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17: Concrete
Larson
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Architecture
Undergraduate 1
05/06/2012

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What two things were necessary to be developed in the late 18th/early 19th centuries to enable the evolution of modern concrete structures?
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List three reasons why Larson considers reinforced concrete, and not iron, to have been the material more responsible for the development of modern architecture
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Ernest Ransome's concrete framed factories bore a stunning resemblance to those designed at the same time by what French pioneer in concrete?
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The first important French contractor of reinforced concrete prior to the Franco-Prussian War was _______
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The architect chosen by Henry Ford to design his factories in Detroit was ___________
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What economic advantage did the Hennebique system enjoy in Paris?
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What was the secret of Roman cement that was rediscovered in the 19th century?
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The French rationalist tradition, started by Soufflot, and best represented by the work of Perret, was a quest to syntesize the ideas of what two historic styles?
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What other theoretician, besides Viollet-le-duc influenced the work of Perret?
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What two theoreticians influenced the work of Perret?
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The architect responsible for the early use of reinforced concrete structures in the design of the first automobile factories in Detroit was __________
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The first skyscraper constructed with a reinforced concrete frame was the ________
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The Swiss engineer famous for his graceful, shallow arched, three-hinged concrete bridges was ________
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Portland Cement was first invented in which country?
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The demise of terra-cotta fireproofing that led to the universal acceptance of reinforced concrete was a result of ___________
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In which country was the principle of reinforcing concrete first developed?
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What advantage did reinforced concrete enjoy over iron from the viewpoint of structural rationalists?
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Which French engineer built an international concrete company after the Franco-Prussian War?
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What was the name of Tony Garnier's socialist utopian city which employed concrete housing and solar-power?
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What is generally regarded as the first American reinforced concrete building?
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