Inventors at work, with chapters on discovery (1906)
Iles, George, 1852-1942 · New York, Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 508
t fire inSan Francisco, April, 1906, reinforced concrete withstood ex-treme temperatures much better than any other material. It willbe largely used in rebuilding the city. Frequently the question is asked, Is the steel in reinforced con- m [ j 1 [ •w v^ Ar J> L, Column form, IngallsBuilding,… … crete liable to corrosion, so that its walls are likely to become weakand insecure after a few years ? With careful planning and faith-ful workmanship the results prove to be worthy of confidence.Professor Charles L. Norton of Boston hastaken steel, clean and in all stages of cor- Resistance to 1 u…
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