text Concrete planet : the strange and fascinating story of the world's most common man-made material
- Summary
- Concrete: We use it for our buildings, bridges, dams, and roads. We walk on it, drive on it, and many of us live and work within its walls. But very few of us know what it is. We take for granted this ubiquitous substance, which both literally and... Read more
- Contents
- Origins -- Towering ziggurats, concrete pyramids, and Minoan mazes -- The Gold Standard -- Concrete in Mesoamerica and Renaissance Europe -- The development of modern concrete -- Refinements, reinforcement, and proliferation -- The wizard and the ... Read more
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- Description
- 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books 2011
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 620.136 COU in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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| TADL-WOOD | 620.136 COU in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 620.136 COU in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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