CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Preface to the Sixth Edition

Chapter 1: Making Buildings

LEARNING TO BUILD

BUILDINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

THE WORK OF THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL

THE WORK OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL

TRENDS IN THE DELIVERY OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Chapter 2: Foundations and Sitework

FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS

EARTH MATERIALS

EARTHWORK AND EXCAVATION

FOUNDATIONS

PROTECTING FOUNDATIONS FROM WATER, HEAT FLOW, AND RADON GAS

SITEWORK

DESIGNING FOUNDATIONS

FOUNDATION DESIGN AND THE BUILDING CODE

Chapter 3: Wood

TREES

LUMBER

WOOD PRODUCTS

PLASTIC LUMBER

WOOD PANEL PRODUCTS

WOOD CHEMICAL TREATMENTS

WOOD FASTENERS

PREFABRICATED WOOD COMPONENTS

TYPES OF WOOD CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 4: Heavy Timber Frame Construction

FIRE-RESISTIVE HEAVY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION

HEAVY TIMBER IN OTHER CONSTRUCTION TYPES

LATERAL BRACING

CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER CONSTRUCTION

ACCOMMODATING BUILDING SERVICES

WOOD-CONCRETE COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION

LONGER SPANS IN HEAVY TIMBER

HEAVY TIMBER AND THE BUILDING CODES

UNIQUENESS OF HEAVY TIMBER FRAMING

Chapter 5: Wood Light Frame Construction

HISTORY

PLATFORM FRAME

FOUNDATIONS FOR LIGHT FRAME STRUCTURES

BUILDING THE FRAME

VARIATIONS ON WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION

WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILDING CODES

UNIQUENESS OF WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 6: Exterior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction

PROTECTION FROM THE WEATHER

ROOFING

WINDOWS AND DOORS

SIDING

CORNER BOARDS AND EXTERIOR TRIM

SEALING EXTERIOR JOINTS

EXTERIOR PAINTING, FINISH GRADING, AND LANDSCAPING

EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 7: Interior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction

COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENCLOSURE

WALL AND CEILING FINISH

MILLWORK AND FINISH CARPENTRY

FLOORING AND CERAMIC TILE WORK

FINISHING TOUCHES

Chapter 8: Brick Masonry

HISTORY

MORTAR

BRICK MASONRY

MASONRY WALL CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 9: Stone and Concrete Masonry

STONE MASONRY

CONCRETE MASONRY

OTHER TYPES OF MASONRY UNITS

MASONRY WALL CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 10: Masonry Wall Construction

TYPES OF MASONRY WALLS

SPANNING SYSTEMS FOR MASONRY BEARING WALL CONSTRUCTION

DETAILING MASONRY WALLS

SOME SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF MASONRY CONSTRUCTION

MASONRY PAVING

MASONRY AND THE BUILDING CODES

UNIQUENESS OF MASONRY

Chapter 11: Steel Frame Construction

HISTORY

THE MATERIAL STEEL

JOINING STEEL MEMBERS

DETAILS OF STEEL FRAMING

THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

FIRE PROTECTION OF STEEL FRAMING

LONGER SPANS AND HIGH-CAPACITY COLUMNS IN STEEL

INDUSTRIALIZED SYSTEMS IN STEEL

STEEL AND THE BUILDING CODES

UNIQUENESS OF STEEL

Chapter 12: Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction

THE CONCEPT OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL CONSTRUCTION

LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING

OTHER USES OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING

INSULATING LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAME STRUCTURES

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF STEEL FRAMING

LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING AND THE BUILDING CODES

FINISHES FOR LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING

Chapter 13: Concrete Construction

HISTORY

CEMENT AND CONCRETE

MAKING AND PLACING CONCRETE

FORMWORK

REINFORCING

CONCRETE CREEP

PRESTRESSING

ACI 301

INNOVATIONS IN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 14: Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems

CASTING A CONCRETE SLAB ON GRADE

CASTING A CONCRETE WALL

CASTING A CONCRETE COLUMN

ONE-WAY FLOOR AND ROOF FRAMING SYSTEMS

TWO-WAY FLOOR AND ROOF FRAMING SYSTEMS

OTHER USES OF SITECAST CONCRETE

SITECAST POSTTENSIONED FRAMING SYSTEMS

SELECTING A SITECAST CONCRETE FRAMING SYSTEM

INNOVATIONS IN SITECAST CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE

LONGER SPANS IN SITECAST CONCRETE

DESIGNING ECONOMICAL SITECAST CONCRETE BUILDINGS

SITECAST CONCRETE AND THE BUILDING CODES

UNIQUENESS OF SITECAST CONCRETE

Chapter 15: Precast Concrete Framing Systems

PRECAST, PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

ASSEMBLY CONCEPTS FOR PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDINGS

MANUFACTURE OF PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

JOINING PRECAST CONCRETE MEMBERS

COMPOSITE PRECAST/SITECAST CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

PRECAST CONCRETE AND THE BUILDING CODES

UNIQUENESS OF PRECAST CONCRETE

Chapter 16: Roofing

LOW-SLOPE ROOFS

STEEP ROOFS

COOL ROOFS

GREEN ROOFS

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS

ROOFING AND THE BUILDING CODES

Chapter 17: Glass and Glazing

HISTORY

THE MATERIAL GLASS

GLAZING

GLASS AND ENERGY

GLASS AND THE BUILDING CODES

Chapter 18: Windows and Doors

WINDOWS

DOORS

OTHER WINDOW AND DOOR REQUIREMENTS

Chapter 19: Designing Exterior Wall Systems

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXTERIOR WALL

CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO WATERTIGHTNESS IN THE EXTERIOR WALL

SEALING JOINTS IN THE EXTERIOR WALL

LOADBEARING WALLS AND CURTAIN WALLS

THE EXTERIOR WALL AND THE BUILDING CODES

Chapter 20: Cladding with Masonry and Concrete

MASONRY VENEER CURTAIN WALLS

STONE CURTAIN WALLS

PRECAST CONCRETE CURTAIN WALLS

EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEM

KEEPING WATER OUT WITH MASONRY AND CONCRETE CLADDING

Chapter 21: Cladding with Metal and Glass

ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS

ALUMINUM AND GLASS FRAMING SYSTEMS

DOUBLE-SKIN FACADES

SLOPED GLAZING

THE CURTAIN WALL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

METAL PANEL CLADDING

Chapter 22: Selecting Interior Finishes

INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES

THE SEQUENCE OF INTERIOR FINISHING OPERATIONS

SELECTING INTERIOR FINISHES

TRENDS IN INTERIOR FINISH SYSTEMS

Chapter 23: Interior Walls and Partitions

TYPES OF INTERIOR WALLS

FRAMED PARTITION SYSTEMS

MASONRY PARTITION SYSTEMS

WALL AND PARTITION FACINGS

Chapter 24: Finish Ceilings and Floors

FINISH CEILINGS

TYPES OF CEILINGS

FINISH FLOORING

TYPES OF FINISH FLOORING MATERIALS

FLOORING THICKNESS

Appendix

Glossary

Index

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