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Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition

by Joseph Iano, Edward Allen

December 2008

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1008 pages

38h 6m

English

Wiley

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LEARNING TO BUILDSUSTAINABILITYTHE WORK OF THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL: CHOOSING BUILDING SYSTEMSCONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND INFORMATION RESOURCESTHE WORK OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL: CONSTRUCTING BUILDINGSTRENDS IN THE DELIVERY OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICESRECURRING CONCERNSSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTSFOUNDATION SETTLEMENTEARTH MATERIALSEXCAVATIONFOUNDATIONSUNDERPINNINGRETAINING WALLSWATERPROOFING AND DRAINAGEBASEMENT INSULATIONSHALLOW FROST-PROTECTED FOUNDATIONSBACKFILLINGUP–DOWN CONSTRUCTIONDESIGNING FOUNDATIONSFOUNDATION DESIGN AND THE BUILDING CODESSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
TREESLUMBERWOOD PRODUCTSPLASTIC LUMBERWOOD PANEL PRODUCTSWOOD CHEMICAL TREATMENTSWOOD FASTENERSMANUFACTURED WOOD COMPONENTSTYPES OF WOOD CONSTRUCTIONSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
FIRE-RESISTIVE HEAVY TIMBER CONSTRUCTIONCOMBUSTIBLE BUILDINGS FRAMED WITH HEAVY TIMBERLATERAL BRACING OF HEAVY TIMBER BUILDINGSBUILDING SERVICES IN HEAVY TIMBER BUILDINGSLONGER SPANS IN HEAVY TIMBERHEAVY TIMBER AND THE BUILDING CODESUNIQUENESS OF HEAVY TIMBER FRAMINGSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
HISTORYPLATFORM FRAMEFOUNDATIONS FOR LIGHT FRAME STRUCTURESBUILDING THE FRAMEVARIATIONS ON WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTIONWOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILDING CODESUNIQUENESS OF WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTIONSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES

PROTECTION FROM THE WEATHERROOFINGWINDOWS AND DOORSSIDINGCORNER BOARDS AND EXTERIOR TRIMEXTERIOR CONSTRUCTIONSEALING EXTERIOR JOINTSEXTERIOR PAINTING, FINISH GRADING, AND LANDSCAPINGSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENCLOSUREWALL AND CEILING FINISHMILLWORK AND FINISH CARPENTRYFLOORING AND CERAMIC TILE WORKFINISHING TOUCHESSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
HISTORYMORTARBRICK MASONRYMASONRY WALL CONSTRUCTIONSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
STONE MASONRYCONCRETE MASONRYOTHER TYPES OF MASONRY UNITSMASONRY WALL CONSRUCTIONSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
TYPES OF MASONRY WALLSSPANNING SYSTEMS FOR MASONRY BEARING WALL CONSTRUCTIONDETAILING MASONRY WALLSSOME SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF MASONRY CONSTRUCTIONMASONRY AND THE BUILDING CODESUNIQUENESS OF MASONRYSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
HISTORYTHE MATERIAL STEELDETAILS OF STEEL FRAMINGTHE CONSTRUCTION PROCESSFIREPROOFING OF STEEL FRAMINGLONGER SPANS IN STEELCOMPOSITE COLUMNSINDUSTRIALIZED SYSTEMS IN STEELSTEEL AND THE BUILDING CODESUNIQUENESS OF STEELSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
THE CONCEPT OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL CONSTRUCTIONFRAMING PROCEDURESOTHER COMMON USES OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMINGADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMINGLIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING AND THE BUILDING CODESFINISHES FOR LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMINGSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
HISTORYCEMENT AND CONCRETEMAKING AND PLACING CONCRETEFORMWORKREINFORCINGCONCRETE CREEPPRESTRESSINGINNOVATIONS IN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONACI 301SELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
CASTING A CONCRETE SLAB ON GRADECASTING A CONCRETE WALLCASTING A CONCRETE COLUMNONE-WAY FLOOR AND ROOF FRAMING SYSTEMSTWO-WAY FLOOR AND ROOF FRAMING SYSTEMSCONCRETE STAIRSSITECAST POSTTENSIONED FRAMING SYSTEMSSELECTING A SITECAST CONCRETE FRAMING SYSTEMINNOVATIONS IN SITECAST CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONARCHITECTURAL CONCRETELONGER SPANS IN SITECAST CONCRETEDESIGNING ECONOMICAL SITECAST CONCRETE BUILDINGSSITECAST CONCRETE AND THE BUILDING CODESUNIQUENESS OF SITECAST CONCRETESELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
PRECAST, PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTSASSEMBLY CONCEPTS FOR PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDINGSMANUFACTURE OF PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTSJOINING PRECAST CONCRETE ELEMENTSTHE CONSTRUCTION PROCESSPRECAST CONCRETE AND THE BUILDING CODESUNIQUENESS OF PRECAST CONCRETESELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
LOW-SLOPE ROOFSSTEEP ROOFSSUSTAINABLE ROOFINGROOFING AND THE BUILDING CODESSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
HISTORYTHE MATERIAL GLASSGLAZINGGLASS AND ENERGYGLASS AND THE BUILDING CODESSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
WINDOWSDOORSSAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN WINDOWS AND DOORSFENESTRATION TESTING AND STANDARDSSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXTERIOR WALLCONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO WATERTIGHTNESS IN THE EXTERIOR WALLSEALANT JOINTS IN THE EXTERIOR WALLBASIC CONCEPTS OF EXTERIOR WALL SYSTEMSCURTAIN WALL TESTING AND STANDARDSTHE EXTERIOR WALL AND THE BUILDING CODESSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
MASONRY VENEER CURTAIN WALLSSTONE CURTAIN WALLSPRECAST CONCRETE CURTAIN WALLSEXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMFUTURE DIRECTIONS IN MASONRY AND STONE CLADDINGSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONSALUMINUM AND GLASS FRAMING SYSTEMSMODES OF ASSEMBLYTHE RAINSCREEN PRINCIPLE IN METAL-AND-GLASS CLADDINGEXPANSION JOINTS IN METAL-AND-GLASS WALLSSLOPED GLAZINGDUAL-LAYERED GLASS CLADDINGCURTAIN WALL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: THE PROCESSSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICESTHE SEQUENCE OF INTERIOR FINISHING OPERATIONSSELECTING INTERIOR FINISH SYSTEMSTRENDS IN INTERIOR FINISH SYSTEMSSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
TYPES OF INTERIOR WALLSFRAMED PARTITION SYSTEMSMASONRY PARTITION SYSTEMSWALL AND PARTITION FACINGSSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES
FINISH CEILINGSTYPES OF CEILINGSFINISH FLOORINGTYPES OF FINISH FLOORING MATERIALSFLOORING THICKNESSSELECTED REFERENCESWEB SITESKEY TERMS AND CONCEPTSREVIEW QUESTIONSEXERCISES