Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1918 — EFFECTIVE USE OF CONCRETE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

EFFECTIVE USE OF CONCRETE

Cincinnati Engineer* "Camouflaged" Water Tank* That Otherwise Would Have Been Blemish. The citizens as well as the engineers of Cincinnati, 0., were troubled at the * prospect of disfiguring a beautiful residential section of the city with five 100-foot water tanks, and many plans were presented for making them less unsightly. The one chosen for architectural effect was a shell of con-

crete which transformed the huge ugly towers into impressive monuments. The problem of form work for the construction of the shell wa* difficult. First the tanks were constructed in the usual manner, of steel, < and these were filled with water so' that they would be the same shape. It was feared that if concrete were poured while they were empty slight changes might take place when the tanks were filled, causing the concrete to crack. The forms for the first setting were placed on the foundation and braced to the ground. As each panel of the form wfijghs a ton it is readily seen that it was a difficult task to raise the huge weight These water towers have been designed so that they fit into the City Beautiful plan of Cincinnati. The top of the concrete structure has the ap-< pearance of the battlements of an old fort, and is really very effective.— Scientific American.

Concrete Shells Which Camouflage Unsightly Tanks in Cincinnati.