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Concrete Series

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Title page of Concrete surface finishes, renderings and terrazzo by W.S. Gray & H.L. Childe. (2nd reprinted, 1948)

The Concrete Series was a series of books about the use of concrete in construction that was published by Concrete Publications Limited of Dartmouth Street, London, from the 1930s to the 1960s.

History

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The Concrete Series was a book series about the use of concrete in construction that was published by Concrete Publications Limited of Dartmouth Street, London, from the 1930s to the 1960s.[1]

The series was published at a time when concrete was increasingly being used in building design and for public works such as road building. The series ran to in excess of 35 titles.[2]

Later, the series was continued by the Cement and Concrete Association and Spon Press, part of Taylor & Francis group.

Titles

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This is an incomplete list of titles in the series:

  • Arch design simplified. W.A. Fairhurst, 1946.
  • Concrete farm silos, granaries and tanks. A.M. Pennington, 1942.
  • Concrete surface finishes, renderings and terrazzo. W.S. Gray & H.L. Childe, 1935. (2nd revised edition 1943)
  • Design of arch roofs. J.S. Terrington, 1937.
  • Design of domes. J.S. Terrington, 1937. (Reprinted from Concrete and Constructional Engineering)
  • Design of pyramid roofs. J.S. Terrington, 1939.
  • Prestressed concrete designer's handbook, P.W. Abeles and F.H. Turner, 1962.
  • Reinforced concrete chimneys. C. Percy Taylor & Leslie Turner, 1940.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Concrete and Constructional Engineering, Volume 56.
  2. ^ "CONCRETE SERIES" Books on CONCRETE and CEMENT" in W.S. Gray & H.L. Childe. (1948) Concrete surface finishes, renderings and terrazzo. 2nd revised and reprinted edition. London: Concrete Publications. p. 122.