Building construction handbook [electronic book] / Roy Chudley and Roger Greeno.
By: Chudley, R [author.]
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Contributor(s): Greeno, Roger [author.].
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BookPublisher: New York : Routledge, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Eleventh edition.Description: online resource (xii, 1012 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781138907096 (paperback); 9781315695174 (e-book).Subject(s): Building -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Construction industry -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 690 Online resources: E-book
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 690 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | CIT Module CRAF 6011 - Core reading. |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ideal for students on all construction courses Topics presented concisely in plain language and with clear drawings Updated to include revisions to Building and Construction regulations
The Building Construction Handbook is THE authoritative reference for all construction students and professionals. Its detailed drawings clearly illustrate the construction of building elements, and have been an invaluable guide for builders since 1988. The principles and processes of construction are explained with the concepts of design included where appropriate. Extensive coverage of building construction practice, techniques, and regulations representing both traditional procedures and modern developments are included to provide the most comprehensive and easy to understand guide to building construction.
This new edition has been updated to reflect recent changes to the building regulations, as well as new material on the latest technologies used in domestic construction.
Building Construction Handbook is the essential, easy-to-use resource for undergraduate and vocational students on a wide range of courses including NVQ and BTEC National, through to Higher National Certificate and Diploma, to Foundation and three-year Degree level. It is also a useful practical reference for building designers, contractors and others engaged in the construction industry.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CIT Module CRAF6011 - Core reading.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface to Eleventh edition (p. xi)
- Part 1 General
- Built environment (p. 2)
- The structure (p. 5)
- Primary and secondary elements (p. 12)
- Component parts and functions (p. 15)
- Construction activities (p. 19)
- Construction documents (p. 20)
- Construction drawings (p. 21)
- Building survey (p. 29)
- Energy Performance Certificate (p. 33)
- Method statement and programming (p. 37)
- Weights and densities of building materials (p. 39)
- Imposed floor loads (p. 41)
- Drawings - notations (p. 42)
- Planning application (p. 46)
- Modular coordination (p. 53)
- Construction regulations (p. 55)
- CDM regulations (p. 57)
- Safety signs and symbols (p. 60)
- Building Regulations (p. 62)
- Accredited construction details (p. 75)
- Sustainability (p. 76)
- British Standards (p. 77)
- European Standards (p. 78)
- Product and practice accreditation (p. 80)
- CI/SfB system of coding (p. 82)
- CPI System of Coding (p. 83)
- Uniclass system of coding (p. 84)
- Part 2 Site Works
- Site survey (p. 90)
- Site measurement (p. 91)
- Site investigations (p. 94)
- Soil investigation (p. 97)
- Soil assessment and testing (p. 104)
- Site layout considerations (p. 116)
- Site security (p. 119)
- Site lighting and electrical supply (p. 122)
- Site office accommodation (p. 126)
- Site health and welfare provision (p. 127)
- Materials storage (p. 131)
- Materials testing (p. 136)
- Timber decay and treatment (p. 151)
- Protection orders for trees and structures (p. 155)
- Locating public utility services (p. 157)
- Setting out (p. 158)
- Levels and angles (p. 163)
- Road construction (p. 166)
- Tubular scaffolding and scaffolding systems (p. 176)
- Shoring systems (p. 190)
- Demolition (p. 199)
- Part 3 Builders Plant
- General considerations (p. 206)
- Bulldozers (p. 209)
- Scrapers (p. 210)
- Graders (p. 211)
- Tractor shovels (p. 212)
- Excavators (p. 213)
- Transport vehicles (p. 218)
- Hoists (p. 221)
- Rubble chutes and skips (p. 224)
- Cranes (p. 225)
- Concreting plant (p. 237)
- Concrete - Curing (p. 244)
- Part 4 Substructure
- Foundations-function, materials and sizing (p. 248)
- Foundation beds (p. 257)
- Short bored pile foundations (p. 264)
- Foundation types and selection (p. 267)
- Piled foundations (p. 272)
- Retaining wails (p. 293)
- Gabions and mattresses (p. 307)
- Basement excavations and construction (p. 310)
