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Principles & Practices of Heavy Construction
by Ronald C. Smith
Second Edition
Hardcover
Copyright 1976
Published by Prentice-Hall Inc.
403 pages.

This appears to be a 1970s textbook on the construction of permanent buildings of concrete, steel, masonry, and heavy timbers... Designed for those building structures such as an office building, hotel, factory, apartment house, church, school, or hospital.

Asbestos References

Specific details in this book are:

- In the section on Mastic Floors:  "Asphalt flooring consists of emulsified asphalt containing asbestos fiber mixed with Portland cement and stone aggregates to form a stiff plastic material."

- One of the types of resilient tile listed is Vinyl-asbestos.

- One of the types of roofing materials listed is asbestos-cement board. There is a paragraph on asbestos-cement roofing.  There are accompanying figures of types of Asbestos-cement roofing sheets and fasteners for asbestos-cement roofing.   Types shown are Cavity Deck, T Deck, Corrugated Board, and Transitile.

- It says that curtain wall panels are available in asbestos-cement, Galbestos, and other varieties.

- The section on fireproofing materials for building insulation mentions the use of sprayed-on asbestos fiber.  It says, "Materials in general use for the protection of a steel frame include regular and lightweight concrete, cellular concrete, gypsum tile, terra cotta tile, plaster made with lightweight aggregates, and sprayed-on asbestos fiber."

- In a later paragraph, it says, "Asbestos fiber mixed with adhesive may be used the same way or may be applied directly to the steel member."   The use of vermiculite is also described.

- Sprayed-on asbestos is also described in the section on Sound-Absorbing Materials.

- The chapter on "finishing" mentions "sheet facings such as asbestos-cement" in the paragraph on "exterior facings."

This book references numerous companies, and has images supplied by them, although specific company names are not referenced in regards to asbestos.

CONDITION: Good. Dustjacket has some wear and tears. Name and info written to front endpaper. Minor wear to book edges.
Principles & Practices
of Heavy Construction
$139