Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat in World War II, successively commanding the 2d and 1st Battalions, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 508 PIR, of the 82nd Airborne Division. A legend in his own time, he fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France, and even after being seriously wounded in Normandy, insisted on playing a role in the Battle of the Bulge.
Airborne Generals Gavin and Ridgway recognized Alexander s superior battle skills and...
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Col. Mark James Alexander was the only airborne officer to lead three different battalions into combat ...
Concrete and cement-based materials must operate in increasingly aggressive aqueous environments, whichmay be either natural or industrial. These materials may suffer degradation in which ion addition and/or ion exchange reactions occur, leading to a breakdown of the matrix microstructure and consequent weakening. Sometimes this degradation can be extremely rapid and serious such as in acidic environments, while in other cases degradation occurs over long periods. Consequences of material failure are usually severe - adversely affecting the health and well-being of human communities and...
Concrete and cement-based materials must operate in increasingly aggressive aqueous environments, whichmay be either natural or industrial. These m...
This book reviews the nature and kinetics of degradation and deterioration of cement-based materials in aggressive aqueous environments, including modelling, test methods and implications and consequences of deterioration, with engineering approaches.
This book reviews the nature and kinetics of degradation and deterioration of cement-based materials in aggressive aqueous environments, including mod...
