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Format: 504 pages , richly illustrated (chiefly colour), plans , 30 x 21 cm

Edition: 4th edition

ISBN: 9783035607710 , 9783035609554 , 9783035609592 , 3035607710 , 3035609551 , 3035609594

Content: "Modern Construction Handbook has become a modern classic of building construction literature. In the USA, it is used as a reference work for many architectural courses. With the chapters 'Material', 'Wall', 'Roof', 'Structure', 'Environment' and 'Applications' it systematically explores the subject and provides a clear and efficient structure to the reader. For the fourth edition, many of the 3D illustrations have been updated and, likewise, the technical information has been brought up to date. 'Applications' showcases current developments, such as those relating to mass customization manufacture of components, and presents material and construction innovations. A compact and systematic handbook filled with information, produced for students and young architects alike."

Note: EDITORIAL NOTE: previous edition: 2013 , INDEX NOTE: includes index. , INTRODUCTION Introduction to fourth edition Structure and envelope Parametric design 1. MATERIALS 1. Steel Production Performance Applications 2. Aluminium Production Performance Applications 3. Copper, zinc and lead Production Performance Applications 4. Stone Production Performance Applications 5. Glass Production Performance 6. Concrete Production Performance Applications 7. Fibre reinforced concrete Production Performance Applications 8. Ceramics Production Performance Applications 9. Timber Production Performance Applications 10. Polymers Production Performance 11. Material testing Testing of building materials 2. WALLS Trends 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 1. Cast in-situ 2. Storey height panels 3. Small precast panels Masonry 1. Loadbearing walls 2. Cavity walls Brick Stone and block 3. Cladding 4. Rainscreens Fibre reinforced polymers 1. FRP cladding 2. FRP rainscreens Timber 1. Timber frame 2. 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 membrane 2. Exposed membrane 3. Planted roof Timber roofs 1. Flat roof: mastic asphalt coverings 2. Flat roof: bitumen-based sheet 3. Pitched roof: tiles Fibre reinforced polymer roofs 1. FRP rooflights 2. FRP panels and shells Fabric systems 1. ETFE cushions 2. Single membrane: cone-shaped roof 3. Single membrane: barrel-shaped roof 4. STRUCTURE Material systems for structures Elements of structures Braced frames 1. Reinforced concrete 2. Steel 3. Timber Portal frames Loadbearing boxes 1. Reinforced concrete 2. Brick 3. Glass Trusses Arches and shells 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. Daylight 3. Thermal performance 4. Wind 5. Solar shading 6. Double skin facades 7. Natural ventilation 8. Thermal mass Low energy material systems 1. Embodied energy 2. Green walls Active design 1. Liquid based heating/cooling systems 2. Mechanical heating/cooling systems 3. Electrical lighting 4. Raised floors 5. Internal ceilings Support services 1. Sanitation and drainage 1. Maintenance and cleaning 2. Lifts Performance testing of facade material systems Performance testing of roof material systems 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 6. Precast concrete panels for facades of complex geometry 7. Exoskeleton facades of complex geometry 8. Diagrid structures 9. Hybrid systems forming facades of complex geometry 10. Opaque cladding interface with full-height glazing 11. Complex curved glazed roofs 12. Large-scale glazed facades 13. Panelisation of complex building surface geometry 14. Opaque rainscreen cladding 15. Full-height glazing with GRP-clad structural frame 16. GRC cladding interfaces 17. Full-height entrance glazing 18. GRP louvres on stick glazing system 19. GRC cladding 20. Windows in GRC cladding 21. Windows and unitised glazing with GRC cladding 22. Unitised glazing with GRC cladding 23. Complex glazed roofs with supporting steel structure 24. Glazed roofs with complex geometry 25. Louvres and stick glazing REFERENCES Glossary of terms Authorship Photo credits Index

Language: English

Keywords: Handbooks and manuals