UNDERSTANDING HISTORICAL CONCRETE

Introduces readers to the expanding archive of historical reinforced and prestressed concrete housed in the Institution of Civil Engineers. It was started some years ago as a collection of historical drawings, but the practical usefulness of the collection has become more dominant recently. The main...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Structures and buildings 1996-08, Vol.116 (3), p.255-263
Main Author: SUTHERLAND, R J M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Introduces readers to the expanding archive of historical reinforced and prestressed concrete housed in the Institution of Civil Engineers. It was started some years ago as a collection of historical drawings, but the practical usefulness of the collection has become more dominant recently. The main aim now is to record practice from the 1890s to the present day to help engineers appraising or altering old concrete structures. Also looks briefly at the present standing of concrete as a structural material and at some problems which have emerged in the last 50 years. (Abstract quotes from original text)
ISSN:0965-0911
1751-7702
DOI:10.1680/istbu.1996.28741