During the last fifteen years concrete has been gradually replacing other building materials and is now practically universally used in the construction of wharves, piers, retaining walls, dams etc., and in buildings to be used for manufacturing, warehousing and storage purposes. This has been due to its cheapness and the ease with which it can be handled. Its fireproofing quality has also been a large factor in its use in buildings. The increasing demand, and the great variety of structures in which it has come to be used,has called for a thorough knowledge of its properties in order to establish a basis for design. To obtain this, experiments have been made in Europe and America by the various governments, universities and engineering societies. [...]

Mackay, H. (Supervisors)

Brown, E. (Supervisors)