December 2008
Beginner
1008 pages
38h 6m
English
book
Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition
by Joseph Iano, Edward Allen
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MASONRY WALL CONSTRUCTION
• Types of Masonry Walls
Composite Masonry Walls
Masonry Cavity Walls
Masonry Loadbearing Walls
Reinforced Masonry Walls
Posttensioned Masonry Walls
FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF A LOADBEARING MASONRY STRUCTURE
• Spanning Systems for Masonry Bearing Wall Construction
Ordinary Joisted Construction
Heavy Timber or Mill Construction
Steel and Concrete Decks with Masonry Bearing Walls
• Detailing Masonry Walls
Flashings and Drainage
Thermal Insulation of Masonry Walls
• Some Special Problems of Masonry Construction
Expansion and Contraction
MOVEMENT JOINTS IN BUILDINGS
Efflorescence
Mortar Joint Deterioration
Moisture Resistance of Masonry
Cold- and Hot-Weather Construction
• Masonry and the Building Codes
• Uniqueness of Masonry
America's rich fabric of 19th-century downtown buildings is made up largely of buildings whose construction is defined by building codes as ordinary construction: exterior masonry loadbearing walls with floors and roof spanned by wood joists. ...