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Copp Cragg
Copp Cragg is a fine grained yellow/pink varigated. This sandstone is suitable for all building applications.
Recommended Uses
Civil engineering works (bridges, dams)
yes
Foundations, footings
yes
Machinery bases
yes
Retaining walls, batters
yes
Loadbearing masonry
yes
Arches
yes
Columns
yes
Piers
yes
Lintels
yes
Stone slips
yes
Non loadbearing cladding and facings
yes
Window surrounds
yes
Plinths
yes
Copings
yes
Roofing
no
Steps, stairs
yes
Thresholds, sills
yes
Paving
yes
Setts
yes
Flooring
yes
Fireplaces
yes
Boundary walls
yes
Kerbs and quadrants
yes
Decorative work (carving, moulding)
yes
Sculpture, bas-relief
yes
Veneers
yes
Dimensions
Maximum Sizes
Height on bed
Length
Width
Quarried
2m
2.5m
1.5
As Supplied
1.5m
2m
1.5
Blocks
2m
2.5m
1.5m
Reference Projects
Application:
Building: Victoria Shopping Centre
Location: Harrogate
Application:
Building: The Rutland Building
Location: Edinburgh
See this project
Application:
Building: Medical School
Location: Glasgow
See this project
Reference Buildings
Application: Restoration and Newbuild
Building: Donaldson Hospital
Location: Edinburgh
Technical Data
Salt Crystallisation
0.99 Percentage mass change
Porosity
17.77%
Saturation Coefficient
0.57
Water Absorption
4.62%
Slip
Compression (Dry/Perpendicular)
89.4 MPa
Flexual Strength
12.2 N/mm
2
Abrasion Resistance
Petrographic description
Acid Immersion
pass
Freeze / thaw resistance (48 cycles)
Bulk Specific Gravity
2186 Kg/m
3
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