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For a good building stone how much is the required crushing strength?(a) Less than 50 N/mm^2(b) Greater than 100 N/mm^2(c) 155 N/mm^2(d) 10 N/mm^2I got this question in an interview for job.I would like to ask this question from Properties of Stones topic in portion Materials for Construction of Basic Civil Engineering

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Right option is (b) Greater than 100 N/mm^2

To explain I WOULD say: Crushing strength or COMPRESSIVE strength of a STONE is the load per UNIT area at which the stone starts cracking. It should be greater than 100 N/mm^2 to ensure sufficient strength for use in construction.



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