Construction Materials Manual

by Hegger, Manfred

• ISBN13: 9783764375706
• ISBN10: 3764375701
• eBook ISBN(s): 9783034614559
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-22
• Publisher: Birkhauser Architecture
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Summary

Until now, the few existing systematic texts on construction materials have primarily been directed at building engineers. An overview for architects, which also considers the importance of construction materials in the sensory perception of architecture'”including tactile qualities, smell, color, and surface structure'”has not been available.With the publication of the Construction Materials Manual, all that has changed. As a basic work aimed equally at the questions and perspectives of architects and building engineers, it will bring together all of the above-mentioned viewpoints. It addresses fundamental questions of sustainability, including life-span, environmental impact, and material cycles, while also presenting material innovations. All of the principal conventional and innovative construction materials are comprehensively documented, with attention to their production, manufacture, fabrication, treatment, surfaces, connections, and characteristics. International examples help to illustrate their use in architecture, where a building's appearance is often defined by a single material. Thus, the Construction Materials Manual will support the daily work of architects and engineers in the choice of construction materials in a comprehensive and at the same time vivid and stimulating manner.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
Materials and architecture	p. 9
The surface in contemporary architecture	p. 10
The architect as building materials scout	p. 14
The critical path to sustainable construction	p. 18
Criteria for the selection of building materials	p. 22
The development of innovative materials	p. 28
Touching the senses - materials and haptics in the design process	p. 32
Properties of building materials	p. 37
Stone	p. 38
Loam	p. 44
Ceramic materials	p. 48
Building materials with mineral binders	p. 54
Bituminous materials	p. 62
Wood and wood-based products	p. 66
Metal	p. 76
Glass	p. 84
Synthetic materials	p. 90
Life cycle assessments	p. 98
Applications of building materials	p. 102
The building envelope	p. 104
Insulating and sealing	p. 132
Building services	p. 146
Walls	p. 152
Intermediate floors	p. 162
Floors	p. 170
Surfaces and coatings	p. 186
Case studies in detail	p. 202
Project examples 1 to 25	p. 204
Appendix
Glossary: Physical parameters of materials	p. 264
Glossary: Hazardous substances	p. 268
Statutory instruments, directives, standards	p. 270
Bibliography	p. 272
Picture credits	p. 275
Subject index	p. 277
Index of names	p. 279
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