Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1940, Page 24

B—4 Research Producing Stronger Structures Walls of Different Colors. /| take away from the length of o s Built of Concret o s it v s e on e o o\l HAMPSHIRE KNOLLS $4990 lll 0 OIICI'ee up in the morning with the feeling | ferently on different wall surfaces, i UP that it is & bright, happy day. Can | but bookcases, furniture and pie- Fifteen Minutes From Downtown Plastic Flow Found We have bright red in our rooms?” | tures call for s different back- Vital Factor in Stress Under Load Researches in the plastic flow of concrete are contributing to the safer design of concrete structures, according to & report to the Engi- neering Foundation, which is spon- soring a testing program at the University of California. “The results nave led to new conceptions of the behavior of con- crete under the action of stress and to important modifications of prac- tice, both in design and construc- tion,” it is declared by Prof. Ray- mond E. Davis, who is directing the work. “As building materials go, con- crete in its present form is a fairly new product. Such success as has been attained in the scientific con- trol of concrete is due largely to the efforts of research-minded en- gineers who have sought to im- REAL ESTATE, BRIARCLIFF DWELLING SOLD—This attractive home in the new Briarcliff development has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Elwell from Frank 8. Phillips, builder. It is located at 5101 Macomb street N.W. —Star Staff Photo. al&erwwd. ;} would like some- counteract the deep green of the big tree that shades my room, but when I have to work at my desk 1 want to have restful, quiet grey surrounding me.” This was quite an order, especially as none of the rooms were large, but after all the old-fashioned ideas were thrown out several facts emerged. There is reason to make all four sides of room alike. We haven't eyes at back of our heads and are conscious of only two sides of a room at a time. What we can’t see cannot hurt us, so if brother likes to awaken with the sun bouncing off a red wall let's {;:ve one r]ed “ltll and the rest of e room in a figured wallpaper accented with the red. fathe wants to rule out his green light let -him do so with warm yellows and coral color and the far wall, where his desk reposes may be the quietest, softest grey and still not absorb all the light in the room. Color freedom does not necessarily ing from deep maple-leaf red through rusty shades to rose beige serves as & complimentary back- ground to the furnishings—yet no one, on entering, is aware of dif- ference in color—merely of the beauty of the quality of color on different planes. Color is one of the most exciting experiments open to all of us, and the rules change with every project. Though your house may have no distinction in line, material and workmanship, you may still do magie things with eolor that mi left © All Brick ® Air-Conditioned © Full Basements ® Large Lots "ot Rew Tampinite "Ave, 1 2510 G lionte =7 »e- s SMITH & GOTTLIEB, INC. SHep. 5154, SHep. 4479-W out New Albert REAL ESTATE. of your friends | what it is—it's that they will|it that counts. EXHIBIT HOME_% GUDE AVE., TAKOMA PARK, MD. RNISHED BY GEORGE'S H. Davis, Sales, will “pull the | realize, as you have, that it is not what you do with Per Mo. Inclnd- ing Interest, Prin- eipal, Taxes and Insuranee. loads, now only approximated by our ordinary formulas, is often to a considerable degree affected by plastic flow. “The thermal stresses in mass concrete, generally disregarded in the analysis of dams, may be fully as important as stresses due to gravity loads and are to an ap- preciable extent influenced by plas- tic flow. The importance of plastic flow in connection with the crack- ing of concrete, whether the crack- |ing is due to thermal stresses or ; stresses caused by drying shrinkage; is now generally recognized.” The research was begun 12 years ago in connection with the founda- tion'’s investigations of arch dams and of concrete arches. Thirty-one series of tests, which include a wide ! range of specific problems, have | been made or are in progress. A considerable volume of fundamental data has zlready been accumulated. prove its qualities. Better propor- tioned, stronger and more durable concrete structures today as com- pared with yesterday, tomorrow as compared with today, are and will be the result of carefully planned research on some of the lesser un- derstood properties of concrete. Improvements Gradual. “The improvement of the ma- terials of construction