Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 3rd Edition

by Edward Allen

• ISBN13: 9780471183495
• ISBN10: 0471183490
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

"For the nuts-and-bolts on building construction practices and materials, thousands of professionals and students of architecture, engineering, and construction technology have turned to Edward Allen and Joseph Iano's Fundamentals of Building Construction. This new Fifth Edition of the bestselling reference and textbook provides the most up-to-date survey of the basic materials and methods used in building construction." "Using the latest building codes, standards, and developments in materials and technologies as its basis, this book covers the complete range of construction activities - from excavating and foundations to cladding and interior finishes - and examines common construction systems such as light wood frame, masonry bearing wall, steel frame, and reinforced concrete construction."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

1 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	(5)
2 Foundations	17	(48)
Foundation Loads	18	(1)
Foundation Settlement	18	(1)
Soils	19	(6)
Excavation	25	(11)
Foundations	36	(14)
Seismic Base Isolation	50	(1)
Underpinning	50	(1)
Retaining Walls	50	(2)
Waterproofing and Drainage	52	(4)
Basement Insulation	56	(2)
Shallow Frost-Protected Footings	58	(1)
Backfilling	58	(1)
Up-Down Construction	58	(2)
Designing Foundations	60	(1)
Foundation Design and Building Codes	61	(4)
3 Wood	65	(38)
Trees	66	(4)
Lumber	70	(12)
Wood Products	82	(9)
Chemical Treatment	91	(1)
Wood Fasteners	91	(7)
Wood Manufactured Building Components	98	(2)
Types of Wood Construction	100	(3)
4 Heavy Timber Frame Construction	103	(26)
Heavy Timber (Mill) Construction	108	(9)
Combustible Buildings Framed with Heavy Timber	117	(1)
Longer Spans in Heavy Timber	117	(3)
Heavy Timber and the Building Codes	120	(5)
The Uniqueness of Heavy Timber Framing	125	(4)
5 Wood Light Frame Construction	129	(52)
History	131	(1)
The Platform Frame	132	(1)
Foundations for Light Frame Structures	133	(8)
Building the Frame	141	(31)
Wood Light Frame Construction and the Building Codes	172	(2)
The Uniqueness of Wood Light Frame Construction	174	(7)
6 Exterior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction	181	(28)
Roofings	182	(6)
Windows and Doors	188	(6)
Siding	194	(11)
Exterior Construction	205	(1)
Exterior Painting, Finish Grading, and Landscaping	206	(3)
7 Interior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction	209	(36)
Thermal Insulation and Vapor Retarder	214	(8)
Wall and Ceiling Finish	222	(3)
Millwork and Finish Carpentry	225	(13)
Flooring and Ceramic Tile Work	238	(2)
Finishing Touches	240	(5)
8 Brick Masonry	245	(34)
History	246	(3)
Mortar	249	(2)
Brick Masonry	251	(28)
9 Stone and Concrete Masonry	279	(34)
Stone Masonry	280	(17)
Concrete Masonry	297	(11)
Other Types of Masonry Units	308	(5)
10 Masonry Loadbearing Wall Construction	313	(30)
Masonry Wall Types	314	(3)
Detailing Masonry Walls	317	(7)
Spanning Systems for Masonry Bearing Wall Construction	324	(8)
Some Special Problems of Masonry Construction	332	(5)
Masonry and the Building Codes	337	(1)
The Uniqueness of Masonry	338	(5)
11 Steel Frame Construction	343	(74)
History	344	(2)
The Material Steel	346	(16)
Details of Steel Framing	362	(9)
The Construction Process	371	(18)
Fireproofing of Steel Framing	389	(5)
Longer Spans in Steel	394	(12)
Composite Columns	406	(1)
Industrialized Systems in Steel	406	(1)
Steel and the Building Codes	407	(1)
