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Lecture 1B.4.1 : Historical Development of Iron and Steel in Structures
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1. PROPERTIES OF THE THREE FERROUS METALS: CAST IRON, WROUGHT IRON AND STEEL
2. EVOLUTION OF FERROUS METALS
2.1 Blacksmith's Wrought Iron
2.2 Molten or Cast Iron
2.3 Industrialised Wrought Iron
2.4 Steel
3. ACHIEVEMENTS WITH STRUCTURAL IRON & STEEL
4. THE PERIOD OF CAST IRON (1780-1850)
4.1 Cast Iron Arched Bridges
4.2 Cast Iron in Buildings
4.3 Composite Cast and Wrought Iron in Building
4.4 Suspension Bridges
5 THE WROUGHT IRON PERIOD (1850-1900)
5.1 Wrought Iron in Bridges
5.2 Wrought Iron in Buildings
6 THE STEEL PERIOD (1880-PRESENT DAY)
7. PRESENT TECHNIQUES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
8. CONCLUDING SUMMARY