Parking Structures
Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair
2nd Edition
Published on 18. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 675 pages
978-1-4684-9924-7 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on the combined expertise of three of the world's leading parking structure experts, this updated edition provides the only single-source guide to planning, designing, and maintaining parking structures. It provides readers with design solutions, including material on how to ensure long-term durability, design for easy maintenance, select the most energy efficient lighting system, decide on the number and placement of entrances and exits, and avoid the most common construction pitfalls.
Reflecting recent advances in technological innovations, this volume features significantly revised mterial and contains five new chapters on the Americans with Disabilities Act, lighting, graphics, seismic design, and designing for maintenance. The Second Edition of Parking Structures offers architects, engineers, parking facility owners, and contractors a unique and comprehensive guide to designing safe and effective parking structures.In addition, institutions providing education courses for professional registration in related fields will benefit from this timely, authoritative account.
Reflecting recent advances in technological innovations, this volume features significantly revised mterial and contains five new chapters on the Americans with Disabilities Act, lighting, graphics, seismic design, and designing for maintenance. The Second Edition of Parking Structures offers architects, engineers, parking facility owners, and contractors a unique and comprehensive guide to designing safe and effective parking structures.In addition, institutions providing education courses for professional registration in related fields will benefit from this timely, authoritative account.
More details
Edition
Second Edition 1996
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
149 s/w Abbildungen
XI, 675 p. 149 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
985 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4684-9924-7 (9781468499247)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4684-9922-3
Schweitzer Classification
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Anthony P. Chrest | Mary S. Smith | Sam Bhuyan
Parking Structures
Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair
E-Book
12/2012
2nd Edition
Springer
€181.89
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Anthony P. Chrest | etc. | Mary S. Smith
Parking Structures
Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair
Book
01/1996
2nd Edition
Chapman and Hall
€89.13
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Content
1 Introduction.- 1.1 Background.- 1.2 Purpose.- 1.3 Parking Structure Peculiarities.- 1.4 Organization of the Book.- 2 Functional Design.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 The Level-of-Service Approach.- 2.3 Circulation Systems.- 2.4 Parking Geometrics.- 2.5 Flow Capacity Considerations.- 2.6 Putting It All Together.- 2.7 Summary.- 2.8 References.- Case Study.- 3 Access Design.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Parc Systems.- 3.3 Cost-Effectiveness: Choosing the Right System.- 3.4 Determining Lane Requirements.- 3.5 References.- Case Study.- 4 Security and Safety.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Security Design Issues.- 4.3 Safety Considerations.- 4.4 Summary.- 4.5 References.- 5 Lighting.- 5.1 Basic Lighting Characteristics.- 5.2 Lighting Design Issues.- 5.3 Summary.- 5.4 References.- 6 Signage and Graphics.- 6.1 What Must Be Communicated?.- 6.2 Grapics.- 6.3 Construction Details.- 6.4 Floor Arrows and Stall Striping.- 6.5 References.- 7 Accessible Parking Design.- 7.1 Introduction to ADA.- 7.2 Parking Design Under Adaag.- 7.3 Summary.- 7.4 References.- 8 Structure.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Design.- 8.3 Structural System Selection.- 8.4 Volume-Change Effects.- 8.5 Problem Areas.- 8.6 Summary.- 9 Seismic Design.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Design.- 9.3 Structural System Selection.- 9.4 Problem Areas.- 10 Designing for Durability.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Built-In Protection Systems.- 10.3 Exterior Protection Systems.- 10.4 Summary.- 11 Specifications.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Communication.- 11.3 Performance Specifications.- 11.4 Specification Production.- 11.5 Division 3.- 11.6 Division 7.- 11.7 Keeping Current.- 11.8 Summary.- Appendices to Chapter.- 12 Construction.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 Communication.- 12.3 Buildable Details.- 12.4 Construction Sequence.- 12.5 Site Visits.- 12.6 Precast Concrete Plant Visits.- 12.7 Summary.- 12.8 Transition.- Appendices to Chapter.- 13 Designing for Maintenance.- 13.1 Introduction.- 13.2 Maintainability.- 13.3 Summary.- 14 Maintenance.- 14.1 Introduction.- 14.2 Recommended Maintenance Program and Checklist.- 14.3 Cost of Maintenance.- Appendices to Chapter.- 15 Repair.- 15.1 Introduction.- 15.2 Approach to Restoring a Parking Structure.- 15.3 Concrete Deterioration.- 15.4 Condition Appraisal.- 15.5 Repair Methods.- 15.6 Repair Materials.- 15.7 Selection of Repair Approach and Method.- 15.8 Repair Documents and Construction Observation.- 15.9 Maintenance Program.- Appendices to Chapter.- Select Bibliography.