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    Twentieth-century building materials : history and conservation / edited with a new preface by Thomas C. Jester.

    • Title:Twentieth-century building materials : history and conservation / edited with a new preface by Thomas C. Jester.
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    • Variant Title:20th century building materials
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Jester, Thomas C., editor.
      Tomlan, Michael A. Building modern America.
      Getty Conservation Institute, issuing body.
    • Published/Created:Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute, [2014]
      ©2014
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Building materials--Conservation--United States.
      Building materials--United States--History--20th century.
    • Description:xiv, 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm
    • Notes: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.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781606063255 (pbk.)
      1606063251 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Machine generated 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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