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Twentieth-century building materials : history and conservation / edited by Thomas C. Jester - [New York] : McGraw-Hill, c1995 - 352 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Paul D. Kofoed. - Roofing, Siding, and Walls. Asphalt Shingles / Mike Jackson. Porcelain Enamel / Thomas C. Jester. Acoustical Materials / Anne E. Weber. Gypsum Board / Kimberly A. Konrad, Michael A. Tomlan. Building Sealants / Michael J. Scheffler, James D. Connolly. - Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Sources for Research. Index. Picture Credits. Preface / Thomas C. Jester. - Acknowledgments. - Authors and Contributors. - Twentieth-Century Building Materials: A Photographic Essay. - Building Modern America: An Era of Standardization and Experimentation / Michael A. Tomlan. - Metals. Aluminum / Stephen J. Kelley. Monel / Derek H. Trelstad. Nickel Silver / Adrienne B. Cowden. Stainless Steel / Robert Score, Irene J. Cohen. Weathering Steel / John C. Scott, Carolyn L. Searls. - Concrete. Concrete Block / Pamela H. Simpson, Harry J. Hunderman, Deborah Slaton. Cast Stone / Adrienne B. Cowden, David P. Wessel. Reinforced Concrete / Amy E. Slaton, Paul E. Gaudette, William G. Hime, James D. Connolly. Shotcrete / Anne T. Sullivan. Architectural Precast Concrete / Sidney Freedman. Prestressed Concrete / Howard Newlon, Jr. - Wood and Plastics. Fiberboard / Carol S. Gould, Kimberly A. Konrad, Kathleen Catalano Milley, Rebecca Gallagher. Decorative Plastic Laminates / Anthony J. T. Walker, Kimberly A. Konrad, Nicole L. Stull. Plywood / Thomas C. Jester. Glued Laminated Timber / Andrew McNall, David C. Fischetti. Fiber Reinforced Plastic / Anthony J. T. Walker. - Masonry. Structural Clay Tile / Conrad Paulson. Terra Cotta / Deborah Slaton, Harry J. Hunderman. Gypsum Block and Tile / Susan M. Escherich. Thin Stone Veneer / Michael J. Scheffler, Edward A. Gerns. Simulated Masonry / Ann Milkovich McKee. - Glass. Plate Glass / Kimberly A. Konrad, Kenneth M. Wilson, William J. Nugent, Flora A. Calabrese. Prismatic Glass / Dietrich Neumann. Glass Block / Dietrich Neumann, Jerry G. Stockbridge, Bruce S. Kaskel. Structural Glass / Carol J. Dyson. Spandrel Glass / Robert W. McKinley. - Flooring. Linoleum / Bonnie Wehle Parks Snyder. Rubber Tile / Sharon C. Park. Cork Tile / Anne E. Grimmer. Terrazzo / Walker C. Johnson. - Vinyl Tile / Kimberly A. Konrad,

ISBN: 0070325731

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Building materials--Conservation--United States.
Building materials--History--United States--20th century.

Dewey Class. No.: 691.09730904 / TWE