National emergency specifications for the design of reinforced concrete buildings [electronic resource] / War Production Board.

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Title	National emergency specifications for the design of reinforced concrete buildings [electronic resource] / War Production Board.
Alternative Title	War Production Board national emergency specifications for the design of reinforced concrete buildings.
Item Number	p0197
Creator (Corporate)	United States. War Production Board.
Government Publisher	U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1942
Physical Description	38 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes	Dated November 10, 1942--cover.; Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, War Production Board.--p.2.
Table of Contents	General requirements and working stresses -- Design, general considerations -- Flexural computations -- Shear and diagonal tension -- Bond and anchorage -- Flat slabs, with square or rectangular panels -- Reinforced concrete columns and walls -- Footings.
Summary	Reinforced concrete designs and details shall be so selected as to use a minimum amount of steel reinforcement. To accomplish this, the design shall embody a maximum of symmetry and simplicity of lay-out and a minimum of ornamentation and shall comply with the requirements of the Directive for War-Time Construction, dated May 20, 1942, and the 'List of Prohibited Items for Construction Work' of the Army-Navy Munitions Board, dated June 29, 1942, as amended... Wherever prestressed reinforced concrete construction can be used to advantage with resulting savings in steel, it shall be adopted.--p.3.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Engineering and construction--Government policy. Buildings, Reinforced concrete--United States. Buildings--Specifications--United States. Concrete construction--Law and legislation--United States.
Gov Doc Classification	PR 32.4802:C 74
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	p0197.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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