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Job Number 37, More than an Early Blueprint: Prince's Jetty, Liverpool and its Place in the History of Reinforced Concrete Engineering Innovation

K.G. Smith* and A.E. Jarvis#

*Department of Civil Engineering,University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
#Centre for Port and Maritime History, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

doi:10.4203/ccp.48.1.4

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K.G. Smith, A.E. Jarvis, "Job Number 37, More than an Early Blueprint: Prince's Jetty, Liverpool and its Place in the History of Reinforced Concrete Engineering Innovation", in B.H.V. Topping, M.B. Leeming, (Editors), "Innovation in Civil and Structural Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 29-34, 1997. doi:10.4203/ccp.48.1.4

Abstract

The thirty seventh job built by Mouchel in the UK is still standing at the Liverpool waterside. Originally a humble cattle stage, it has a significance in the history of the acceptance of innovation out of proportion to its function. At a time when structural masonry for dock walls, and timber for dock gates, were the established materials of choice for port engineers, the adoption of a new European product in the second city of the British Empire and its satisfactory performance, leading to praise in the contemporary Institution of Civil Engineer's reports on reinforced concrete, support the conclusion that it helped pave the way for more prestigious structures. We can attempt to generalise lessons for modern innovations from this historical success.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 48 INNOVATION IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Edited by: B.H.V. Topping and M.B. Leeming Paper I.4 Job Number 37, More than an Early Blueprint: Prince's Jetty, Liverpool and its Place in the History of Reinforced Concrete Engineering Innovation K.G. Smith* and A.E. Jarvis# *Department of Civil Engineering,University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom #Centre for Port and Maritime History, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom doi:10.4203/ccp.48.1.4 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper K.G. Smith, A.E. Jarvis, "Job Number 37, More than an Early Blueprint: Prince's Jetty, Liverpool and its Place in the History of Reinforced Concrete Engineering Innovation", in B.H.V. Topping, M.B. Leeming, (Editors), "Innovation in Civil and Structural Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 29-34, 1997. doi:10.4203/ccp.48.1.4 Abstract The thirty seventh job built by Mouchel in the UK is still standing at the Liverpool waterside. Originally a humble cattle stage, it has a significance in the history of the acceptance of innovation out of proportion to its function. At a time when structural masonry for dock walls, and timber for dock gates, were the established materials of choice for port engineers, the adoption of a new European product in the second city of the British Empire and its satisfactory performance, leading to praise in the contemporary Institution of Civil Engineer's reports on reinforced concrete, support the conclusion that it helped pave the way for more prestigious structures. We can attempt to generalise lessons for modern innovations from this historical success. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £85 +P&P)
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