Chudley and Greeno's building construction handbook /
The 12th edition of Chudley and Greeno's Building Construction Handbook remains THE authoritative reference for all construction students and professionals. The principles and processes of construction are explained with the concepts of design included where appropriate. Extensive coverage of b...
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London, England ; New York, New York :
Routledge,
2020.
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| Edition: | Twelfth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures List of tables Preface 1. Pre-construction 1.1. Design considerations 1.2. Modular coordination 1.3. Construction contract documents 1.4. Planning legislation 1.5. Building control 1.6. Health and Safety 1.7. Building organisations 1.8. Building Information Modelling (BIM) 1.9. Building information classification systems 2. Site investigation 2.1. Desk study 2.2. Field study 2.3. Site survey and ground investigation 2.4. Soil analysis 2.5. Site soil testing techniques 3. Site works 3.1. General considerations 3.2. Setting out 3.3. Levelling 3.4. Road and paving 3.5. Landscaping 3.6. Personal protective equipment (PPE) 3.7. Demolition 4. Soil improvement and excavation 4.1. Vibro replacement 4.2. Vibro compaction 4.3. Dynamic compaction 4.4. Jet grouting 4.5. Excavation support 4.6. Cofferdams 4.7. Steel sheet piling 4.8. Caissons 4.9. Culverts 4.10. Dewatering 4.11. Contaminated land 4.12. Retaining walls 5. Materials 5.1. Density of building materials 5.2. Concrete 5.3. Timber 5.4. Joinery production 5.5. Composite boards 5.6. Plasters and plasterboards 5.7. Plastics 5.8. Mastics and sealants 5.9. Metals 6. Plant 6.1. Earthmoving 6.2. Material handling 6.3. Scaffolds 7. Foundations 7.1. Trees 7.2. Foundation design 7.3. Strip foundations 7.4. Raft foundations 7.5. Pad foundations 7.6. Small diameter piles and ground beams 7.7. Pile foundations 8. Basement construction 8.1. Secant pile walls 8.2. Diaphragm walls 8.3. Top down basement construction 8.4. Waterproofing basements 8.5. Basement insulation 9. Ground supported floors 9.1. Ground supported concrete floors 9.2. Industrial concrete floors 9.3. Concrete floor screeds 9.4. Resistance to contaminants 9.5. Ground floor insulation 9.6. Ground-bearing concrete 9.7. Suspended beam and block 9.8. Suspended timber 9.9. Thermal bridging ground floors 10. Suspended floors 10.1. Suspended timber ground floors 10.2. Beam and block floors 10.3. Timber upper floors 10.4. In-situ reinforced concrete floors 10.5. Precast concrete floors 10.6. Composite floors 10.7. Raised access flooring 11. External walls 11.1. Stone walls 11.2. Bricks 11.3. Blocks 11.4. Cement mortars 11.5. Damp proof courses (DPC) 11.6. Solid brick walls 11.7. Design of masonry walls 11.8. Jointing and pointing 11.9. Feature brickwork 11.10. Cavity wall construction 11.11. Cavity wall insulation 11.12. Thermal improvements 11.13. Thermal or cold bridging 11.14. Lintels and arches 11.15. Timber frame construction 11.16. Rendering 11.17. Claddings 12. Pitched roofs classification 12.1. Structure 12.2. Stability 12.3. Underlays 12.4. Double lap tiles 12.5. Single lap tiles 12.6. Ridges and hips 12.7. Slates 12.8. Fibre cement slates 12.9. Roof ventilation 12.10. Roof insulation 12.11. Vapour control layer (VCL) 12.12. Structural insulated panels (SIPs) 12.13. Thatched roofs 12.14. Steel roof trusses 12.15. Double skin, energy roof systems 12.16. Long span roofs 12.17. Membrane roof 12.18. Fabric 12.19. Rooflights 13. Flat roofs 13.1. Falls 13.2. Decks 13.3. Built up felt roofing (BUFR) 13.4. Mastic asphalt 13.5. Milled lead sheet 13.6. Single ply membranes 13.7. Glass reinforced plastic (GRP) 13.8. Green roofs 13.9. Flat roof insulation 13.10. Rooflights 14. Steel framed buildings 14.1. Development 14.2. Steel frame structure 14.3. Hot rolled steel sections 14.4. Steelwork connections 14.5. Fire protection 15. Concrete framed buildings 15.1. Formwork 15.2. Reinforcement 15.3. Structure 15.4. Fire protection 15.5. Precast concrete frames 15.6. Connections 15.7. Pre-stressed concrete 15.8. Pre-tensioning 15.9. Post-tensioning 15.10. Comparison of pre-stressed and reinforced concrete 15.11. Portal frames 16. Cladding of framed buildings 16.1. Non-load-bearing brick panels 16.2. Lightweight infill panels 16.3. Rainscreen cladding 16.4. Glazing 16.5. Structural glazing 16.6. Curtain walling 16.7. Concrete cladding panels 17. Windows and doors 17.1. Casement windows 17.2. Sliding sash windows 17.3. Pivot windows 17.4. Bay windows 17.5. Security 17.6. Window schedules 17.7. Glazing 17.8. Double glazing 17.9. Triple glazing 17.10. Glazing health and safety 17.11. External doors 17.12. Internal doors 17.13. Fire doors 18. Internal elements: Ceilings 18.1. Plasterboard ceilings 18.2. Suspended ceilings 18.3. Internal walls/partitions 18.4. Party walls 18.5. Stud partition walls 18.6. Demountable partitions 18.7. Solid plastering 18.8. Dry lining 18.9. Stairs 18.10. Paints and painting 18.11. Glazed wall tiling 19. Drainage 19.1. Below ground drainage - drains and sewers 19.2. Means of access 19.3. Drainage pipes 19.4. Surface water drainage 19.5. Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) 19.6. Above ground drainage 19.7. Sanitary fittings 20. Building services 20.1. Cold water supply 20.2. Domestic hot water systems (DHW) 20.3. Space heating 20.4. Electrical services 20.5. Power circuits 20.6. Lighting circuits 20.7. Telecommunication services and electronic installations 20.8. Gas services 20.9. Flues 21. Insulation and U-values 21.1. U-values 21.2. Thermal conductivity (λ) of typical building materials 21.3. Floor insulation 21.4. Thermal bridging 21.5. Sound insulation 21.6. Sound insulation improvements 22. Construction defects 22.1. Building survey 22.2. Cracking in walls 22.3. Underpinning 22.4. Timber rot 22.5. Damp proof course remedial work Index.