12. Reinforced Concrete
(p) Thaddeus Hyatt. An Account of some Experiments with Portland-Cement-Concrete, &c . London 1877. A rare work of this underestimated pioneer of reinforced concrete.
J Dubois. Notice sur les Constructions en Ciment Armé par J Dubois. Paris 1899.
S Boussiron. Note sur les Constructions en Ciment Armé (Système Boussiron): Description, Avantages, Theorie du Systeme. Paris 1899.
(p) French reinforced concrete ephemera: cuttings, advertisements &c c 1899, including an offprint article by Harel de la Noë, 'Théorie et Applications du Ciment Armé'; a broadside advertisement for expanded metal by the Compagnie Francaise du Métal Déployé; and advertisements from the Annales des Ponts et Chaussées by P Cottancin & Cie, Aimé Bonna, Ed Coignet, &c, &c.
[Alphonse De Man]. The De Man System of Fireproof Construction. New York 1901.
Paul Christophe, Le Béton Armé et ses Applications. 2nd ed, Librairie Polytechnique, Paris 1902.
C F Marsh. Reinforced Concrete. London 1904.
Anatole de Baudot. L'Architecture et le Ciment Armé. Paris [1905].
Armand Considère [translated L S Moisseiff]. Experimental Researches on R einforced Concrete. 2nd ed, New York 1906.
S E Thompson. Reinforced Concrete in Factory Construction. New York 1907. Two copies.
N de Tedesco & B Forestier. Manuel Théorique & Pratique du Constructeur en Ciment Armé. Paris 1909.
J S E de Vesian & T J Gueritte. Hennebique Ferro-Concrete Theory and Practice: a Handbook for Engineers and Architects. L G Mouchel & Partners Ltd, London 1909. Copy inscribed by de Vesian.
Armand Considère et al [translated Nathaniel Martin]. The Properties and Design of Reinforced Concrete. London 1912 [1907].
(p) Hand Book of Instructions. The Kahn System of Reinforced Concrete. Westminster 1912.
B E Jones [ed]. Cassell's Reinforced Concrete. London &c, 1913. Also new edition, 1920. The text and form of the original appears to be unaltered (but that figs 498 and 500 have been erroneously interchanged), and a chapter has been added on 'House Construction in Concrete Blocks and by Reinforced Pre-cast Methods'.
C F Marsh & William Dunn. Manual of Reinforced Concrete and Concrete Block Construction. 2nd ed, London 1912 [1908].
A V Magny. La Construction en Béton Armé. Paris 1914.
Wayss & Freytag A.G . Beton und Eisenbetonbauten; Hoch- und Tiefbauten; Cementwaren-Fabriken. Neustadt 1914.
(p) The Waverley Book Company's Sectional Model of Reinforced Concrete Building(brochure with printed card sheets for constructing a model). London 1915.
F E Turneaure & E R Maurer. Principles of Reinforced Concrete Construction. 3rd ed, New York 1919 [1907].
G A Hool. Reinforced Concrete Construction. 2nd ed, 3 vols, New York 1917 [1912].
International Correspondence Schools. Concete Structures. Scranton [Pennsylvania] no date [c 1926]. Comprises three monographs: Concrete Retaining Walls, Dams, Tanks and Bins; Concrete Bridges; Concrete Culverts, Conduits and Chimneys]
International Correspondence Schools. Concete, Foundations, and Piling. Scranton [Pennsylvania] no date [c 1928]. Comprises three monographs: Reinforced-Concrete Construction; Foundations; Piling]
(ef) Laurent Siméon. Le Calcul du Béton Armé à la Portée de Tous. Paris, no date.
The Concrete Engineer's Handbook. Philadelphia 1921.
L G Mouchel & Partners, Ltd. Mouchel-Hennebique Ferro-Concrete. 4th ed, L G Mouchel & Partners, London 1921.
Concrete Roads and their Construction. 2nd ed, London 1923 (1920).
De W C Pond. Concrete Constructions for Architects. New York 1922.
Christiani & Nielson [firm]. Puentes. Buenos Aires 1923. Illustrations of reinforced concrete bridges by Christiani & Nielson, a Danish firm with branches or agencies in a number of cities, including Melbourne. The publication is from Buenos Aires, and a number of the bridges illustrated are in Brazil.
G A Hool & C S Whitney. Concrete Designers' Manual. 2nd ed, New York 1926 [1921].
