ITEMS Video Descriptions


Consolidation of Concrete
CEC VT0070

Quality concrete can best be consolidated through vibration. Slumping action, deaeration & different types of concrete vibrators & their applications. 20 min


Finishing Concrete Flatwork
CEC VT0071

Apprentice "finishers" as well as supervisors & journeymen will benefit from video. Describes & demonstrates procedures for finishing concrete flatwork, using tools & finishing techniques practiced by concrete finishers. 1964. 31 min


Surveying Pilot: The Level
CEC VT0397

Video for Civil Engineering Class


Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
CEC VT1273

Silent film presentation of the collapse of the suspension bridge built across the Tacoma Narrows between 1938 and 1940. Four months after completion the bridge started to sway and ripple from gale force winds. Eventually the bridge collapsed. 8 min