Concrete Century

Concrete Century

Julius Kahn and the Construction Revolution

Smith, Michael G

The University of Michigan Press

08/2024

284

Mole

9780472039746

15 a 20 dias

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Acknowledgments List of Figures
Chapter 1 - Industry on Fire
Chapter 2 - Kahn and Kahn
Chapter 3 - Experimental Methods
Chapter 4 - A Breakthrough
Chapter 5 - Stress and Innovation
Chapter 6 - Seeking Profit
Chapter 7 - Growth
Chapter 8 - Big Changes for a Big Industry
Chapter 9 - Fatal Mistakes
Chapter 10 - Bridge to the Future
Chapter 11 - Tested by Conflagration
Chapter 12 - Dominating the Market
Conclusion
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