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Index
Cover
Table of Contents
Title page
Copyright page
Acknowledgements
About the Companion Website
1: Introduction
1.1 The Function and Performance of Buildings
1.2 New Methods and Products
1.3 Product Selection and Specification
Supporting Information
2: Scaffolding, Façade Retention and Demolition
2.1 Scaffolding
2.2 Refurbishment and Façade Retention
2.3 Demolition and Disassembly
2.4 Reuse and Recycled Materials
3: Ground Stability, Foundations and Substructures
3.1 Ground Stability
3.2 Functional Requirements
3.3 Foundation Types
3.4 Substructures and Basements
4: Single-Storey Frames, Shells and Lightweight Coverings
4.1 Lattice Truss, Beam, Portal Frame and Flat Roof Structures
4.2 Roof and Wall Cladding, and Decking
4.3 Rooflights
4.4 Diaphragm, Fin Wall and Tilt-Up Construction
4.5 Shell Structures
5: Structural Steel Frames
5.1 Functional Requirements
5.2 Methods of Design
5.3 Steel Sections
5.4 Structural Steel Frames
5.5 Welding
5.6 Fire Protection of Structural Steelwork
5.7 Floor and Roof Construction
6: Structural Concrete Frames
6.1 Concrete
6.2 Concrete Mixes
6.3 Reinforcement
6.4 Formwork and Falsework
6.5 Prestressed Concrete
6.6 Lightweight Concrete
6.7 Concrete Structural Frames
6.8 Precast Reinforced Concrete Frames
6.9 Lift Slab Construction
7: Cladding and Curtain Wall Construction
7.1 Functional Requirements
7.2 Terms and Definitions
7.3 Infill Wall Framing to a Structural Grid
7.4 Solid and Cavity Walling
7.5 Facings Applied to Solid and Cavity Wall Backing
7.6 Cladding Panels
7.7 Sheet Metal Wall Cladding
7.8 Glazed Wall Systems
8: Prefabrication and Off-Site Production
8.1 Terms and Concepts
8.2 Functional Requirements
8.3 Off-Site Production
8.4 The Production Process
8.5 Pre-Cut Timber Systems
8.6 Metal Systems
8.7 Concrete Systems
8.8 Joints and Joining
9: Lifts and Escalators
9.1 Functional Requirements
9.2 Lifts (Elevators)
9.3 Escalators and Moving Walkways
10: Fit Out and Second Fix
10.1 Commercial Fit Out
10.2 Raised Floors
10.3 Suspended Ceilings
10.4 Internal Partition Walls
11: Building Obsolescence and Revitalisation
11.1 Building Obsolescence
11.2 Decay, Damage and Maintenance
11.3 Construction Defects
11.4 Indoor Air Quality and Condensation
11.5 Revitalising Existing Buildings
11.6 Retrofitting
Appendix A: Websites
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 9
Appendix B: Additional References
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 11
Index
End User License Agreement
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