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Industrialized building in the Soviet Union
CEMENT and CONCRETERESEARCH. Vol. l , pp. 585-586, 1971. Pergamon Press, Inc. Printed in the United States.
NEW BOOKS
Industrialized Buildin 9 in the Soviet Union. (A Report of the U.S. Delegation to the U.S.S.R. James R. Wright, Editor. National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 334. May, 1971. 81 pages. 75 cents. This report documents the findings of eight Americans who traveled to Russia in the Fall of 1969 for a firsthand look at the industrialized building industry of the Soviet Union. (Order prepaid from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, or local U.S. Dept. of Commerce Field Offices as SD Catalog No. C13.10:334; or microfiche copy may be ordered Prepaid for 95 cents a copy from the National Technical Information Services (NTIS) Springfield, Va. 22151, as NBS Spec. Publ. 334). The ChemistrX of Cement and Concrete. 3rd Edition. nold, London. 727 pp. ~12.
Sir F. M. Lea. 1970. Ar-
I t is a pleasure to see this updated version of the book which f i l l s a unique position in its field. This work is concerned with the science of cement and concrete, but also contains a wealth of information for those practically engaged in the use of concrete for building and civil engineering construction. The book follows the same basic outline as the earlier 1956 edition, proceeding from a historical treatment through cement classification, preparation, constitution, hydration, physical and mechanical properties; to varieties of cements; and concludes with concrete, its components and behavior under a variety of conditions. The new version is expanded considerably and is up-to-date in its treatment, containing references as recent as 1970. Muchof the material added is concerned with new research and its interpretation, particularly with respect to hydration, physical properties, shrinkage and creep. The book is aesthetically pleasing, i t contains relatively few typographical errors and the text is lucid and well integrated. This work should provide a comprehensive reference book for those who require information about cements and the chemical nature of concrete. DMR
585
NEW BOOKS
Industrialized Buildin 9 in the Soviet Union. (A Report of the U.S. Delegation to the U.S.S.R. James R. Wright, Editor. National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 334. May, 1971. 81 pages. 75 cents. This report documents the findings of eight Americans who traveled to Russia in the Fall of 1969 for a firsthand look at the industrialized building industry of the Soviet Union. (Order prepaid from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, or local U.S. Dept. of Commerce Field Offices as SD Catalog No. C13.10:334; or microfiche copy may be ordered Prepaid for 95 cents a copy from the National Technical Information Services (NTIS) Springfield, Va. 22151, as NBS Spec. Publ. 334). The ChemistrX of Cement and Concrete. 3rd Edition. nold, London. 727 pp. ~12.
Sir F. M. Lea. 1970. Ar-
I t is a pleasure to see this updated version of the book which f i l l s a unique position in its field. This work is concerned with the science of cement and concrete, but also contains a wealth of information for those practically engaged in the use of concrete for building and civil engineering construction. The book follows the same basic outline as the earlier 1956 edition, proceeding from a historical treatment through cement classification, preparation, constitution, hydration, physical and mechanical properties; to varieties of cements; and concludes with concrete, its components and behavior under a variety of conditions. The new version is expanded considerably and is up-to-date in its treatment, containing references as recent as 1970. Muchof the material added is concerned with new research and its interpretation, particularly with respect to hydration, physical properties, shrinkage and creep. The book is aesthetically pleasing, i t contains relatively few typographical errors and the text is lucid and well integrated. This work should provide a comprehensive reference book for those who require information about cements and the chemical nature of concrete. DMR
585