Modern construction handbook / Andrew Watts.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 28, 2014).

Introduction to third edition; INTRODUCTION; Structure and envelope; Parametric design; 1 Materials; Tectonics in metal; Steel; Aluminium; Copper, zinc and lead; Tectonics in glass; Glass; Tectonics in concrete; Concrete; Tectonics in masonry; Masonry; Concrete block; Stone; Brick; Tectonics in plastics; Plastics and composites; Tectonics in timber; Timber; Fabrics and membranes; Materials for interior finishes; 1 Internal partitions; 2 Plaster and wallboard; 3 Internal floors; 4 Internal ceilings; Performance testing of facade material systems; Performance testing of roof material systems.

2 WallsTrends in facade design; Generic wall types; Metal; 1 Sheet metal; 2 Profiled cladding; 3 Composite panels; 4 Rainscreens; 5 Mesh screens; 6 Louvre screens; Glass systems; 1 Stick systems; 2 Unitised glazing; 3 Clamped glazing; 4 Bolt fixed glazing; 5 Glass blocks and channels; 6 Steel windows; 7 Aluminium windows; 8 Timber windows; Concrete; 1 Cast in-situ; 2 Storey height precast; 3 Small precast panels; Masonry loadbearing walls; Masonry cavity walls; 1 Brick; 2 Stone and block; Masonry cladding; Masonry rainscreens; Plastic; 1 Plastic-based cladding; 2 Plastic rainscreens; Timber.

1 Timber frame2 Cladding panels; 3 Roofs; Trends in roof design; Metal roofs; 1 Metal standing seam; 2 Profiled metal sheet; 3 Composite panels; 4 Rainscreens; 5 Metal louvres; Glass roofs; 1 Greenhouse glazing and capped systems; 2 Silicone-sealed glazing and rooflights; 3 Bolt fixed glazing; 4 Bonded glass rooflights; Concrete roofs; 1 Concealed membranes; 2 Exposed membranes; 3 Planted roof; Timber roofs; 1 Flat roof: mastic asphalt coverings; 2 Flat roof: bitumen-based sheet membranes; 3 Pitched roof: tiles; Plastic roofs; 1 GRP rooflights; 2 GRP panels and shells; Fabric systems.

1 ETFE cushions2 Single membrane: cone-shaped roof; 3 Single membrane: barrel-shaped roof; 4 Structure; Material systems for structures; Elements of structures; 1 Braced frames; Reinforced concrete; Steel; Timber; 2 Portal frames; 3 Loadbearing boxes Reinforced concrete; Brick; Glass; 4 Trusses; 5 Arches and shells; 6 Space grids; Floor structures; 1 Cast in-situ / cast-in-place concrete; 2 Precast concrete; 3 Steel and steel mesh; 4 Timber; 5 Glass; Stairs; 1 Concrete; 2 Steel; 3 Timber; 4 Glass; 5 ENVIRONMENT; Environmental studies for envelopes; Analysis for design; 1 Solar radiation.

2 Daylight3 Thermal performance; 4 Wind; 5 Solar shading; 6 Double skin facades; 7 Natural ventilation; 8 Thermal mass; Low energy material system; 1 Embodied energy; 2 Straw bales and hemp; 3 Rammed earth, cob and adobe bricks; 4 Green wood and bamboo; 5 Green walls; Active design; 1 Solar power and solar heating; 2 Electrical lighting; Support services; 1 Maintenance and cleaning; 2 Lifts; 6 APPLICATIONS; 1 Working with industry; 2 Triangular panels for twisted facades; 3 Twisted panels with flat glass for curved facades; 4 Solar shading louvres; 5 Double-skin facades.

The Modern Construction Handbook has become a building construction classic and is used as a textbook in many courses. Its systematic approach with chapters on materials, walls, roofs, construction and environment offers clear and efficient orientation. Digital fabrication techniques are included as well (complementing traditional production processes) and presented in an instructional book for the first time. The third edition has been thoroughly updated and now provides: More information - more annotation of drawings, more text on the page. Updated 'future' chapter with more emerging constru.

English.

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