The Concrete Age
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Page : 558 pages
File Size : 28,24 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Concrete
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Page : 558 pages
File Size : 28,24 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Concrete
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Page : 322 pages
File Size : 21,20 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Concrete
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Page : 598 pages
File Size : 10,57 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Building
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Author : Portland Cement Association
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Page : 34 pages
File Size : 36,6 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Concrete
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Author : Allen Brett
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Page : 580 pages
File Size : 32,83 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Cement
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Author : J. Francis Young
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Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,64 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Technology & Engineering
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Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,39 MB
Release : 1911-10
Category : Concrete
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Page : 382 pages
File Size : 20,76 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Cement
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Page : 472 pages
File Size : 31,59 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Building
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Author : Per Jahren
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 16,36 MB
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9813145757
Post-war Europe and Asia have seen the rapid development of German and Japan from a war torn countries into two of the most powerful nations in the world. Their achievement is nothing short of miraculous. However, as the two most populated countries; China and India, transform themselves into Asia powerhouses, cement and concrete will be their brick and mortar to sustain their double digit growth in economy.This book summarizes the history and development of cement and concrete. From prehistoric period to today, from ancient Egypt and Rome period to China, over tens of thousands of years of human civilization in the form of the gelled material (cement, concrete).The book is divided into seven chapters, including more than 300 references. Chapter 1 introduces the prehistoric gelled material development; Chapter 2 is about the birth of Portland cement and the technological application; Chapter 3 introduces the important role that concrete played in the human society developing process; Chapter 4 subdivides the performance and the wide application of different function of cement and concrete; Chapter 5 focuses on northern Europe, especially the history of Norwegian cement; Chapter 6 elaborates the development of concrete in China and its impact in the world's ancient civilizations history; Chapter 7 describes the development prospect of cement and concrete.