Concrete and Constructional Engineering, Volume 8Concrete Publications., 1913 - Building |
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aggregate arch architect bars bending bending moment bills of quantities bottom brick bridge building built calculated carried cent centre chimney Clause columns compression concrete blocks concrete construction Concrete Institute contractor contraflexure cost cracks crete curve depth diameter engineers erected Exhibition factor of safety fire-resisting foot forced concrete girders gravel Gross-Lichterfelde illustrated increase iron joints length load London London County Council longitudinal machine material matter measured Messrs method mill mixing mixture mortar moulds neutral axis obtained ordinary pavement piers piles placed Portland cement practical pressure quantity surveyor Regulations rein reinforced concrete resistance ribs road rods roof sand shear shown side slab space span specific gravity square steel stone strength stress stress-strain curve structure supported surface tank tensile tensile stress tension tests thickness tion tons various vertical walls weight width