Concrete and Constructional Engineering. (1953).

It contains of editorial notes, book reviews from January to December 1953.

(Jan,1953) The strength of concrete at the time of loading. Design of indeterminate structures by the " plastic" method by R. Gartner. " Concrete and Constructional Engineering " Prize Design. Moving a water tower of 1900 tons. The strength of concrete at the time of loading by O. Faber. Design of reinforced concrete slabs in liquid containing structures by T. K. Zboinski. A wharf and jetty at East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Reinforced concrete reservoir at Stafford. Prestressed concrete railway bridge at Rotherham. Coal preparation plant at Maltby. Elevated roadways at Sugar Refineries. Prestressed concrete hangars at London Airport. Two large gasholder tanks. Docks and quay at Sunderland. Concreting a steel frame structure. A reinforced concrete factory at Harwich. Bottling store at Bishop's Stortford. Goods Shed at Bury St. Edmunds. Water Filtration Plant at Croydon. Power Station at Plymouth. A 500,000 gallons elevated tank. Gas washing plant at Bristol. A School at Southampton. Warehouse at Liverpool. Flood protection works at Gainsborough. Reinforced concrete at a steel works. Tunnel for the Gloucester main drainage. Prestressed precast tower frames. Domed roofs in "Shell" construction. Water purification works near Lichfiled. Sewage disposal works at Willington, Co. Durham. (Feb,1953) Degrees. The ultimate strength of prestressed beams by Prof. G. Magnel. The strength of concrete at the time of loading. Regulations for reinforced concrete of the London County Council. Jet-engine test house and exhaust tunnels. Prestressed beams for a bridge three miles long. Stranded wire cables for prestressed beams. Design of indeterminate structures by the "Plastic" method by R. Gartner. Prestressed footbridge at Edinburgh. The vibration of concrete mixtures. Book Reviews : Pile Foundations by R. D. Chellis. Architecture Prefabriquee by P. Abraham. Soil Mechanics, Foundations and Earth Structures by G. P. Tschebotarsoff. Beton-Kalender, 1952. Studies in Elastic Structures by A. J. S. Pippard. Durchlauftrager by A. Kleinlogel, A. Haselbach. Simple Examples of Reinforced Concrete Design by O. Faber. Building Technician's Diary, 1953 by London : Association of Building Technicians. (Mar,1953) Editorial notes : Probabilities and possibilities. Analysis of arches continuing over three spans and supported on two intermediate columns by V. A. Morgan. The strength of concrete at the time of loading. Book Reviews : Publications of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering by The Association : Zurich. Reactions Between aggregates and Cement by National Building Studies Research Paper No. 14 by F. E. Jones. Test of prestressed concrete stairs. Multiple-story dwellings at Mitcham. Circular reinforced concrete hangars. Research on concrete. Thermic boring through reinforced concrete. (Apr,1953) Editorial notes : Shearing stresses in reinforced concrete. Continuous beams on wide supports by A. Chronowicz. Fire grading of buildings. The ultimate strength of prestressed beams from Prof. A. L. L. Baker. Proposed terminal building at Renfrew Airport. Foundation for a Large Hammer by R. Hammond. Towers for drying fire hoses. A factory for prestressed concrete in Argentina. Prestressed precast frame for elevated tanks. Prefabricated reinforcement. Stable concrete mixtures. (May,1953) Editorial notes : Building research. Prestressed precast concrete footbridges by N. A. Dews. Extension of Dorchester Hotel, London. Reconstruction of a railway station at Sheffield. Gap-graded aggregates by J. D. O'Keeffe. A large gasholder tank. Precast buildings in fire. Thin concrete walls and roofs Book Reviews : Prestressed concrete by K. Billig. Dimensionnement experimental des Constructions by M. Rocha. Architects' Detail Sheets by E. D. Mills. Funcoes Ortogonais na Resolucao de Problemas da Teoria da Elasticidade by T. V. Langendonc. Quality Concrete by The Concrete Association of India. Walls of blocks and slabs. A composite tee-beam floor. (Jun,1953) Editorial notes : The education of technologists. A large