built environment.
Robin Spence Robin Spence is currently President of the European Association for Earthquake Engineering.
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