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.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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