The Technical World Magazine, Volume 7Technical World Company, 1907 |
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How Good Is Concrete ? By Walter Loring Webb , C. E. • " FORNIA . BRIDGE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AT PLAYA DEL. BUILDING material that will not rust or decay and that will not be subject to the attacks either of in- sects or of atmospheric ...
How Good Is Concrete ? By Walter Loring Webb , C. E. • " FORNIA . BRIDGE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AT PLAYA DEL. BUILDING material that will not rust or decay and that will not be subject to the attacks either of in- sects or of atmospheric ...
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... concrete , it is always possible after such a fire to scrape off the injured concrete and to replace it with a layer of other material which will again act as a fire- proofing material . Struc- turally , the floor will be uninjured . A ...
... concrete , it is always possible after such a fire to scrape off the injured concrete and to replace it with a layer of other material which will again act as a fire- proofing material . Struc- turally , the floor will be uninjured . A ...
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... CONCRETE - FLOOR ,. located within the area of the disturbance were structurally uninjured by the earth- quake . The ... concrete and steel could be combined into a composite struc- ture and that they would mutually reinforce each other ...
... CONCRETE - FLOOR ,. located within the area of the disturbance were structurally uninjured by the earth- quake . The ... concrete and steel could be combined into a composite struc- ture and that they would mutually reinforce each other ...
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... concrete . A cubic foot of steel weighs about 490 pounds . At three cents per pound this is worth $ 14.70 . On the other hand , a cubic foot of concrete is worth perhaps 20 cents or , let us say , 1-75th of the cost of steel . But if ...
... concrete . A cubic foot of steel weighs about 490 pounds . At three cents per pound this is worth $ 14.70 . On the other hand , a cubic foot of concrete is worth perhaps 20 cents or , let us say , 1-75th of the cost of steel . But if ...
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inforced concrete work has been done -and is still being done - on the basis of the permanency of this adhesion . But it is now being realized that this adhesion is not permanent and that , regardless of its value in comparatively new ...
inforced concrete work has been done -and is still being done - on the basis of the permanency of this adhesion . But it is now being realized that this adhesion is not permanent and that , regardless of its value in comparatively new ...
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