Show EFFE EFFECTIVE TIVE USE OF CONCRETE 4 S f Cincinnati Engineers Camouflaged Water Tanks That Otherwise Would Have Been Blemish f The citizens as well as the as-the the engineers of Cincinnati 0 O were troubled at the j prospect of of f dl disfiguring a a. a beautiful t t i j residential sec section lon of of the city with five foot water tan tanks lants g and many i 0 plans were presented for mak making ng them 1 h l less ss unsightly The one chosen chose for for t architectural effect w was a shell sheH of con con- con con- Ir 1 w Concrete Shells Which Camouflage Unsightly Unsightly Unsightly Un Un- sightly Tanks In Cincinnati crete which transformed the huge ugly towers Into Impressive moms ments meats The problem of form work f for r the construction of the shell shelI was difficult First the tanks were constructed inthe Inthe in the usual manner of steel and these were were filled d with water so go that they would be the same shape It was wms feared th that t If concrete were poured while they were empty slight changes change might take place when the tanks were filled causing the eon concrete crete to crack crock The f forms for the first setting were placed on the tho foundation and braced a ato to the ground As each panel of the form weighs a n ton It Is readily seen that it was a difficult task to raise the huge weight r These water towers have bee d I. I sl sign Qa oa to sa that hat they fit Into th City y rJ Them Beautiful pian lari of L top top- P a arf rt rf the concrete ia th the t 1 9 g. g y i c of the theold battle of u I t told j. j ol old fort and amI Is really very I X e. Y Scientific Amerl American nn I t |