Concrete Construction

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Author

Hill, Charles Shattuck, 1868-

Title

Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs

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Produced by Brian Sogard, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net.

Language

English

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TA: Technology: Engineering and Civil engineering

Subject

Concrete construction

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eBook-No.

24855

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24855

Release Date

March 16, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION — METHODS AND COST — BY
2. 2.CHARLES S. HILL, C. E. — Associate Editor, Engineering-Contracting — NEW YORK AND CHICAGO — THE MYRON C. CLARK PUBLISHING CO. — 1908
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
5. 5.Concrete Construction Methods and Cost
6. 6.CHAPTER I. — METHODS AND COST OF SELECTING AND PREPARING MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE. — CEMENT. — SAND. — AGGREGATES. — Quarry. — Crusher. — Summary:
7. 7.CHAPTER II. — THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PROPORTIONING CONCRETE. — Table I.—Showing Effect of Additions of Different Percentages of Moisture on Volume of Sand . — Table II.—Showing Granulometric Compositions of Different Sands . — Table III.—Showing Measured Voids in Sand from Different Localities. — Table IV.—Showing Determined Percentages of Voids in Broken Stone from Various Common Rocks. — Table V.—Showing Percentages of Voids in Gravel and Broken Stone of Different Granulometric Compositions. — Table VI.—Specific Gravity of Stone . (Condensed from Merrill's "Stones for Building.") — Table VII.—Specific Gravity of Common Minerals and Rocks . — Table VIII.—Showing Weight of Stone with Different Percentages of Voids for Different Specific Gravities. — Table IX.—Showing Settlement of Broken Stone due to Different Lengths of Haul on Ordinarily Good Road in Wagons. — Table X.—Barrels of Portland Cement per Cubic Yard of Mortar. — Table XI.—Barrels of Portland Cement per Cubic Yard of Mortar. — Table XII.—Ingredients in 1 Cubic Yard of Concrete. — Table XIII.—Ingredients in 1 Cubic Yard of Concrete. — Table XIV.—Showing Barrels of Cement per Cubic Yard of Various Mixtures of Cement and Pit Gravel.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. — METHODS AND COST OF MAKING AND PLACING CONCRETE BY HAND.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. — METHODS AND COST OF MAKING AND PLACING CONCRETE BY MACHINE.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. — METHODS AND COST OF DEPOSITING CONCRETE UNDER WATER AND OF SUBAQUEOUS GROUTING.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. — METHODS AND COST OF MAKING AND USING RUBBLE AND ASPHALTIC CONCRETE.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. — METHODS AND COST OF LAYING CONCRETE IN FREEZING WEATHER.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. — METHODS AND COST OF FINISHING CONCRETE SURFACES.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. — METHODS AND COST OF FORM CONSTRUCTION. — Table XV.—Safe Strength of Timber Struts for Frame Work.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. — METHODS AND COST OF CONCRETE PILE AND PIER CONSTRUCTION FOR FOUNDATIONS.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. — METHODS AND COST OF HEAVY CONCRETE WORK IN FORTIFICATIONS, LOCKS, DAMS, BREAKWATERS AND PIERS.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. — METHODS AND COST OF CONSTRUCTING BRIDGE PIERS AND ABUTMENTS. — Table XVI.— Cost of Concrete Backing for Masonry Piers. — TABLE XVII.—ITEMIZED COST OF CONCRETING SOUTH CAISSON FOR BROOKLYN TOWER OF THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE: COST OF CONCRETING CAISSONS ABOVE ROOF. — TABLE XVIII.—ITEMIZED COST OF CONCRETING NORTH CAISSON FOR BROOKLYN TOWER OF THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE: — Example I.—Indian Creek Culvert. 14×15 ft., 250 long, completed November, 1905: — Example II.—Third Street Abutments and Retaining Wall. Completed November, 1906: — Example III.—Abutments, Overhead Crossing with Union Pacific and Rock Island. Completed May, 1907:
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. — METHODS AND COST OF CONSTRUCTING RETAINING WALLS.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. — METHODS AND COST OF CONSTRUCTING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS FOR PAVEMENTS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XV. — METHODS AND COST OF CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS, PAVEMENTS AND CURB AND GUTTER. — CEMENT SIDEWALKS. — CONCRETE PAVEMENT. — CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. — METHODS AND COST OF LINING TUNNELS AND SUBWAYS.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. — METHODS AND COST OF CONSTRUCTING ARCH AND GIRDER BRIDGES. — Table XIX.—Showing Cost of Tooling Concrete Ornamental Blocks for Connecticut Avenue Bridge. — Table XX.—Showing Cost of Mass Concrete Work per Cubic Yard. — Table XXI —Detail Cost of Engineering and Inspection for Different Classes of Work.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. — METHODS AND COST OF CULVERT CONSTRUCTION.
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. — METHODS AND COST OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. — CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION AND REMOVAL OF FORMS. — FABRICATION AND PLACING OF REINFORCEMENT. — MIXING, TRANSPORTING AND PLACING CONCRETE.
25. 25.CHAPTER XX. — METHOD AND COST OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION OF SEPARATELY MOLDED MEMBERS.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. — METHODS AND COST OF AQUEDUCT AND SEWER CONSTRUCTION.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. — METHODS AND COST OF CONSTRUCTING RESERVOIRS AND TANKS.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. — METHODS AND COST OF CONSTRUCTING ORNAMENTAL WORK.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. — MISCELLANEOUS DATA ON MATERIALS, MACHINES AND COSTS. — Table XXII—Sizes, Capacities and Weights of Advanced Mixers. Cement Machinery Co., Jackson, Mich. — Table XXIII—Sizes, Capacities and Weights of Scheiffler Proportioning Mixers. The Hartwick Machinery Co., Jackson, Mich. — Table XXIV—Sizes, Capacities and Weights of Eureka Mixers. Eureka Machine Co., Lansing, Mich. — Table XXV—Sizes, Capacities and Weights of Snell Mixers. — Table XXVI—Sizes, Capacities and Horsepower of Ransome Mixers. — Table XXVII—Sizes, Capacities and Horsepowers of Chicago Improved Cube Mixers. Municipal Engineering and Contracting Co., Chicago, Ill. — Table XXVIII—Sizes, Capacities and Horsepowers of Cropp Mixers. — Table XXIX—Sizes, Capacities and Horsepowers of Chicago Concrete Mixers. — Table XXX—Sizes, Capacities and Horsepowers of Koehring Mixers. — Table XXXI—Sizes, Capacities and Horsepowers of Smith Mixers. — Table XXXII—Sizes, Weights and Capacities of Polygon Mixer. — Table XXXIII—Showing Weight of Steel Per Cubic Foot and Per Cubic Yard of Concrete for Various Percentages of Reinforcement. — Table XXXIV—Weights of Round and Square Bars of Dimensions Commonly Used for Reinforcing Concrete. — Table XXXV—Dimensions and Weight of Expanded Metal. — Table XXXVI—Dimensions and Weight of Kahn Rib Metal. — Table XXXVII—Weights of Deformed Bars of Dimensions Commonly Used for Reinforced Concrete.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXV. — METHODS AND COST OF WATERPROOFING CONCRETE STRUCTURES.
31. 31.INDEX.

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