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035 _a(Sirsi) u22348
041 _aeng
100 _aJones, H.
245 _aPrestress pioneer
260 _c1989
350 _a0
490 _aNew Civil Engineer
_v(822) 12 January 1989, 26-28(3)
520 _aPrestressing was invented in France but it is the British who are pioneering the method in Europe. Prestressed concrete slabs are being used as a method of constructing floors rapidly and economically in the Harbour Exchange office development on the Isle of Dogs. Examines the advantages of this quickly growing method of construction and how the British construction industry could use their knowledge to gain a foothold in Europe .
650 _aCONCRETE
650 _aSINGLE MARKET
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MATERIALS
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c14971
_d14971