factory for prestressed concrete products. Book Review : Rigid Frame Formulas by A. Kleinlogel. Erlauterungen zu den Stahlbettonbestimmungen mit Beispielen by W. Gehler. Bandesanstalt fur Strassenbau Wissenschaftliche Berichte. Heft 1. Betongefuge und Rissebuildung in Betonfahrbahndecken by R. Dittrich. Proceedings of the International Congress of Prestressed Concrete, Ghent, 1951. The "Traverse" method of stress analysis. A long span hollow beam roof. The "Vacuum Concrete" processes. A heavy building frame in prestressed concrete. Lifting complete floor slabs. Precast concrete beams for mine shafts. Roughening concrete surfaces. (Jul,1953) editorial notes : Theory and the engineer. Influence lines for prismatic continuous beams by A. E. Holdaway. Deterioration of concrete by sewage. Plashet County Secondary School for Girls, East Ham, London. Two schools in Yorkshire. A school in a mining district. A Technical College at Wrexham. Cardinal Griffin School, London. Castle Hill School, Ipswich. Cummings Park Primary School, Aberdeen. Tunnel constructed in sand. Acid resisting concrete. (Aug,1953) Editorial notes : Hydrophobic Cement. The relative economy of framed structures and structures with load bearing walls by N. E. Cooper. Book Reviews : A symposium on Prestressed Concrete Statically Indeterminate Structures by Cement and Concrete Association , London. Fahrbahnplatten von strassenbrucken Berechnungstafein by H. Rusch. Approximations Following from the Maximum Condition Applied in Theories of Plasticity and Earth Pressure by H. Craemer. Lighting in Industry by British Electrical Development Association. Specifications for the construction of Housing Estate Roads Using Soil-Cement by Road Note No. 15. Prestressed bridge across the River Rhine. The "Leoba" method of prestressing. Analysis of a parabolic arch supported by columns fixed at their bases by V. A. Morgan. A dam at Bort-Les-Orgues, Auvergne, France. Prestressed bridge with a continuous girder. A prestressed concrete bridge in Holland. Sulphate attack on an underground concrete culvert. (Sep,1953) Editorial notes : A book by M. Le Corbusier. The application of reinforced concrete to school buildings by F. J. Samuely. Book Reviews : Prestressed Concrete by Y. Guyon. Concrete Mix Design. A Practical Method for the Production of Quality Concrete from Available Materials by L. B. Mercer. Reactions between Aggregates and Cement by National Building study No. 15. A graphical method of designing cylindrical shells by Prof. A. L. L. Baker. Reinforced concrete flats in South London. A cylindrical prestressed concrete tank. (Oct,1953) Editorial notes : Concrete of uniform strength. Design of Cantilever slab bridges with Stiffened Kerbs by A. Gallia. A shell roof at Edinburgh. The application of reinforced concrete to school buildings by F. J. Samuely. Prestressed precast beams and slabs. (Nov,1953) Editorial notes : Developments in prestressed concrete. The calculation of deflections and bending moments at the supports of prestressed beams by E. W. Bennett. A grandstand in South Africa. A wind-shield wall. Book Reviews : Theory and Practice of Structural Design applied to Reinforced concrete by B. Eriksen. Beton-Kalendar, 1953 by Wilhelm Ernst and Sohn. Building Construction and Drawing by G. A, A. M. Mitchell. Strength safety and Economical Dimensions of Structures by A. I. Johnson. A method of designing slabs. A blending and bottling warehouse. A North-light shell roof. A laboratory for nuclear research. Research on concrete roads. A jack for tensioning single wires. (Dec,1953) Editorial notes : Broader minds. Loads on groups of free-standing piles by C. E. Reynolds. Precast construction in Denmark. A prestressed precast helicoidal staircase. Book Reviews : Theory and Practice of Reinforced Concrete by C. W. Dunham. Calculation, Design and Testing of Reinforced concrete by K. L. Rao. Die Bodenphysikalischen Grundlagen-Stutznauren. Handbuch fur Stahlbetonbau by O. Mund. Analysis of a parabolic arch supported by columns fixed at their bases by V. A. Morgan. Accelerator and cyclotron building at a London Hospital. Research on prestressed roads. Prestressed beams of steel and concrete.