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Dec 1909
Concrete Piles
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The rapid decrease in the available timber supply-and the consequent increase in the price of all kinds of wood during the past thirty years-has served as a stimulus for the invention of methods for the conservation of this valuable building material. Investigations have proceeded along two distinct lines; first, to find a means whereby the serviceable life of the wood could be prolonged; second, to find a material which could be used as a substitute for wood. The first was accomplished by the discovery of the creosote treatment, which has more than doubled the actual term of service of wood in those industries in which it has been used. The second problem has been solved to a large extent by the development of the uses of concrete, both plain and reinforced, which is now replacing not only wood, but also steel, masonry, and other materials which have been standards in construction work for years.
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Howard J. Cole, M.ASCE
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