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Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods,9780471509110
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Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods


Edition: 2nd
Author(s): Edward Allen; ee; Joseph Iano
ISBN10:  0471509116
ISBN13:  9780471509110
Format:  Hardcover
Pub. Date:  3/1/1990
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons

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Table of Contents
ONE MAKING BUILDINGS
3(14)
Designing Buildings
4(1)
Choosing Building Systems: Constraints
4(7)
Choosing Building Systems: Information Resources
11(1)
Choosing Building Systems: The Work of the Design Professional
12(1)
Selected References
13(1)
Key Terms
14(1)
Questions
14(1)
Exercises
15(2)
TWO FOUNDATIONS
17(40)
Foundation Loads
18(1)
Foundation Settlement
18(1)
Soils
19(6)
Excavation
25(10)
Foundations
35(13)
Underpinning
48(1)
Retaining Walls
49(1)
Waterproofing and Drainage
50(2)
Designing Foundations
52(2)
Foundation Design and the Building Codes
54(1)
Selected References
54(1)
Key Terms
54(1)
Questions
55(1)
Exercises
55(2)
THREE WOOD
57(40)
Trees
58(4)
Lumber
62(8)
Wood Products
70(13)
Wood Treatment
83(1)
Wood Fasteners
84(6)
Wood Manufactured Building Components
90(4)
Types of Wood Construction
94(1)
Selected References
94(1)
Key Terms
94(1)
Questions
95(1)
Exercises
95(2)
FOUR HEAVY TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION
97(26)
Heavy Timber (Mill) Construction
102(9)
Combustible Buildings Framed with Heavy Timber
111(1)
Longer Spans in Heavy Timber
111(6)
Heavy Timber and the Building Codes
117(1)
The Uniqueness of Heavy Timber Framing
117(3)
Selected References
120(1)
Key Terms
120(1)
Questions
121(1)
Exercises
121(2)
FIVE WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION
123(56)
History
125(1)
The Platform Frame
126(1)
Foundations for Light Frame Structures
127(8)
Building the Frame
135(32)
Light Frame Construction in Steel
167(2)
Wood Light Frame Construction and the Building Codes
169(4)
The Uniqueness of Wood Light Frame Construction
173(3)
Selected References
176(1)
Key Terms
176(1)
Questions
177(1)
Exercises
177(2)
SIX EXTERIOR FINISHES FOR WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION
179(44)
Roofing
180(6)
Windows
186(18)
Doors
204(1)
Siding
205(9)
Exterior Construction
214(5)
Exterior Painting, Finish Grading, and Landscaping
219(1)
Selected References
219(1)
Key Terms
219(1)
Questions
220(1)
Exercises
220(3)
SEVEN INTERIOR FINISHES FOR WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION
223(34)
Thermal Insulation and Vapor Retarder
228(5)
Wall and Ceiling Finish
233(1)
Millwork and Finish Carpentry
233(18)
Flooring and Ceramic Tile Work
251(1)
Finishing Touches
252(2)
Selected References
254(1)
Key Terms
254(1)
Questions
255(1)
Exercises
255(2)
EIGHT MASONRY
257(94)
History
258(3)
Mortar
261(2)
Brick Masonry
263(27)
Stone Masonry
290(16)
Concrete Masonry
306(12)
Other Types of Masonry Units
318(1)
Masonry Bearing Wall Construction
319(14)
Some Special Problems of Masonry Construction
333(10)
Masonry and the Building Codes
343(3)
The Uniqueness of Masonry
346(1)
Selected References
347(1)
Key Terms
348(1)
Questions
348(1)
Exercises
349(2)
NINE STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION
351(80)
History
354(1)
The Material Steel
355(20)
Details of Steel Framing
375(15)
The Construction Process
390(16)
Fireproofing of Steel Framing
406(6)