- Waterproofing basements (p. 319)
- Excavations (p. 327)
- Concrete production (p. 333)
- Cofferdams (p. 341)
- Steel sheet piling (p. 342)
- Caissons (p. 345)
- Underpinning (p. 349)
- Ground water control (p. 358)
- Soil stabilisation and improvement (p. 368)
- Job-Reclamation of waste land (p. 373)
- Treatment of contaminated subsoil (p. 374)
- Part 5 Superstructure -1
- Choice of materials (p. 378)
- Stonework (p. 379)
- Brick manufacture (p. 387)
- Brick bonding (p. 391)
- Cavity walls (p. 409)
- Boundary walls (p. 413)
- Damp-proof courses and membranes (p. 420)
- Gas-resistant membranes (p. 427)
- Calculated brickwork (p. 429)
- Mortars (p. 434)
- Arches and openings (p. 436)
- Windows (p. 445)
- Glass and glazing (p. 462)
- Doors (p. 476)
- Crosswall construction (p. 486)
- Framed construction (p. 490)
- Rendering to external walls (p. 494)
- Cladding to external walls (p. 497)
- Roofs - basic forms (p. 505)
- Pitched roofs (p. 509)
- Double lap tiling (p. 522)
- Single lap tiling (p. 531)
- Slating (p. 535)
- Timber flat roofs (p. 542)
- Dormer windows (p. 557)
- Ventilation of roofs (p. 560)
- Green roofs (p. 567)
- Thermal insulation (p. 569)
- U-values (p. 570)
- Insulation of construction elements (p. 592)
- Thermal bridging (p. 605)
- Access for the disabled (p. 611)
- Part 6 Superstructure -2
- Reinforced concrete slabs (p. 618)
- Reinforced concrete framed structures (p. 622)
- Reinforcement types (p. 632)
- Structural concrete, fire protection (p. 635)
- Formwork (p. 636)
- Precast concrete frames (p. 645)
- Prestressed concrete (p. 649)
- Prestressed concrete systems (p. 653)
- Structural steelwork sections (p. 664)
- Structural steelwork connections (p. 669)
- Structural fire protection (p. 674)
- Portal frames (p. 686)
- Composite timber beams (p. 695)
- Multi-storey structures (p. 698)
- Roof sheet coverings (p. 705)
- Long span roofs (p. 710)
- Shell roof construction (p. 724)
- Membrane roofs (p. 733)
- Rooflights (p. 735)
- Panel walls (p. 739)
- Rainscreen cladding (p. 745)
- Structural glazing (p. 748)
- Curtain walling (p. 750)
- Concrete claddings (p. 754)
- Concrete surface finishes (p. 761)
- Concrete surface defects (p. 765)
- Part 7 Internal Construction and Finishes
- Internal elements (p. 768)
- Internal walls (p. 769)
- Construction joints (p. 774)
- Internal walls, fire protection (p. 776)
- Party/separating walls (p. 777)
- Partitions (p. 779)
- Strut design (p. 781)
- Plasters and plastering (p. 786)
- Dry lining techniques (p. 791)
- Plasterboard (p. 794)
- Wall tiling (p. 797)
- Domestic floors and finishes (p. 799)
- Large cast in-situ ground floors (p. 808)
- Concrete floor screeds (p. 810)
- Timber suspended upper floors (p. 813)
- Lateral restraint (p. 816)
- Timber beam design (p. 817)
- Holing and notching joists (p. 822)
- Timber floors, fire protection (p. 824)
- Reinforced concrete suspended floors (p. 826)
- Precast concrete floors (p. 831)
- Raised access floors (p. 837)
- Sound insulation (p. 838)
- Timber, concrete and metal stairs (p. 846)
- Internal doors (p. 877)
- Doorsets (p. 881)
- Fire-resisting doors (p. 882)
- Plasterboard ceilings (p. 888)
- Suspended ceilings (p. 889)
- Paints and painting (p. 894)
- Joinery production (p. 898)
- Composite boarding (p. 904)
- Plastics in building (p. 906)
- Part 8 Domestic Services
- Drainage effluents (p. 912)
- Subsoil drainage (p. 913)
- Surface water removal (p. 915)
- Road drainage (p. 920)
- Rainwater installations (p. 922)
- Drainage systems (p. 925)
- Drainage - pipe sizes and gradients (p. 935)
- Water supply (p. 936)
- Cold water installations (p. 939)
- Hot water installations (p. 941)
- Flow controls (p. 946)
- Cisterns and cylinders (p. 947)
- Pipework joints (p. 949)
- Sanitary fittings (p. 950)
- Single and ventilated stack systems (p. 953)
- Hot water heating systems (p. 959)
- Electrical supply and installation (p. 963)
- Gas supply and gas fires (p. 972)
- Open fireplaces and flues (p. 976)
- Services - fire stops and seals (p. 985)
- Telephone installations (p. 986)
- Electronic communications installations (p. 987)
- Index (p. 989)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Roger Greeno is a well-known author of construction texts. He has extensive practical and consultancy experience in the industry, in addition to lecturing at several colleges of further and higher education, and the University of Portsmouth, UK. He has also examined for City Guilds, Edexcel, the Chartered Institute of Building and the University of Reading, UK.Roy Chudley was formerly Senior Lecturer in Building Technology at the Guildford College of Technology, UK. He is an established author of numerous respected construction texts.