Architectural Building Construction: Volume 3
A Text Book for the Architectural and Building Student
Published on 19. December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
478 pages
978-1-107-64536-3 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1937, as the second edition of a 1923 original, this book forms the third part of a three-volume series on the area of architectural building construction. The text presents a discussion of the elements of construction in two different types of structure, developing the examination of building processes found in volume two. The structures discussed are 'A semi-detached suburban house' and 'A town warehouse'. Numerous illustrative figures are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of architecture and the building process.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
669 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-64536-3 (9781107645363)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Brickwork and masonry; 2. Structural iron and steel work; 3. Steel framed and fire-resisting floors; 4. Subsidiary metal construction; 5. Structural design - introduction. Walls and foundations; 6. Structural design - principles of beam design; 7. Structural design - design and selection of beams; 8. Structural design - moment of inertia and moment of resistance of unsymmetrical and compound sections; 9. Structural design - design of stanchions, columns and struts; 10. Structural design - stresses in framed structures; 11. Structural design - plate girders; 12. Permanent carpentry - roofs; 13. Temporary carpentry - timbering, centering and shoring; 14. Roof coverings - plain and pan tiling; 15. External plumbers' work; 16. Internal plumbers' work - water services and sanitary fittings; 17. Drainage; 18. Joinery - doors, frames and finishings; 19. Joinery - windows and skylights; 20. Joinery - stairs; 21. Joinery - internal fittings; 22. Miscellaneous; 23. Insulation of building structures; 24. Materials; Appendixes; Index.