Longer Spans in Steel
412(9)
Composite Columns
421(1)
Industrialized Systems
421(1)
Steel and the Building Codes
422(1)
The Uniqueness of Steel
422(5)
Selected References
427(1)
Key Terms
428(1)
Questions
428(1)
Exercises
429(2)
TEN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
431(32)
History
432(1)
Cement and Concrete
433(4)
Making and Placing Concrete
437(4)
Formwork
441(1)
Reinforcing
441(13)
Prestressing
454(6)
Selected References
460(1)
Key Terms
460(1)
Questions
460(1)
Exercises
461(2)
ELEVEN SITECAST CONCRETE FRAMING SYSTEMS
463(54)
Casting a Concrete Slab on Grade
465(3)
Casting a Concrete Wall
468(2)
Casting a Concrete Column
470(2)
One-Way Floor and Roof Framing Systems
472(11)
Two-Way Floor and Roof Framing Systems
483(5)
Concrete Stairs
488(1)
Sitecast Posttensioned Framing Systems
488(4)
Selecting a Sitecast Concrete Framing System
492(1)
Innovations in Sitecast Concrete Construction
492(14)
Longer Spans in Sitecast Concrete
506(3)
Designing Economical Sitecast Concrete Buildings
509(1)
Sitecast Concrete and the Building Codes
509(3)
The Uniqueness of Sitecast Concrete
512(2)
Selected References
514(1)
Key Terms
514(1)
Questions
515(1)
Exercises
515(2)
TWELVE PRECAST CONCRETE FRAMING SYSTEMS
517(42)
Precast, Prestressed Concrete Structural Elements
520(2)
Assembly Concepts for Precast Concrete Buildings
522(3)
The Manufacture of Precast Concrete Structural Elements
525(8)
Joining Precast Elements
533(14)
The Construction Process
547(3)
Precast Concrete and the Building Codes
550(2)
The Uniqueness of Precast Concrete
552(5)
Selected References
557(1)
Key Terms
557(1)
Questions
557(1)
Exercises
557(2)
THIRTEEN ROOFING
559(44)
Low-Slope Roofs
560(26)
Steep Roofs
586(12)
Roofing and the Building Codes
598(2)
Selected References
600(1)
Key Terms
600(1)
Questions
600(1)
Exercises
601(2)
FOURTEEN GLASS AND GLAZING
603(32)
History
604(4)
The Material Glass
608(9)
Glazing
617(9)
Glass and Energy
626(3)
Glass and the Building Codes
629(3)
The Future of Glass
632(1)
Selected References
632(1)
Key Terms
633(1)
Questions
633(1)
Exercises
633(2)
FIFTEEN CLADDING
635(58)
The Design Requirements for Cladding
636(6)
Conceptual Approaches to Watertightness in Cladding
642(3)
Sealant Joints in Cladding
645(3)
Basic Concepts of Building Cladding Systems
648(22)
Curtain Wall Design: The Process
670(19)
Cladding and the Building Codes
689(1)
Selected References
689(1)
Key Terms
690(1)
Questions
690(1)
Exercises
691(2)
SIXTEEN SELECTING INTERIOR FINISHES
693(12)
Installation of Mechanical and Electrical Services
694(2)
The Sequence of Interior Finishing Operations
696(1)
Selecting Interior Finish Systems
696(5)
Trends in Interior Finish Systems
701(1)
Selected References
702(1)
Key Terms
702(1)
Questions
702(1)
Exercises
703(2)
SEVENTEEN INTERIOR WALLS AND PARTITIONS
705(38)
Types of Interior Walls
706(1)
Framed Partition Systems
706(28)
Masonry Partition Systems
734(2)
Wall and Partition Facings
736(1)
Interior Doors
737(2)
Selected References
739(1)
Key Terms
740(1)
Questions
740(1)
Exercises
740(3)
EIGHTEEN FINISH CEILINGS AND FLOORS
743(30)
Finish Ceilings
744(1)
Types of Ceilings
744(11)
Finish Flooring
755(16)
Flooring Thickness
771(1)
Selected References
772(1)
Key Terms
772(1)
Questions
772(1)
Exercises
772(1)
APPENDIX 773(2)
Densities and Coefficients of Thermal Expansion of Common Building Materials 773(1)
English/Metric Conversions 774(1)
GLOSSARY 775(24)
INDEX 799

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