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Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Emmitt, Stephen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Companion Website -- 1: Introduction -- 1.1 The function and performance of buildings -- Function -- Performance -- Quality -- Economics -- 1.2 Environmental factors -- Climate change -- Environmental impact -- Energy efficiency and environmental performance -- 1.3 General principles of construction -- Loadbearing construction -- Framed construction -- Design and constructability -- Prefabrication and off-site production -- An alternative approach -- 1.4 Regulations and approvals -- Planning consent 
505 8 |a Building control and building regulations -- 1.5 Making choices and sources of information -- Sources of information -- A note of caution -- 2: Site Analysis and Set-Up -- 2.1 Function of the site analysis -- Sequence of activities -- 2.2 The 'desk-top' study -- Information required -- Typical sources of information -- 2.3 Site reconnaissance -- The visual inspection of the site -- Identification and physical location of services -- Surveys -- 2.4 Soil investigations -- Foundation design and subsoil examination -- Trial pits -- Boreholes -- Depth and location of exploratory investigation 
505 8 |a Ground and soil tests -- 2.5 The performance appraisal -- Structure of the report -- 2.6 Site set-up and security -- Site set-up -- Security and safety -- Levelling and setting out -- Temporary weather protection -- Cold weather working -- 3: Groundwork and Foundations -- 3.1 Functional requirements -- Strength and stability -- 3.2 Bedrock and soil types -- Rocks -- Soil -- 3.3 Ground movement -- Volume change -- Frost heave -- Made up ground -- Unstable ground -- Precast pile and beam foundation systems -- 3.4 Foundation construction -- Concrete -- Strip foundations 
505 8 |a Short-bored pile foundations -- Pad foundations -- Raft foundations -- Foundations on sloping sites -- Alternative approaches -- 3.5 Site preparation and drainage -- Contaminants -- Site drainage -- Laying drains -- Support for foundation trenches -- 4: Floors -- 4.1 Functional requirements -- Strength -- Stability -- Resistance to weather and ground moisture -- Durability and freedom from maintenance -- Fire safety -- Resistance to the passage of heat -- Resistance to the passage of sound -- 4.2 Ground supported concrete slab -- Hardcore -- Damp-proof membrane -- Materials used for the dpm 
505 8 |a 4.3 Suspended concrete floor slabs -- T-beam method -- Floor surface -- Floor screeds -- 4.4 Suspended timber ground floors -- Sleeper walls -- Ventilation -- Wall plate -- Floor joists -- Floor surface -- Thermal insulation -- 4.5 Resistance to the passage of heat -- Achieving insulation values in different types of floor construction -- 4.6 Reinforced concrete upper floors -- Precast 'T'-beam and infill block floor -- Hollow beam floor units -- Reinforced concrete and clay block floor -- Monolithic reinforced concrete floor -- Steel 'rib-deck' concrete floors 
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