This auction is for the Proceedings of the First International Conference on Asbestos-Cement held in Cannes, France, on May, 1986. It’s a large manual containing 526 pages written in English and French and sponsored by The Asbestos Institute. A lot of information from the experts about products containing asbestos-cement.
CONTENTS:
- General considerations regarding the use of asbestos-cement product in the construction industry.
- Asbestos-cement pipe for inspection manholes, cisterns, collectors, tanks and storm sewer outfalls.
- Asbestos-cement containers for waste storing.
- Latex-rubber coating for autoclaved asbestos-cement pipe.
- Asbestos-cement products can last as long as desired.
- Study of the interface of asbestos fibres with the cement matrix.
- Industrial paint for asbestos-cement products: evolution of formulations and techniques application.
- Carbonation of asbestos-cement products to improve surface quality and appearance.
- Influence of asbestos fibre length on flexural strength of asbestos-cement materials.
- Asbestos-cement manufacture from wet process chrysotile.
- Used of shaped asbestos-cement sheet in contemporary architecture.
- Use of external asbestos-cement insulation materials.
- The use of shaped asbestos-cement sheets for housing roofing tile support.
- New applications for asbestos-cement materials: facade system, prefabricated structures and fire door cores.
- A new type of asbestos-cement siding materials.
- Development of asbestos-cement cooling tower fill with improved durability.
- Leaching corrosion of asbestos-cement pipes.
- Etc.
Dimension of the catalog: 8½ x 11 inches. 526 pages.
Condition: Near mint.
Shipping cost to United States $19.21 Heavy book !!! (Expedited Parcel) 11 business days
Shipping cost to Canada: $12.63 (Regular Parcel) 8 business days
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