with which man has had to deal has come about by a gradual process. This process has sometimes involved the bitter experience of failure, but for the most part the patient accumu- lation of a systematic body of knowledge with the development of more accurate and dependable in- formation as to the properties of our materials of construction has greatly increased our efficiency in their use.” In the field of reinforced con- crete design, Prof. Davis explains, | new formulas for the construction | of concrete columns take into con- | mean wildness. A harmonious and restful atmosphere may be created in a room with two or more colors on the walls, as with one. Not only is it possible to do this, but very often it is wise. Light falling on flat surfaces changes as the planes change. A peach-colored wall will be very much paler and whiter where the direct light hits it on the wall opposite the windows. In the far corners and on either side of the windows it will be ‘deep and much pinker. Color should be changed in intensity, depending on whether it is getting direct or re- The Home Clinic Experimenting With Color Can Remake Dull House Into Bright, Modern Place Sometimes fantastically new ideas | servative and I am sure had never are made practical by accident and |lived in any house that did not this very accident jogs us from our | have cream walls and white wood- stupid unnoticing state into a new | work in their lives. It remained for world. Lately I saw an experiment | their two young children, with their in color that accomplished just this, | fearless love of color to demand A family inherited a dull little | Something new and different and frame house with nothing in the | for the whole family to experiment world to recommend it but its loca- | With an entirely new approach to tion and one beautiful tree which | the question of color. completely covered it with its wide The first great new idea that branches. The only thing that could | dawned was that it is not what possibly remake the house into any | colors are, but how they appear, distinction was color. The grown-|and not only how they appear but ups in the family were most con-'what they do. There is no such WHY RENT? Wood Acres One of the Albert W. Walker Communities flected light. Experiments Worth While. When facing the end of a room one is not particularly conscious of Near Walter Reed $7.900 will buy a completely Pleasant Room Idea | t furnished bungalow; fireplace; sideration the effect of plastic flows slazed front porch; 2 bedroos which is the deformation or gradual| A deep blue rug, blue and yellow and bath downstairs; 2 Ainished, yielding caused by the continued IP_?hUCNiOn uff heavly loadsb 4 modern furniture and light green ese new formulas are based on | 3 the ultimate strength of the con- | wlflfi 5:1 o(;r;;)me i chnrmlaf sgn- crete, which is measured by crush- | ;’1}; ymg‘sgm ““;f .dregg;‘;ul;n enncl; 1nefafsiendard e by 12 inchioyling cabinet with shelves holds carved, der after it has been allowed to 2 hand-crafted pieces of statuary and harden for 28 days, and on the peasant pottery. checked upholstery on Swedish heated. insulated rooms upstairs; 2-car garas o000 o0 Takoma Park, Md. Owner-built 5-room _bungalow enclosed porch for 3rd bedroom, stairs to_roughed-in 2nd floor, full basefent, 11, baths. $6,250—$350 Cash—$50 Monthly No Renewal of Trust Sample House, 1831 E St. N.E. ODERN conditions and modern budgets demand homes that are in M vield point of steel. The latter is Price, $4,350 step with the times ® And that's one reason why so many of Wash- e e i stoel ba) Furnished by ° .’. .I . ington's keenest-minded home-seekers are turning to impressive, pic- e {How to Clean Maple Hilde Miller turesque and fast-growing Wood Acres @ Designed by Schreier & Patterson, A. . A., famed architects of Colonial homes planned for modern living, every house in Wood Acres is custom-built @ Each one has three bedrooms and two baths as standard equipment @ And all are air condi- tioned with automatic gas heat @ We will build your home on a wide, wooded lot for as little as 58490 FHA FINANCING To clean dust and dirt from & bird’s-eye maple dresser wash with thick suds of any pure soap, fol= low immediately with a clean cloth dampened with clear water and Irub dry with cheesecloth. Elos: in. :'hlcre, 4-bedroom rick, glazed heated sun porch. finished attic with bath, pnouw- matic heat, lot partly wcoded, shrubbery, wild flowers, spring bulbs, recreation space, 2 blocks to Shopping center and bus: frouned with $12,000 to $20,000 Only $9,950 J. D. Draper