Marine Piling Investigations, Their Deterioration and Preservation; Report of the Committed on Marine Piling Investigations of the Division of Engineering and Industrial Research of the National Research Council
Washington DC: National Research Council, 1924. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [8], 534 pages. Folding plates. Illustrations. Bibliography. Addenda to New York Harbor Report. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Name of previous owner on fep. Three of the collaborators on this study were with the United States Army Chemical Warfare Service. Col. William Greene Atwood was a noted consulting engineer associated with Herbert Hoover in directing eastern European relief during World War I. He was commander of the U. S. 17th engineers (transportation) in World War I, and in 1919 was technical advisor to the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, helping reestablish mining, telegraph and transportation systems. The Chemical Corps is the branch of the United States Army tasked with defending against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. The corps was founded as the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) during World War I. Its name was changed to the Chemical Corps in 1946. For most of its history, the Chemical Corps was tasked with delivering chemical weapons rather than defending against them. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Marine Pilings, Timber, Boring, Metal Structures, Chemical Warfare Service, Charring, Tarring, Coatings, Armor, Injected Preservatives, Chlorine, Harbor Reports, Bankia, Creosote, Limnoria, Teredo, Cottonwood, Toxicity
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