This volume presents previously published articles (from 1916-1996) on the subject of the early use of reinforced concrete, many of them fully illustrated (in b&w). Engineers will appreciate the stories collected here of the experiments, tests, and early uses of this now ubiquitous building material. The articles chronicle the work of Robert Smirke, W.B. Wilkinson, Hennebique and Mouchel, Paul Cottacin, the building of the Ward House, the development of Portland cement, the construction of the Ingalls Building in Cincinnati, early bridges in California, and structures in New South Wales. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Acknowledgements vii General Editors Preface xi Introduction xiii Sir Robert Smirke: a pioneer of concrete construction 1(20) J. Mordaunt Crook Concrete and the structural use of cements in England before 1890 21(22) B.L. Hurst W.B. Wilkinson (1819--1902) and his place in the history of reinforced concrete 43(18) Joyce M. Brown Portland cements, 1843--1887 61(36) A.W. Skemption The emergence of reinforced concrete, 1750--1910 97(22) John W. De Courcy The Origins of reinforced concrete 119(16) Cyrille Simonnet Hennebique and building in reinforced concrete around 1900 135(20) Gwenael Delhumeau Agents of change: Hennebique, Mouchel and ferro-concrete in Britain, 1897--1908 155(14) Patricia Cusack The remarkable structures of Paul Cottancin 169(18) G.J. Edgell The era of the proprietary reinforcing systems 187(30) M.N. Bussell Architects and the reinforced concrete specialist in Britain, 1905--1908 217(14) Patricia Cusack Genesis of reinforced concrete construction 231(20) W.K. Hatt The Ward House: a pioneer structure of reinforced concrete 251(4) Ellen W. Kramer Aly A. Raafat The first reinforced-concrete skyscraper: the Ingalls Building in Cincinnati and its place in structural history 255(38) Carl W. Condit The Consulting engineer and early concrete bridges in California 293(16) John Snyder Steve Mikesell Early reinforced concrete structures in New South Wales, 1895--1915 309(28) D.J. Fraser Index 337
Frank Newby J. Mordaunt Crook, B. L. Hurst, Joyce M. Brown, A. W. Skempton, John W. de Courcy, Cyrille Simonnet, Gwenael Delhumeau, Patricia Cusack, G. J. Edgell, M. N. Bussell, W. K. Hatt, Ellen W. Kramer, Aly A. Raafat, Carl W. Condit, John Snyder, Steve Mikesell, D. J. Fraser.
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