Real Estate—Building Plastic Flow Vital Factor. “A property which influences the behavior of concrete under almost any condition of service is plastic flow,” Prof. Davis says. “The dis- tribution of stresses due to applied 12 Built, 7 Sold Out East Capitol St. to 17th St left to E St., right to houses. ©® Oxford Kitchen Cabinets ©® Automatic Gas Heot ©® Full Basement ® Coacrete Front Porch LOUIS H. HALL 2125 R. 1. Ave. N.E. 6 rooms & bath Toilet in Basement Insulated Furred Walls TO REACH: Ezhidition Home at Massachusetts Avenue may be reached by Soay of Massa: Chusetts Avenue Eztended, 2 miles beyond Westmoreland Circle. Furnished by Hecht Co. DETACHED—ALL BRICK CONSTRUCTION 1325 Ritchie Place N.E. 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths, large living room, dining room ond kitchen. 5 Helen H. Vait, Seles Mgr. £ Recreation room, laundry, servant's toilet. Slate roof, air-condi- Restton-Bulder Hobset;S020 8416 Georgia Ave. One of the Albert W. Walker Communities tioned heat. Weather-stripped and screened, caulked and insulated. Silver Spring, Md. 925 15t St. N.W. NAtione! 6370 High-grade decorations and fixtures. Shep! h;a"ss‘z‘ss‘u Gl O 0 0000000000000 000OCEOGEOGIOGOSOSOSO $8,550.00 Terms as low as $1,000 cash and $48.86 per month, which includes payment of all interest and principal. An opportunity here is offered to pay for a HOME at considerably less than the property itself will rent for. Between Randolph and Shepherd—13th and 14th Sts. N.E. Drive out Michigan Ave. to 13th St. CHARLES M. WALLINGSFORD Owner and Builder Natl. 2990 1010 Vermont Ave. A Sacrifice in One of Washington’s Most Exclusive Sections g ' Foxhall Road $19,950 A picturesque English Manor House of three stories in one of the city’s most fashionable residential areas. It contains five bedrooms and three baths, large finished storage room, maid's room and bath. Center-entrance hall, powder room, large living room, music room or den, dining room, butler's pantry, kitchen and screened porch. Open Sunday 10 to 6 ROBERTS E. LATIMER 7733 Alaska Ave. N.W. 2 [ [ 1815 East Beach Drive 2 Blocks West of 16th Street This magnificent home has been reduced in price to § l-‘c.:nu appraised for $40,000 and a loan 29,500. The property f $25,000 at 413% can be ac- : Out 16th St. to Kalmia Rd., left on ;211».1'0' A Fast Deach Drive, right 2 blocks to property. LESLIE D. MEASELL 3432 CONN. AVE. WOODLEY 4733 BB R RO RO OO OO ONOIOT L. E. Breuninger & Sons invites you to inspect A Williamsburg Reproduction Your Most Critical Inspection Is Invited of the Silver Star Home 3750 FORDHAM ROAD GEo. 1270 YOKKTOWJ‘fi': VILLAGE OPEN DAILY / OPEN DAILY WOODSIDE FOREST —— “FROM W FROM Silver Spring, Md. . 10AM. to 9P.M. 4 10AM.t09 P.M. “The Garden. of beeutiful Homes” . I SRS LIBRARY T0"& » 13-l 1 SR 183-3"% 24 816 Live Oak Drive Here is another fine home in this splendid neigh- borhood—on one of the best lots available and sur- rounded by homes of similar quality. There are six large rooms, including 3 bedrooms and 2 baths with extra hvat?ry on first floor. Built by William G. Irvin, Jr. Open for inspection. To reach: Oul Georgia_Ave. to Silver Spring, vight om Colesville Pike o Dale Drive (Mrs. K’s Tavern), left to homes, or continue through Stiver Spring to Columbia Blvd. and right to house, Wm. M. Throckmorton Investment Bidg. Sales-Rentals FIRST FLOORP. SECOND FLOOR Spring Valley answers the demand for a residential community conveniently situated and yet rotectingl, located, where the best trqdmons of home con be exemplified—where your children can ple‘y/ lo'f’ely, wfi.’.".z your famify can live happily, where your neighbors are selected, and where your home investment is protected. Designed and built by To reach—Drive out Massa- W. C. & A. N. MILLER DEVELOPMENT CO. chusetts Avenue; just beyond Furnished and decorated by American University turn left on J. HAROLD GOODING, Interior Decorator ordham Road, totlt'hc propfetrt A W. C. & A. N. MILLER - DEVELOPMENT GO, 1119 17¢h St. N.W. DI. 4464 The atmosphere of old Williamsburg has been recaptured in this new home—even to the minute details of interior finish. Its floor plan and equipment perfectly meet the requirements of modern living. It enjoys an exclusive atmosphere among homes of com- parable character, two_of which received awards for achitectural merit from the Washington Board of Trade. Beautifully furnished to make your inspection even more enjoyable. Bovord ik Blaies “Hina' %5 Samesioun ond, okt o 3 o orihingion Drive.. ‘Open” daly to 8 1730 K ST. @b&l@&m NA. 2040 DI. 6092 o /s /8.8