The Construction of Buildings: Single Storey Frames, Shells and Lightweight Coverings

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Barry, Robin

Home Improvement & Design

Sheridan House

This new edition takes account of the effect of new materials on the form of structural frames, and the requirements for enhanced insulation and moisture vapour checks. It also includes new sections on composite frames of concrete and steel, the use of tilt-up constructions and single ply roof membranes.

The Construction of Buildings, Volume 3: Single Story Frames, Shells and Lightweight Coverings

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Wiley/Blackwell

The new edition of Volume 4 of this well-known five volume series deals with more complex multi-storey and industrial/commercial buildings. The revisions take account of new developments such as the slimfloor and parallel beam frame, and the latest provisions of the Building Regulations, and details of fixings for stone and brick cladding have been expanded

The Construction of Buildings - Volume 4

This, the first of a five volume series, introduces students to building elements and construction principles for foundations and oversite concrete, walls, floors and roofs. It has been updated to take account of the latest revisions to the Building Regulations on thermal insulation

The Construction of Buildings - Volume 1

Since publication in 1958 of the first volume of The Construction of Buildings, the five-volume series has been used by lecturers and students of architecture, building and surveying, and by those seeking guidance for self-built housing and works of alteration and addition. Volume 2, which deals with windows, doors, stairs, fires, stoves and chimneys, and internal finishes and external rendering, has been updated to take into account changes in practice and regulations, such as the latest revisions to the Building Regulations. It includes a thorough revision of the text on plastering to reflect the current widespread use of gypsum plaster as an internal wall and ceiling finish. A new presentation has been adapted for this latest edition, with text and illustrations integrated to provide a reader-friendly layout and to aid accessibility of information.

The Construction of Buildings, Volume 2

Since publication of the first volume of The Construction of Buildings in 1958, the five-volume series has been used by both lecturers and students of architecture, building and surveying, and by those seeking guidance for self-built housing and works of alteration and addition. The series examines principles of building through the functional requirements common to building, with diagrams to illustrate the application of the requirements. Volume 1, which deals with foundations, walls, floors and roofs, has been updated to take into account changes in practice. A new presentation has been adopted for the latest edition, with text and illustrations integrated to provide a reader-friendly layout and to aid accessibility of information.

The Construction of Buildings, Volume 1

Since publication of the first volume of The Construction of Buildings in 1958, the five volume series has been used by both lecturers and students of architecture, building and surveying, and by those seeking guidance for self-build housing and works of alteration and addition. 
Volume 4, which covers the construction of multi-story buildings, including foundations, steel frames, concrete frames and the various systems of walling and cladding used, has been updated to include the use of structural sealant glazing and suspended frameless glazing, new information on solid brick and block walls, and details of metal stud partitions for the support and fixing of plasterboard finishes for non-loadbearing partitions. A new presentation has been adapted for this latest edition, with text and illustrations integrated to provide a reader-friendly layout and to aid accessibility of information.

The Construction of Buildings, Volume 4: Multi-storey Buildings, Foundations and Substructures, Structural Steel Frames, Floors and Roofs, Concrete, ... Walls and Cladding of Framed Buildings

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

The Construction of Buildings: Single Story Frames, Skhells and Lightweight Coverings

Blackwell*publishers

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