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035			_a(Sirsi) u10701
041			_aeng
100			_aSwailes, T.
245			_a19th century cast-iron beams: their design, manufacture and reliability
260			_c1996
350			_a0
490			_aProceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers _vFebruary 1996, 25-35(11)
520			_aDescribes 19th century practice in the design, manufacturing and testing of cast-iron beams and, by analysing contemporary reports of structural failures, shows that decline in the use of these beams had less to do with mistrust of the material by engineers than was popularly believed. Use of these beams is considered in the context that they are still in service in many public buildings, textile mills and warehouses.
650			_aCAST IRON BEAMS
650			_aCAST IRON
650			_aSTRUCTURAL FAILURES
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MATERIALS
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c6792 _d6792