THE INNOVATIVE USES OF CONCRETE BY ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS

Concrete as originally exploited has little tensile strength, but with the development of reinforced concrete at the end of the 19th century, a composite material capable of taking tensile stresses was available to engineers. Taking an international view, this paper looks at the way in which engineers and architects chose to exploit this and the later developments such as prestressed concrete, illustrating innovative structural and architectural uses in a historical context.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: p. 264-82
  • Serial:
    • Volume: 116
    • Issue Number: 3 & 4

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00729708
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Dec 26 1996 12:00AM