Building Construction Principles, Materials, and Systems

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Autor principal: Mehta, Madan (autor.)
Otros Autores: Scarborough, Walter (autor.), Armpriest, Diane (autor.)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:español
Publicado: Boston, EE.UU : Prentice Hall, [2009].
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  • Principles of Construction: An Overview of the Building Delivery Process-How Building
  • Governmental Constraints on ConstructionCome into Being
  • Loads on Buildings
  • Load resistance
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Air Leakage and Water Vapor Control
  • Principles in Practice: Where Dew Point Occurs in an Assembly
  • Fire-Related Properties
  • Acoustical Properties of Materials
  • Principles of Joints and Sealants (Expansion and Contraction Control)
  • Principles of Sustainable Construction
  • Materials and Systems: Materials for Wood Construction - 1 (Lumber)
  • Principles in Practice: Typical Grade Stamps of Visually Graded Lumber
  • Materials for Wood Construction-II (Manufactured Wood Products, Fasteners, and Connectors)
  • Wood Light Frame Construction-I
  • Principles in Practice: Constructing a Two-Story Wood Light Frame Building: Principles in Practice: How a WLF Building Resists Loads
  • Wood Light Frame Construction-II
  • Structural Insulated Panel System
  • The Material Steel and Structural Steel Construction
  • Principles in Practice: Fundamentals of Skeleton Frame Construction
  • Light-Gauge Steel Construction
  • Lime, Portland Cement, and Concrete
  • Concrete Construction-I (Formwork, Reinforcement, and Slabs-on-Ground)
  • Concrete Construction-II (Site-Cast and Precast Concrete Framing Systems)
  • Soils; Foundation and Basement Construction
  • Principles in Practice: Unified Soil Classification: Mansonry Materials-I (Mortar and Brick)
  • Masonry Materials-II (Concrete Masonry Units, Natural Stone, and Glass Masonry Units)
  • Masonry and Concrete Bearing Wall Construction
  • Principles in Practice: The Middle-Third Rule
  • 25 Rainwater Infiltration Control in Exterior Walls
  • Exterior Wall Cladding-I (Masonry, Precast Concrete, GFRC, and Prefabricated Mansonry)
  • Exterior Wall Cladding-II (Stucco, EIFS, Natural Stone, and Insulated Metal Panels)
  • Transparent Materials (Glass and Light-Transmitting Plastics)
  • Principles in Practice: Important Facts about Radiation: Principles in Practice: Condensation-Resistance Factor
  • Windows and Doors
  • Principles in Practice: A Note on Aluminum : Glass-Aluminum Wall Systems
  • Roofing-I (Low-Slope Roofs)
  • Principles in Practice: Shingling of Built-Up Roof Felts: Roofing-II (Step Roofs)
  • Stairs
  • Subfloors
  • Principles in Practice: Showers and Tile: Ceilings
  • Appendix A SI System and U.S. System of Units
  • Appendix B Preliminary Sizing of Structural Members
  • Glossary
  • Index.