Fundamentals of Building Construction by Allen, Edward -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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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

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