Building Construction: Structure and Fabric Pt. 2

Part 1 Contract planning and site organization: contract planning and control; site organization. Part 2 Contractors' mechnical plant: the mechanization of building operations; mechanical plant. Part 3 Foundations: soil mechanics; foundation design; foundation types; underpinning. Part 4 walls and piers: solid masonry walls; plain monolithic concrete walls; cross wall construction; reinforced masonry walls; cavity loadbearing walls; diaphragm and fin walls; panel walls; party walls and separating walls; retaining walls; waterproofing; external facings and claddings; movement control. Part 5 Multi-storey structures - the frame and the loadbearing wall: choice of appropriate structure; framed structures; the steel frame; the reinforced concrete structure; the in situ cast concrete frame; the precast concrete frame; the reinforced concrete wall; prestressed concrete; movement control. Part 6 Floor structures: upper floors; upper floor construction; movement control. Part 7 Chimney shafts, flues and ducts: chimney shafts; gas flues; ducts for services. Part 8 Stairs, ramps and ladders. Part 9 Roof structures: types of roof structure; choice of roof structure; constructional methods; movement control. Part 10 Fire protection: growth of fire in buildings; materials in relation to fire; factors affecting design; fire-resisting construction. Part 11 Temporary works: shoring; timbering for excavations; scaffolding; formwork.