Excerpt from Tests of Reinforced Concrete Beams, Vol. 2: Bulletin No; 1 of the University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station The investigation herein described was undertaken with the hope of adding somewhat to the knowledge of reinforced concrete and of helping to uncover the field for future experimentation. The tests were made in the Laboratory of Applied Mechanics of the University of Illinois. In addition, to the experiments on reinforced concrete beams, tests were conducted on concrete beams, on bond of steel and concrete, and on the elasticity and strength of concrete in tension and compression along lines which promised to have a bearing upon the properties of reinforced concrete beams. The work was done principally as thesis work. The data have now been worked over and the Calculations checked, new drawings made, and results more fully studied and discussed. The thesis on Flexure of Plain and Reinforced Concrete Beams was presented by Messrs. R. V. Engstrom, F. E. Mills, S. D. Brown, and R. J. Blackburn, Of the class of 1904. The thesis on Adhesive Bond of Concrete and Steel was presented by J. W. Davis, of the class Of 1904. The work on the elasticity and strength of concrete in tension and compression is being carried on by R. H. Slocum, Instructor in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, as graduate work. 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.