• Dr. Pulkit Gupta
• Ankit Laddha

Although the unsustainability of the human civilization has been recognized long ago, little has ever been done to change it. During the last century, materials use increased 8-fold and as a result Humanity currently uses almost 60 billion tons (Gt) of materials per year. The construction industry alone consumes more raw materials than any other economic activity. However, research on construction materials still is excessively focused on their mechanical properties with minor concerns regarding environmental considerations. In this paper we discuss about a major construction material that is stone, for this we choose one of most attractive and famous sand stone in Western Rajasthan “Jodhpur Sand Stone”. Sandstone is an extremely hard and tough material and consists of consolidated masses of sand deposited by moving water or by wind. Some of the sandstone is so homogeneous and soft that they are capable of receiving most elaborate carving and filigree work. The colour of the rock is largely determined by the cementing material - iron oxides produces red or reddish-brown sandstone, and the other materials produce sandstone in white, greyish or yellowish sandstone. Jodhpur sandstone is mostly used in monuments, important buildings and residential buildings. Jodhpur sand stone is also termed as "chittar patthar".

Sand Stone, Jodhpur Sand Stone.

"“Jodhpur Sand Stone” – A Splendid Architectural Building Material", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.755-761, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811196.pdf

"“Jodhpur Sand Stone” – A Splendid Architectural Building Material", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp755-761, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811196.pdf