46951
Accession Number
33049
Editor
Jandl, H. Ward
Title Of Article Chaper
Inventing the i-beam: Richard Turner, Cooper & Hewitt and others
Title Of Journal Book
The technology of historic American buildings: studies of the materials, craft processes, and the mechanization of building construction
Pages
63-96
Publisher
Association for Preservation Technology
Publisher City
Fredericksburg
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Describes the development of wrought iron beams, 1840-56. The malleable iron deck beam, construction of the glasshouse in the royal botanical gardens, development of double t-beams in France, American railroad iron and wrought iron frame buildings in the United States, and the bulb-tee beam are also discussed.
Keywords
Iron, architectural structure; iron, history; iron, wrought forge; iron, cast architectural structural -- ICCROM
pub_id
46951