Construction materials : types, uses, and applications /
Caleb Hornbostel
- New York : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c1978
- ix, 878 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Exhaustive list of materials used in construction and architecture. Information on each category includes history and manufacture, the physical and chemical properties, and the conditions of use. Although an American publication all measurements in the book include metric equivalents.