{"product_id":"concrete-its-use-in-building-and-the-construction-of-concrete-walls-floors-etc-paperback-9781108070515","title":"Concrete; Its Use in Building and the Construction of Concrete Walls, Floors, Etc. (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108070515","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConcrete\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIts Use in Building and the Construction of Concrete Walls, Floors, Etc.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1877 work, featuring several contemporary advertisements, sheds light on the Victorian use of a much-debated building material.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Potter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108070515, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages, 23 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eClerk of works to an aristocratic landowner, Thomas Potter possessed considerable practical experience when he published this work in 1877. His intention was to provide a source of helpful information relating to a building material that was being increasingly used in Victorian construction, yet not without detractors, who objected on aesthetic as well as technical grounds. Clearly enthusiastic about concrete's potential applications, Potter seeks to give a balanced assessment of its usefulness and versatility. While the text does not discuss the chemical processes involved, it does cover aggregates, matrices, how to mix the two, the apparatus needed, the construction of walls, floors and roofs, and the costs and disadvantages of using concrete. The book also features several contemporary advertisements, including one for 'Potter's Concrete Building Apparatus and Appliances'. Of related interest, Charles William Pasley's Observations on Limes, Calcareous Cements, Mortars, Stuccos, and Concrete (1838) is also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Different modes of employing concrete, and systems of construction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Aggregates\u003cbr\u003e 3. Matrices: Roman, Medina, and Portland cements\u003cbr\u003e 4. Matrices: selenitic and common limes\u003cbr\u003e 5. How to make concrete\u003cbr\u003e 6. Frames and appliances for defining concrete walls\u003cbr\u003e 7. Concrete-mixing machines\u003cbr\u003e 8. Floor construction\u003cbr\u003e 9. The disadvantages of concrete\u003cbr\u003e 10. Roofs\u003cbr\u003e 11. General remarks on monolithic wall building\u003cbr\u003e 12. The application off concrete to minor purposes\u003cbr\u003e 13. The cost of concrete, and the class of buildings for which it is most adapted\u003cbr\u003e 14. The external treatment of concrete buildings\u003cbr\u003e 15. The importance of proper specifications for concrete buildings.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004969832728,"sku":"9781108070515","price":24.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108070515i.jpg?v=1696748808","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/concrete-its-use-in-building-and-the-construction-of-concrete-walls-floors-etc-paperback-9781108070515","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}