`36 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING steel rock Stone iron worK + Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 9.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location Talent, Oregon See more about '`36 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING steel rock Stone iron worK +' Description This hardback book (and the others from this same architectural series... also currently running) absolutely must be seen! ...titled; "MATERIALS OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING" / By CE FRITZ / INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK COMPANY / Copyright 1936 / {304}~~//~~ Clearly written and Fully illustrated this book is in mint condition. Never even fully opened! Tightly intact inside of gold embossed over midnight blue (thin) leather covers, (with cobalt/gold over teal marbled endpapers). Sharply drawn figures and line cuts are found scattered throughout this text. Slight surface wear to the spine edges is the only tiny flaw to the outside of this 72 -year-old original. That’s it! The interior of this (5" by 7 3/4") beauty is pristine! Its 94 + blue edged, cream colored pages have no brittleness foxing rips tears wrinkles waving dogears odor marks of any kind or even a fingersmudge. A complete list of the sections (along with a sample of the many chapters) contained within includes; Materials of Structural Engineering: Structural Metals ~ Production of Pig Iron; ORES OF IRON / BLAST FURNACE / DISPOSAL AND USE OF SLAG + ~ Production of Wrought Iron; PUDDLING FURNACE / PUDDLING AND ROLLING / DEFECTS IN WROUGHT IRON / USE OF "" + ~ Cast Iron; MANUFACTURE OF IRON CASTINGS / DEFECTS IN CAST IRON / MALLEABLE CAST IRON + ~ Production of Steel; CARBON STEEL AND ALLOY STEEL / OPEN-HEARTH PROCESS / ACID AND BASIC LININGS / CRUCIBLE PROCESS + ~ Effects of Elements in Steel ~ Structural Steel ~ Structural Pressed Steel ~ Steel Castings – Commercially Pure Iron ~ Other Metal and Alloys ~ Timber ~ Growth and structure; USE OF WOOD / KINDS OF GROWTH / STRUCTURES OF EXOGENOUS TREES + ~ Preparation of Wood for Structural Purposes; CUTTING TIMBER / SEASONING "" / TIMBER PRESERVATION ~ Strength and Durability of Timber; CONSIDERATION OF DURABILITY / GRADES OF STRUCTURAL TIMBER + ~ Properties of Wood ~~~//~~~ Part II: Building Stone ~ Varieties and Qualities of Stone; CLASSIFICATION / IGNEOUS ROCK / PLANES OF FRACTURE / QUALITY OF GRANITE / TRAP ROCK / SEDIMENTARY ROCK / SANDSTONE / METAMORPHIC ROCKS / MARBLE / SLATE / SCHIST / GNEISS + ~ Disintegration of Stone; HEAT AND COLD / FIRE / AIR AND WATER / ACIDS / LIVING AGENTS / QUARRYING / SEASONING / FINISHING / SETTING + ~ Selection of Building Stone; INSPECTION OF STONE AT QUARRY / INSPECTION OF STONE IN BUILDINGS / LABORATORY INVESTIGATION + ~ Tests of Stone; SPECIFIC GRAVITY / ABSORBTION TEST / RESISTANCE TO FIRE / RESISTANCE TO IMPACT / STRENGTH / RESISTANCE TO ACIDS + ~ Brick ~ Manufacture; HAND MADE BRICKS / MACHINE MADE BRICK / DRYING / BURNING + ~ Types of Brick; COMMON BRICK / FACE BRICK / FIREBRICK / PAVING BRICK / GLAZED AND ENAMELED BRICKS / MOLDED BRICKS / FEATHER EDGE AND COMPASS BRICKS / SAND CEMENT BRICKS + ~ Properties of Bricks; SIZE / COLOR / RANK OF BRICKS + ~ Other Clay Products ~ Hollow Building Tile; MANUFACTURE / KINDS OF HOLLOW TILE / POROUS TILE / DENSE TILE / GLAZED TILE / VITRIFIED TILE / FORMS OF HOLLOW TILE + ~ Clay Pipe +++ plus many more. Treat Yourself, the stone worker, bricklayer, carpenter, architect, steel worker or anyone intrigued by every aspect of engineering to this find! Winner pays 5.34 priority shipping *** Note, I can get up to three more (of this size) text to you without any additional postal charges, and am always glad to combine purchases. So please feel free to check out some of my other similar books... Running Now! Just click on "View sellers other auctions" above to take a quick look. Wishing peace and safety to you and yours! Place a Bid!