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Twentieth-century building materials : history and conservation
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- ISBN: 9781606063255 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1606063251 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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xiv, 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm - Publisher: Los Angeles, California : Getty Conservation Institute, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
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| General Note: | First published in 1995 as "Twentieth-Century Building Materials: History and Conservation" by Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. An illustrated version was published in 1995 by McGraw Hill in cooperation with the National Park Service.--ECIP galley. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-298) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Building Materials: A Photographic Essay -- Introduction -- Building Modern America: An Era Of Standardization And Experimentation / Michael A. Tomlan -- pt. I METALS -- 1. Aluminum / Stephen J. Kelley -- 2. Monel / Derek H. Trelstad -- 3. Nickel Silver / Adrienne B. Cowden -- 4. Stainless Steel / Irene J. Cohen -- 5. Weathering Steel / Carolyn L. Searls -- pt. II CONCRETE -- 6. Concrete Block / Deborah Slaton -- 7. Cast Stone / David P. Wessel -- 8. Reinforced Concrete / James D. Connolly -- 9. Shotcrete / Anne T. Sullivan -- 10. Architectural Precast Concrete / Sidney Freedman -- 11. Prestressed Concrete / Howard Newlon, Jr. -- pt. III WOOD AND PLASTICS -- 12. Fiberboard / Rebecca Gallagher -- 13. Decorative Plastic Laminates / Nicole L. Stull -- 14. Plywood / Thomas C. Jester -- 15. Glued Laminated Timber / David C. Fischetti -- 16. Fiber Reinforced Plastic / Anthony J. T. Walker -- pt. IV MASONRY -- 17. Structural Clay Tile / Conrad Paulson -- 18. Terracotta / Harry J. Hunderman -- 19. Gypsum Block And Tile / Susan M. Escherich -- 20. Thin Stone Veneer / Edward A. Gerns -- 21. Simulated Masonry / Ann Milkovich Mckee -- pt. V GLASS -- 22. Plate Glass / Flora A. Calabrese -- 23. Prismatic Glass / Dietrich Neumann -- 24. Glass Block / Bruce S. Kaskel -- 25. Structural Glass / Carol J. Dyson -- 26. Spandrel Glass / Robert W. Mckinley -- pt. VI FLOORING -- 27. Linoleum / Bonnie Wehle Parks Snyder -- 28. Rubber Tile / Sharon C. Park -- 29. Cork Tile / Anne E. Grimmer -- 30. Terrazzo / Walker C. Johnson -- 31. Vinyl Tile / Paul D. Kofoed -- pt. VII ROOFING, SIDING, AND WALLS -- 32. Asphalt Shingles / Mike Jackson -- 33. Porcelain Enamel / Thomas C. Jester -- 34. Acoustical Materials / Anne E. Weber -- 35. Gypsum Board / Michael A. Tomlan -- 36. Building Sealants / James D. Connolly. |
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| Subject: | Building materials -- Conservation -- United States Building materials -- United States -- History -- 20th century |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Interurban Library | TA 403.6 T87 2014 (Text) | 26040003008105 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
