REINFORCED CONCRETE AND MASONRY STRUCTURES

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"REINFORCED CONCRETE AND MASONRY STRUCTURES"

Entry/Object ID

2000.212.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Gold; Green "Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures," (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1924), 786 pp. The book has a plain green hardcover with a black rectangle on the spine within which is the title and the names of the editors. At the bottom is the name of the publisher. All of the lettering on the spine is in gold. Written at the top of the first fly sheet is, "H. M. Gaines / Hopkinsville / Ky. / 538 W. 114 St. / New York / Columbia University." This page is followed by a list of other books of interest, title page, a preface, editorial staff list, and a table of contents. There are many chapters about the use of concrete and masonry dealing with such aspects as preparation of concrete; transporting and placement; forms for concrete; reinforcements; finishing and waterproofing; concrete buildings and columns; floors and roofs; walls; slab and girder bridges; arches; analysies; piers; masonry damns; hydraulic structures; chimneys; detailing; and estimates. At the back is an index. Also included are many black and white photographs, line-drawings, and formulas. With abrasions; dented corners; fading of the gold lettering; light surface soiling and stains; and tears on the cover fabric, the object is in fair condition.

Lexicon

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Building, Reinforced concrete construction, Walls, Construction industry

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., Columbia University, Architecture--Details, Concrete arches, Concrete construction, Floors, Concrete, Concrete masonry, Columns, concrete, Bridges, Concrete, Pavements, Concrete, Concrete--Finishing, Masonry industry

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Books