Building construction :
Mehta, Madan
Building construction : principles, materials, and systems / Madan Mehta, Walter Scarborough and Diane Armpriest - 2nd ed - Boston: Pearson, 2013. - xvii, 952 p.
pt. I. Principles of construction --
An overview of the building delivery process (how buildings come into being) --
Construction regulations and standards --
Loads on buildings --
Load resistance (the structural properties of materials) --
Properties of the envelope --
I (thermal properties) --
Properties of the envelope --
II (air and water vapor control) --
Fire-related properties --
Acoustical properties of materials --
Principles of joints and sealants (expansion and contraction control) --
Principles of sustainable construction --
pt. 2. Materials and systems of construction --
Soils and excavations --
Below-grade construction (foundation systems and basements) --
Materials for wood construction --
I (lumber) --
Materials for wood construction --
II (engineered wood products, fasteners, and connectors) --
Wood light-frame construction --
Wood light-frame construction --
II --
Structural insulated panel construction --
Material steel and steel components --
Structural steel construction --
Cold-formed (light-gauge) steel construction --
Lime, portland cement, and concrete --
Concrete construction --
I (formwork, reinforcement, and slabs-on-ground) --
Concrete construction --
II (site-cast and precast concrete framing systems) --
Masonry materials --
I (mortar and brick) --
Masonry materials --
II (concrete, masonry units, natural stone, and glass masonry units) --
Masonry and concrete bearing wall construction --
Exterior wall cladding --
I (principles of rainwater infiltration control) --
Exterior wall cladding --
II (masonry, precast concrete, and GFRC) --
Exterior wall cladding --
III (stucco, adhered veneer, EIFS, natural stone, and insulated metal panels) --
Glass, glazing, and light-transmitting plastics --
Windows and doors --
Exterior wall cladding --
IV (wall systems in glass) --
Roofing --
I (low-slope roofs) --
Roofing --
II (steep roofs) --
Stairs --
Floor coverings --
Ceilings.
9780132148696
Building
690 / MEH-B
Building construction : principles, materials, and systems / Madan Mehta, Walter Scarborough and Diane Armpriest - 2nd ed - Boston: Pearson, 2013. - xvii, 952 p.
pt. I. Principles of construction --
An overview of the building delivery process (how buildings come into being) --
Construction regulations and standards --
Loads on buildings --
Load resistance (the structural properties of materials) --
Properties of the envelope --
I (thermal properties) --
Properties of the envelope --
II (air and water vapor control) --
Fire-related properties --
Acoustical properties of materials --
Principles of joints and sealants (expansion and contraction control) --
Principles of sustainable construction --
pt. 2. Materials and systems of construction --
Soils and excavations --
Below-grade construction (foundation systems and basements) --
Materials for wood construction --
I (lumber) --
Materials for wood construction --
II (engineered wood products, fasteners, and connectors) --
Wood light-frame construction --
Wood light-frame construction --
II --
Structural insulated panel construction --
Material steel and steel components --
Structural steel construction --
Cold-formed (light-gauge) steel construction --
Lime, portland cement, and concrete --
Concrete construction --
I (formwork, reinforcement, and slabs-on-ground) --
Concrete construction --
II (site-cast and precast concrete framing systems) --
Masonry materials --
I (mortar and brick) --
Masonry materials --
II (concrete, masonry units, natural stone, and glass masonry units) --
Masonry and concrete bearing wall construction --
Exterior wall cladding --
I (principles of rainwater infiltration control) --
Exterior wall cladding --
II (masonry, precast concrete, and GFRC) --
Exterior wall cladding --
III (stucco, adhered veneer, EIFS, natural stone, and insulated metal panels) --
Glass, glazing, and light-transmitting plastics --
Windows and doors --
Exterior wall cladding --
IV (wall systems in glass) --
Roofing --
I (low-slope roofs) --
Roofing --
II (steep roofs) --
Stairs --
Floor coverings --
Ceilings.
9780132148696
Building
690 / MEH-B