The Uniqueness of Steel	407	(10)
12 Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction	417	(20)
The Concept of Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction	418	(1)
Framing Procedures	419	(7)
Other Common Uses of Light Gauge Steel Framing	426	(3)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Light Gauge Steel Framing	429	(1)
Light Gauge Steel Framing and the Building Codes	430	(1)
Finishes for Light Gauge Steel Framing	431	(6)
13 Concrete Construction	437	(34)
History	438	(1)
Cement and Concrete	439	(4)
Making and Placing Concrete	443	(4)
Formwork	447	(1)
Reinforcing	448	(13)
Prestressing	461	(6)
ACI 301	467	(4)
14 Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems	471	(56)
Casting a Concrete Slab on Grade	473	(3)
Casting a Concrete Wall	476	(5)
Casting a Concrete Column	481	(2)
One-Way floor and Roof Framing Systems	483	(10)
Two-Way Floor and Roof Framing Systems	493	(6)
Concrete Stairs	499	(1)
Sitecast Posttensioned Framing Systems	499	(2)
Selecting a Sitecast Concrete Framing System	501	(3)
Innovations in Sitecast Concrete Construction	504	(3)
Architectural Concrete	507	(9)
Longer Spans in Sitecast Concrete	516	(3)
Designing Economical Sitecast Concrete Buildings	519	(1)
Sitecast Concrete and the Building Codes	519	(2)
The Uniqueness of Sitecast Concrete	521	(6)
15 Precast Concrete Framing Systems	527	(38)
Precast, Prestressed Concrete Structural Elements	530	(2)
Assembly Concepts for Precast Concrete Buildings	532	(3)
The Manufacture of Precast Concrete Structural Elements	535	(3)
Joining Precast Concrete Elements	538	(14)
The Construction Process	552	(1)
Precast Concrete and the Building Codes	552	(5)
The Uniqueness of Precast Concrete	557	(8)
16 Roofing	565	(44)
Low-Slope Roofs	567	(25)
Steep Roofs	592	(12)
Roofing and the Building Codes	604	(5)
17 Glass and Glazing	609	(32)
History	610	(2)
The Material Glass	612	(11)
Glazing	623	(9)
Glass and Energy	632	(1)
Glass and the Building Codes	633	(8)
18 Windows and Doors	641	(32)
Windows	642	(22)
Doors	664	(9)
19 Designing Cladding Systems	673	(18)
The Design Requirements for Cladding	674	(5)
Conceptual Approaches to Watertightness in Cladding	679	(5)
Sealant Joints in Cladding	684	(2)
Basic Concepts of Building Cladding Systems	686	(1)
Testing Cladding Systems	687	(1)
Cladding and the Building Codes	688	(3)
20 Cladding with Masonry and Concrete	691	(26)
Masonry Veneer Curtain Walls	692	(7)
Stone Curtain Walls	699	(5)
Precast Concrete Curtain Walls	704	(6)
Exterior Insulation and Finish System	710	(4)
Future Directions in Masonry and Stone Cladding	714	(3)
21 Cladding with Metal and Glass	717	(26)
Aluminum Extrusions	718	(6)
Modes of Assembly	724	(3)
An Outside Glazed Curtain Wall System	727	(5)
An Inside Glazed Curtain Wall System	732	(1)
The Rainscreen Principle in Metal-and Glass-Cladding	732	(6)
Expansion Joints in Metal-and-Glass Walls	738	(1)
Slope Glazing	738	(2)
Curtain Wall Design: The Process	740	(3)
22 Selecting Interior Finishes	743	(12)
Installation of Mechanical and Electrical Services	744	(2)
The Sequence of Interior Finishing Operations	746	(2)
Selecting Interior Finish Systems	748	(4)
Trends in Interior Finish Systems	752	(3)
23 Interior Walls and Partitions	755	(38)
Types of Interior Walls	756	(1)
Framed Partition Systems	756	(30)
Masonry Partition Systems	786	(2)
Wall and Partition Facings	788	(5)
24 Finish Ceilings and Floors	793	(29)
Finish Ceilings	794	(1)
Types of Ceilings	794	(10)
Finish Flooring	804	(15)
Flooring Thickness	819	(3)
Appendix	822	(3)
Glossary	825	(22)
Index	847