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THIS volume is one of the very few treatises on reinforced concrete in which the properties of the materials employed, and the methods of working these materials so as to produce the finished results, receive adequate treatment. The matter is of great importance from the student's point of view; in too many instances, after a course in reinforced concrete, the impressions left in his mind are somewhat hazy, and he is apt to think that the subject is one consisting only of complex calculations. The early chapters in the book before us will go far to remove this impression. Most of the space is taken up with questions of design, both in theory and practice; the plan generally followed has been to give a general discussion of the particular problem, and then to throw the results into the form of tables and graphs so as to simplify so far as possible the practical work of the designer. The reader will find the numerous worked-out examples very helpful in gaining a knowledge of the methods of practical design. The portions dealing with monolithic design are good, and include discussions on secondary stresses and on continuous beams monolithic with columns. In developing this part of the subject the author successfully employs the equation of three moments. The London County Council reinforced concrete regulations are included in the volume, as also are extracts from the British standard specifications relating to Portland cement, and structural steel. The author is to be congratulated on his volume, which cannot fail to be of value both to engineering students and to those engaged on the practical side of structural engineering.
Reinforced Concrete: A Practical Handbook for Use in Design and Construction.
R. J. Harrington
Hudson
By. Pp. xxiv + 318. (London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1922.) 16s. net.
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Reinforced Concrete: A Practical Handbook for Use in Design and Construction. Nature 111, 630 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/111630b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/111630b0