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Lime easily affects the skin and also is a health hazard if breathed in. The moisture on the body reacts with lime resulting in skin diseases. This may be avoided by coating the skin with oil. Slaking of lime is an exothermic reaction, i.e., it produces a large amount of heat. Necessary precautions should be…

General Classification In general, classification of lime is based on the calcination of limestone. They are 1. Fat Lime It is the lime which has high calcium oxide content. This can set and become hard only in the presence of carbon dioxide. This is white in colour. This lime is also called high-calcium lime, pure…

Lime is a binding material used in several ancient civil engineering works. A good quality lime should possess the following properties:

Lime is not freely available in nature but is obtained by burning naturally available materials such as: Lime is more or less pure calcium carbonate. The main sources of obtaining lime are the stones which possess clay, soluble silica, magnesium carbonate, alkalis and metallic oxides, sulphates, iron compounds and carbonaceous matter. Clay It is the…

There are several naturally available civil engineering materials or materials directly produced from natural materials. Among them are binding materials, which play a major role. Lime, cement and bitumen are important for civil engineers. Binding materials may be of air binding, hydraulic binding and autoclave binding. Air binding materials, also known as air-setting binding substances,…