Research Article
Sep 1975
Fifty Years of Aluminum in Construction
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 101, Issue 3
Abstract
The development of aluminum applications in construction equipment since l925 is reviewed. Preferred alloys, products, and methods of joining are examined as related to engines, vehicle bodies, cranes, scaffolding, formwork, structures, architecture, tools, and equipment. During the 50-yr life of the Construction Division of ASCE, aluminum has grown from specialized application to become an accepted structural metal of general utility. The light weight and corrosion resistance, coupled with the versatility of the extrusion process, has given it an important place that can only continue to expand in the next half-century.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 101 • Issue 3 • September 1975
Pages: 583 - 592
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1975
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Cedric Marsh, M.ASCE
Prof. of Engrg., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Sir George Williams Campus, Concordia Univ., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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