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Modern construction handbook /
The Modern Construction Handbook has become a building construction classic and is used as a textbook in many courses. Its systematic approach with chapters on materials, walls, roofs, construction and environment offers clear and efficient orientation. Digital fabrication techniques are included as...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Vienna :
Ambra V,
[2013]
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| Edición: | Third edition. |
| Colección: | Modern construction series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction to third edition; INTRODUCTION; Structure and envelope; Parametric design; 1 Materials; Tectonics in metal; Steel; Aluminium; Copper, zinc and lead; Tectonics in glass; Glass; Tectonics in concrete; Concrete; Tectonics in masonry; Masonry; Concrete block; Stone; Brick; Tectonics in plastics; Plastics and composites; Tectonics in timber; Timber; Fabrics and membranes; Materials for interior finishes; 1 Internal partitions; 2 Plaster and wallboard; 3 Internal floors; 4 Internal ceilings; Performance testing of facade material systems; Performance testing of roof material systems.
- 2 WallsTrends in facade design; Generic wall types; Metal; 1 Sheet metal; 2 Profiled cladding; 3 Composite panels; 4 Rainscreens; 5 Mesh screens; 6 Louvre screens; Glass systems; 1 Stick systems; 2 Unitised glazing; 3 Clamped glazing; 4 Bolt fixed glazing; 5 Glass blocks and channels; 6 Steel windows; 7 Aluminium windows; 8 Timber windows; Concrete; 1 Cast in-situ; 2 Storey height precast; 3 Small precast panels; Masonry loadbearing walls; Masonry cavity walls; 1 Brick; 2 Stone and block; Masonry cladding; Masonry rainscreens; Plastic; 1 Plastic-based cladding; 2 Plastic rainscreens; Timber.
- 1 Timber frame2 Cladding panels; 3 Roofs; Trends in roof design; Metal roofs; 1 Metal standing seam; 2 Profiled metal sheet; 3 Composite panels; 4 Rainscreens; 5 Metal louvres; Glass roofs; 1 Greenhouse glazing and capped systems; 2 Silicone-sealed glazing and rooflights; 3 Bolt fixed glazing; 4 Bonded glass rooflights; Concrete roofs; 1 Concealed membranes; 2 Exposed membranes; 3 Planted roof; Timber roofs; 1 Flat roof: mastic asphalt coverings; 2 Flat roof: bitumen-based sheet membranes; 3 Pitched roof: tiles; Plastic roofs; 1 GRP rooflights; 2 GRP panels and shells; Fabric systems.
- 1 ETFE cushions2 Single membrane: cone-shaped roof; 3 Single membrane: barrel-shaped roof; 4 Structure; Material systems for structures; Elements of structures; 1 Braced frames; Reinforced concrete; Steel; Timber; 2 Portal frames; 3 Loadbearing boxes Reinforced concrete; Brick; Glass; 4 Trusses; 5 Arches and shells; 6 Space grids; Floor structures; 1 Cast in-situ / cast-in-place concrete; 2 Precast concrete; 3 Steel and steel mesh; 4 Timber; 5 Glass; Stairs; 1 Concrete; 2 Steel; 3 Timber; 4 Glass; 5 ENVIRONMENT; Environmental studies for envelopes; Analysis for design; 1 Solar radiation.
- 2 Daylight3 Thermal performance; 4 Wind; 5 Solar shading; 6 Double skin facades; 7 Natural ventilation; 8 Thermal mass; Low energy material system; 1 Embodied energy; 2 Straw bales and hemp; 3 Rammed earth, cob and adobe bricks; 4 Green wood and bamboo; 5 Green walls; Active design; 1 Solar power and solar heating; 2 Electrical lighting; Support services; 1 Maintenance and cleaning; 2 Lifts; 6 APPLICATIONS; 1 Working with industry; 2 Triangular panels for twisted facades; 3 Twisted panels with flat glass for curved facades; 4 Solar shading louvres; 5 Double-skin facades.