Paul Augros. Béton Armé: Possibilités, Techniques et Architecturales. Paris 1926. Inscribed by the author to a M Granet. Augros had been an employee of Hennebique.
T P Bennett. Architectural Design in Concrete. London 1927. A totally asinine text, but an excellent selection of photographs of buildings like Borg's Jahrhunderthalle, Breslau, and oddly contrasting conservative English works.
M G Espitallier, Précis pour le Calcul des Ouvrages en Béton Armé, 4th ed École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, Paris 1928.
F S Onderdonk. The Ferro-Concrete Style. New York 1928.
Albert Lakeman. Elementary Guide to Reinforced Concrete. 9th ed, London, no date [?c 1930].
Leslie Turner & Albert Lakeman. Concrete Construction Made Easy. 3rd ed, London 1942, reprint 1948 [1929].
W I Scott & W H Glanville. Explanatory Handbook on the Code of Practice for Reinforced Concrete. 2nd. ed., London 1939 (1934).
W H Glanville [ed]. Modern Concrete Construction. 4 vols, London, no date [c 1939]. Vols 2, 3 & 4 only. The date is ascribed on the basis of material cited to journal articles of June 1938, eg vol II, p 193.
C E Reynolds. Reinforced Concrete Designers' Handbook. 3rd ed, Concrete Publications, London 1945 [1932].
C E Reynolds. Practical Examples of Reinforced Concrete Design. 3rd ed, Concrete Publications, London 1943 [1938]
A L Baker. Reinforced Concrete. Concrete Publications. London 1949.
Hale Sutherland & R C Reese. Introduction to Reinforced Concrete Design. New York 1950 [1926, 1943].
Newman Tate. The New Builders' Handbook of Reinforced Concrete. London 1948.
Cent Ans de Béton Armé. Paris 1949.
Gustav Magnel. Prestressed Concrete. 2nd ed, London 1950 [1948].
Turner Construction Company. 50 Years of Building by Turner. Turner Construction Company, Boston 1952.
British Standards Institution. British Standard Code of Practice CP115:1959. The Structural Use of Prestressed Concrete in Buildings. London 1959.
Reinforcement
(p) Central Expanded Metal Co, Steel Lathing and Netting. Pittsburgh [Pennsylvania], no date [1890].
Expanded Metal and its uses in Fire-Proof Construction. Chicago 1896. This was the first publication on the use of this new material as reinforcement for concrete. [Link]
Expanded Metal and its uses in Fire-Proof Construction. London 1897. This was the first English publication of the material, partly a re-issue of the American one, but including the results of tests carried out in England. [Link]
American Steel & Wire Company. Handbook and Catalogue of Concrete Reinforcement [triangle mesh reinforcement]. American Steel & Wire Comany, Chicago 1908 [containing a slide rule for calculating triangle mesh reinforced concrete slabs].
"Steelcrete" Expanded Metal and "Klutch Bar" Concrete Reinforcement. Toronto, no date [c 1910]. [Link]
The Trussed Concrete Steel Co, Ltd. Selected Illustrations Typical of ... Kahn System of Reinforced Concrete. Westminster 1913. This publication includes the Melbourne Public Library, completed in 1913, and it is reported that the company has obtained rights to use the hooped concrete (ie Considère) system. [Link]
The Trussed Concrete Steel Co, Ltd. The Hy-Rib Handbook . London 1932.
The Trussed Concrete Steel Co Ltd. To the Foreman on the Job, &c. Trussed Concrete Steel Co Ltd, London , no date [c 1935]. [Link]
British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co. Ltd. B.R.C. Reinforcements. 7th ed, Manchester 1918.
British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co. Ltd. B.R.C. Structures: a Photographic Record of the Use of Reinforced Concrete in Modern Building Construction. Manchester 1923. [Link]
National Steel Fabric Co. National Steel Fabric as used for Reinforcement in Concrete Floor and Roof Slabs. Pittsburgh [Pennsylvania] 1925.
Hy-Rib Sales, The Hy-Rib Handbook. 14th ed, Trussed Concrete Steel Co, London 1932..
See also:
(sec 1) Trussed Concrete Review (sec 11) Fox & Barrett, An Improved Method Lewis & Chandler, Popular Hand Book Radford, Cement Houses (sec 17) I C S, Walls and Firepoofing Bracing, Fireproofing, Specifications (sec 38) Mitchell, Reinforced Concrete in Australia