Construction and building : design, materials, and techniques /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Doyle, Sophie G. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2011]
Colección:Construction materials and engineering.
Materials science and technologies series.
Temas:
Building.
Building materials.
Construction Materials
Construction.
Construction > Matériaux.
constructions (sculpture)
building materials.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General.
Building
Building materials
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING: DESIGN, MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: CRITERIA FOR LABORATORY STUDIES ON FINE SOILS TREATED WITH LIME; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; 1. FINE-GRAINED SOILS TREATED WITH LIME OR WITH LIME AND CEMENT; 2. PLANNING OF THE STUDY OF A LIME TREATMENT; 3. SOIL SUITABILITY CRITERIA; 4. SUITABILITY CRITERIA FOR TREATMENT PRODUCTS; 5. MIX DESIGN AND REQUIRED PERFORMANCES; 6. SPECIFIC STUDY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE; 7. SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE WORKS; 8. QUALITY CONTROL OF THE WORKS.
  • CONCLUSIONREFERENCES; Chapter 2: CHARACTERIZATION OF ADVANCED STRUCTURAL MATERIALS BY ACOUSTIC EMISSION INDICES; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. AE PARAMETERS; 3. Acoustic Emission in Concrete; 4. AE RESULTS; 5. APPLICATION OF AE INDICES IN FIBER COMPOSITES; 6. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: APPLICATIONS OF POLYMERIC TREATMENTS IN IMPROVING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS DURABILITY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SURFACE TREATMENTS CLASSIFICATION; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SURFACE TREATMENTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 4: BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM) FOR CONSTRUCTION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENTABSTRACT; 1. BACKGROUND; 2. LESSONS LEARNT FROM BIM IMPLEMENTATIONS; 3. BIM INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS PROCESSES; 4. CURRENT ACCEPTANCE OF BIMS IN THE INDUSTRY; 5. CHALLENGES AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS PROCESS; 6. NEED FOR RE-ENGINEERING OF THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS PRACTICES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 5: ACOUSTICS PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS -MEASUREMENTS AND SIMULATIONS OF FAÇADE SOUND INSULATION, SOUND INSULATION BETWEEN ROOMS AND IMPACT SOUND INSULATION, MEASUREMENT OF SOUND INSULATION THROUGH SOUND INTENSITYABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SOUND INSULATION IN BUILDINGS
  • FAÇADE SOUND INSULATION -SOUND INSULATION BETWEEN ROOMS AND IMPACT SOUND INSULATION; 3. PROCEDURES FOR FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF SOUND INSULATION IN BUILDINGS; 4. EQUIPMENT FOR MEASURING FAÇADE SOUND INSULATION, SOUND INSULATION BETWEEN ROOMS AND IMPACT SOUND INSULATION.
  • 5. SIMULATIONS TO DETERMINE THE SOUND INSULATION INDEX IN BUILDINGS6. STANDARDS
  • FIELD MEASUREMENTS
  • SIMULATIONS AND APPLICATIONS IN CASE STUDIES; 7. CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: TYPES OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN AND EVALUATION TOOLS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ANALYSIS OF TOOL TYPES; 3. SPATIAL ANALYSIS-BASED SYSTEMS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: IMPACT OF BRAZIL NUT EFFECT ON CONCRETE'S STRUCTURE AND ITS ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CONCRETE AND BNE; VIRTUAL CONCRETE; WALL EFFECT VERSUS BNE; STRUCTURAL EVIDENCE OF BNE.

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