Concrete Construction - Methods and Costs

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Concrete Construction, by Halbert P. Gillette and Charles S. HillThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Concrete ConstructionMethods and CostsAuthor: Halbert P. GilletteCharles S. HillRelease Date: March 16, 2008 [EBook #24855]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION ***Produced by Brian Sogard, Josephine Paolucci and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net.CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONMETHODS AND COSTBYHALBERT P. GILLETTEM. Am. Soc. C. E.; M. Am. Inst. M. E.Managing Editor, Engineering-ContractingANDCHARLES S. HILL, C. E.Associate Editor, Engineering-ContractingNEW YORK AND CHICAGOTHE MYRON C. CLARK PUBLISHING CO.1908COPYRIGHT. 1908BYTHE MYRON C. CLARK PUBLISHING CO.PREFACE.HOW BEST TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION WORK AND WHAT IT WILL COST FOR MATERIALS, LABOR, PLANT AND GENERAL EXPENSES ARE MATTERSOF VITAL INTEREST TO ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS. THIS BOOK IS A TREATISE ON THE METHODS AND COST OF CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION.NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO PRESENT THE SUBJECT OF CEMENT TESTING WHICH IS ALREADY COVERED BY MR. W. PURVES TAYLOR'SEXCELLENT BOOK, NOR TO DISCUSS THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CEMENTS AND CONCRETE, AS THEY ARE DISCUSSED BY FALK AND ...