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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