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A VERY clear and simple account of the elementary principles of reinforced concrete design is given in f Dr. Faber's book, and it will be found suitable for those - who wish to have the knowledge required for the design of simple structures which will be safe, but not necessarily the last word in economy. The book covers the ground required for beams, slabs, and pillars. Both shearing and bending are considered in connexion with beams, and the effects of fixing the ends and of continuity are clearly explained. The design of pillars also includes a simple treatment of the bending moments communicated to. the pillar by beams which are integral with it. There are very few blemishes, and these are of a minor character only, e.g. on p. 33, Fig. 7, the lower arrow for the dimension d is misplaced. On the whole the book is the soundest production of an elementary character which we have yet seen, and will be very useful to students of engineering who have to acquire a knowledge of reinforced concrete among other subjects in their course.
Reinforced Concrete Simply Explained.
Dr.
Faber
By. (Oxford Technical Publications.) Pp. 77. (London: H. Frowde and Hodder and Stoughton, 1922.) 5s. net.
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Reinforced Concrete Simply Explained . Nature 111, 251 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/111251a0
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