Excerpt from Reinforced Concrete Construction, Vol. 1: Fundamental Principles Including Numerous Tables and Diagrams to Facilitate the Calculation and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures This volume forms the first part of the regular course on Rein forced Concrete Construction offered by the Extension Division of The University of Wisconsin and, in common with a, number of the other structural engineering courses offered, presupposes a, knowledge of the elements of structures. It has been written primarily to meet the needs of those who desire to take up the study of this subject by correspondence, but the author sees' no reason why a text of this nature may not. Be employed for other purposes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.