Building Construction Principles, Materials, & Systems

by Mehta, Madan L, Ph.D.; Scarborough, Walter; Armpriest, Diane

• ISBN13: 9780132148696
• ISBN10: 0132148692
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-27
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

The science of building construction and design is evolving more quickly than ever before. The second edition of this outstanding text builds on the previous version. It incorporates the latest updates available, features hundreds of new pieces of artwork, and is now in FULL COLOR! Written by an author team with decades of experience in architecture, building construction, engineering, and teaching, Building Construction: Principles, Materials & Systems 2nd Editionis a comprehensive and fully illustrated introduction to construction methods and materials. Continuing on with the books unique organization, Principles of Construction are covered in Part One and Materials and Systems of Construction are covered in Part Two. Emphasizing a visual approach to learning, it includes more than 1,400 original illustrations and an extra large trim size (9" x 12") that provides an open and inviting layout that readers are sure to appreciate. Plus! A completely revamped and expanded companion website, "MyConstructionKit", is also available!

Author Biography

Madan Mehta, B.Arch., M.Bdg.Sc., Ph.D., P.E., is a faculty member at the School of Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington, and teaches courses in construction and structures. He was previously the Director of the Architectural Engineering Program at King Fahd University, Saudi Arabia. A licensed professional engineer (Texas), Fellow of the Institute of Architects (India), and Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, he has worked in India, Australia, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. With academic credentials in both architecture and engineering, he ran a comprehensive architecture/engineering practice while working as a faculty member at the Delhi School of Architecture, and he worked for a large general contractor in the United States during a leave of absence. He is the author of several full-length books and monographs on building construction, architectural structures, and architectural engineering.

 

Walter R. Scarborough, CSI, SCIP, AIA, is Vice President and Regional Manager for Hall Building Information Group, LLC.  He is a specifications consultant and registered architect (Texas) with over 35 years of comprehensive technical architectural experience in specifications, document production, and construction contract administration.  He has produced documents and administered construction for a large number and variety of building types. Previously the Director of Specifications for 10 years for one of the largest architectural firms in the world, he was responsible for building sciences research, manager of a department of specifiers, and master specification development and maintenance, in addition to being the specifier for major healthcare, sports, detention, municipal, and commercial projects, some valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars.  He is active in the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) at the local level (past president, secretary, and technical director) and national level (Education Committee and Practice Guide Task team), holds several CSI certifications, is Chairman of the Institute’s Education Committee, was awarded CSI’s prestigious J. Norman Hunter Memorial Award for advancing building sciences and specifications, and is the revision author for CSI’s Project Delivery Practice Guide and its associated education program.

 

Diane Armpriest, M.L.A., M. Arch., is Associate Professor and Chair, Faculty of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Art and Architecture, University of Idaho. Before joining the faculty in 2001, she worked as an architectural project manager, and as a project developer and construction manager for neighborhood nonprofit housing providers. Her teaching and research interests include the pedagogy of architectural building construction technology, the expression of structure and materials in Northwest regional architecture, and the relationship between building and site. Previously, she was Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Cincinnati. Highlights of her work there include research in resource-efficient design and construction and working with students on design-build projects.

Table of Contents

Part 1:  Principles

Chapter 1      An Overview of the Building Delivery Process—How Buildings Come into Being

Chapter 2      Construction Regulations and Standards

Chapter 3      Loads on Buildings

Chapter 4      Load Resistance—The Structural Properties of Materials

Chapter 5      Properties of the Envelope–I: Thermal Properties

Chapter 6      Properties of the Envelope–II: Air and Water Vapor Control

Chapter 7      Fire-Related Properties

Chapter 8      Acoustical Properties of Materials

Chapter 9      Principles of Joints and Sealants (Expansion and Contraction Control)

Chapter 10    Principles of Sustainable Construction

 

Part 2:  Materials and Systems

Chapter 11    Soils and Excavations

Chapter 12    Below-Grade Construction: Foundation Systems and Basements

Chapter 13    Materials for Wood Construction–I (Lumber)

Chapter 14    Materials for Wood Construction–II (Engineered Wood, Fasteners, and Connectors)

Chapter 15    Wood Light Frame Construction–I

Chapter 16    Wood Light Frame Construction–II

Chapter 17    Structural Insulated Panel System Construction

Chapter 18    The Material Steel and Steel Components

Chapter 19    Structural Steel Construction

Chapter 20    Light-Gauge Steel Construction

Chapter 21    Lime, Portland Cement, and Concrete

Chapter 22    Concrete Construction–I (Formwork, Reinforcement and Slabs-on-Ground)

Chapter 23    Concrete Construction–II (Site-Cast and Precast Concrete Systems)

Chapter 24    Masonry Materials–I (Mortar and Brick)

Chapter 25    Masonry Materials–II (Concrete Masonry Units, Natural Stone, and Glass Masonry Units)

Chapter 26    Masonry and Concrete Bearing Wall Construction

Chapter 27    Exterior Wall Cladding–I (Principles of Rainwater Infiltration Control)

Chapter 28    Exterior Wall Cladding–II (Masonry, Precast Concrete, and GFRC)

Chapter 29    Exterior Wall Cladding–III (Stucco, EIFS, Natural Stone, and Insulated Metal Panels)

Chapter 30    Glass, Glazing and Light-Transmitting Plastics

Chapter 31    Windows and Doors

Chapter 32    Exterior Wall Cladding–IV (Glass-Aluminum Wall Systems)

Chapter 33    Roofing–I (Low-Slope Roofs)

Chapter 34    Roofing–II (Steep Roofs)

Chapter 35    Stairs

Chapter 36    Floor Coverings

Chapter 37    Ceilings

 

Appendix A      System of Units

Appendix B      Preliminary Sizing of Structural Members

References and Further Reading

Answers to Quizzes