Barry's Advanced Construction of Buildings

CONTENTS Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 The function and performance of buildings; 1.2 Environmental concerns; 1.3 New methods and products; 1.4 Product selection and specification; CHAPTER 2 SCAFFOLDING AND ASSOCIATED WORK; 2.1 Scaffolding; 2.2 Refurbishment and facade retention; 2.3 Demolition; CHAPTER 3 FOUNDATIONS AND SUBSTRUCTURES; 3.1 Ground stability; 3.2 Functional requirements; 3.3 Foundation types; 3.4 Substructures and basements; CHAPTER 4 SINGLE STOREY FRAMES, SHELLS AND LIGHTWEIGHT COVERINGS; 4.1 Lattice truss, beam, portal frame and flat roof structures; 4.2 Roof and wall cladding and decking; 4.3 Rooflights; 4.4 Diaphragm, fin wall and tilt-up construction; 4.5 Shell structures; CHAPTER 5 STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMES;5.1 Functional requirements; 5.2 Methods of design; 5.3 Steel sections; 5.4 Structural steel frames; 5.5 Welding; 5.6 Fire protection of structural steelwork; 5.7 Floor and roof construction; CHAPTER 6 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE FRAMES; 6.1 Concrete; 6.2 Concrete mixes; 6.3 Reinforcement; 6.4 Formwork and falsework; 6.5 Pre-stressed concrete; 6.6 Lightweight concrete; 6.7 Concrete structural frames; 6.8 Precast reinforced concrete frames; 6.9 Lift slab construction; CHAPTER 7 CLADDING AND CURTAIN WALL CONSTRUCTION; 7.1 Functional requirements; 7.2 Terms and definitions; 7.3 Infill wall framing to a structural grid; 7.4 Solid and cavity walling; 7.5 Facings applied to solid and cavity wall backing; 7.6 Cladding panels; 7.7 Sheet metal wall cladding; 7.8 Glazed wall systems; 7.9 Internal walls and partitions; CHAPTER 8 PREFABRICATION AND OFF-SITE PRODUCTION; 8.1 Terms and concepts; 8.2 Functional requirements; 8.3 Off-site production; 8.4 The production process; 8.5 Pre-cut timber; 8.6 Metal; 8.7 Concrete; 8.8 Joints and jointing; CHAPTER 9 LIFTS AND ESCALATORS; 9.1 Functional requirements; 9.2 Lifts (elevators); 9.3 Escalators and moving walkways; CHAPTER 10 FIT OUT AND SECOND FIX; 10.1 Commercial fit out; 10.2 Raised floors; 10.3 Suspended ceilings; 10.4 Internal partition walls; 10.5 Painting and decorating; CHAPTER 11 HEATING, COOLING AND SERVICES PROVISION; 11.1 Functional requirements; 11.2 Indoor climate control; 11.3 Hot water supply systems; 11.4 Water services to multi-story buildings; 11.5 Estimation of pipe sizes; 11.6 Recycled water systems; 11.7 Electronic communication systems: broadband; CHAPTER 12 ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO CONSTRUCTION; 12.1 Functional requirements; 12.2 Straw; 12.3 Earth; 12.4 Green Roofs; 12.5 Recycled materials; Appendix A Web sites; Appendix B Additional references; Index