Concrete Construction (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Concrete Construction<br><br>There is no other single subject which is at this moment engrossing so much of the attention of the engineering world as that of concrete construction. Within the last few years the use of concrete as a material of engineering has received an enormous impetus. New uses are constantly being found for concrete and it is ever encroaching upon the fields hitherto occupied by stone, steel, hollow tile, etc. In other words, we are entering upon an "Age of Concrete." Therefore this brief treatise about concrete, its properties and applications, may be considered timely.<br><br>Concrete may be defined as an artificial stone. It can be used for all structural purposes as a substitute for stone and in addition it has a wide variety of applications where the use of stone is impracticable.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.