The development of iron British piers in the XIX century. The discovery of new materials

In this article, the authors study the decadence of wood piers along XIX century, mainly because of problems inherent to the attacks of invertebrates. Soon, the wood structures will be substituted by iron ones, appearing two extraordinary materials, cast iron and wrought iron. Cast iron was a ma...

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Main Authors: C. González-García de Velasco, M. González-Vílchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2011-12-01
Series:Materiales de Construccion
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Online Access:http://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/654