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SAINT NICOLAS

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Identity file

Colour :
grey, beige, whitish, slightly veined, scattering of fossil debris
Quality grain :
Fine to medium grain or a bit larger
Basin :
Tonnerrois
Extraction site :
RAVIERES (89)
Possible finishes :
Bossed, Bush hammered, Chiselled, ground, Honed, Rough, Spalled
Possibility of large volumes :
yes
Possibility of formats >2m :
no
Floor heating :
no

Possible uses

EXTERIOR
INTERIOR

Tiling, paving

  •  
     
    Floor tilling
  •  
     
    Heavy public traffic
  •  
     
    Moderate public traffic
  •  
     
    Private traffic

Cladding

  • X
    X
    Band
  • X
    X
    Elevation
  • X
    X
    Foundation
  • X
    X
    Projections
  • X
    X
    Wall coping
  •  
     
    Wall covering
  • X
    X
    Window support

Stone wall

  • X
    X
    Band
  • X
    X
    Buttress
  • X
    X
    Cornice
  • X
    X
    Crown
  • X
    X
    Elevation
  • X
    X
    Foundation
  • X
    X
    Projections

Solid stone elements

  • X
    X

References

  • HLM - Auxerre. Villa Medicis - Lyon. Triangle de l'Arche - Paris la Defense. Champ de Mars - Rouen. Grand Ecran - Paris.
 

Identification file

 
 
 
 
Unit of measure
maxi
mini
average
norm
Open porosity
%
20
15
20
NFEN 1936
Density/Apparent volumetry mass
kg/M^3
2200
2100
2200
NFEN
Capillarity coefficient C¹
g.m^-2-1/2
120
70
90
NFEN 1925
Capillarity coefficient C²
g.m^-2-1/2
120
80
100
NFEN1925
Wear on disk
mm
-
-
-
-
Bending strength
M Pa
7
5
6
NFEN 12372
Fastener strength (type i)
N
-
-
-
-
Fastener strength (type lla)
N
100
70
85
NFEN 13364
Fastener strength (type llb)
N
-
-
-
-
Compression strength
M Pa
30
20
25
NFEN 1926
Compression strength 2
-
-
-
-
Frost resistance
Nb. de cycle
-
-
-
-
Slipperiness – dry environment
-
-
-
-
Slipperiness – wet environment
-
-
-
-

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