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by Edward Allen, Joseph Iano
Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition
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PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION
1: MAKING BUILDINGS
LEARNING TO BUILD
SUSTAINABILITY
THE WORK OF THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL: CHOOSING BUILDING SYSTEMS
CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES
THE WORK OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL: CONSTRUCTING BUILDINGS
TRENDS IN THE DELIVERY OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
RECURRING CONCERNS
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
2: FOUNDATIONS
FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS
FOUNDATION SETTLEMENT
EARTH MATERIALS
EXCAVATION
FOUNDATIONS
UNDERPINNING
RETAINING WALLS
WATERPROOFING AND DRAINAGE
BASEMENT INSULATION
SHALLOW FROST-PROTECTED FOUNDATIONS
BACKFILLING
UP–DOWN CONSTRUCTION
DESIGNING FOUNDATIONS
FOUNDATION DESIGN AND THE BUILDING CODES
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
3: WOOD
TREES
LUMBER
WOOD PRODUCTS
PLASTIC LUMBER
WOOD PANEL PRODUCTS
WOOD CHEMICAL TREATMENTS
WOOD FASTENERS
MANUFACTURED WOOD COMPONENTS
TYPES OF WOOD CONSTRUCTION
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
4: HEAVY TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION
FIRE-RESISTIVE HEAVY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
COMBUSTIBLE BUILDINGS FRAMED WITH HEAVY TIMBER
LATERAL BRACING OF HEAVY TIMBER BUILDINGS
BUILDING SERVICES IN HEAVY TIMBER BUILDINGS
LONGER SPANS IN HEAVY TIMBER
HEAVY TIMBER AND THE BUILDING CODES
UNIQUENESS OF HEAVY TIMBER FRAMING
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
5: WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION
HISTORY
PLATFORM FRAME
FOUNDATIONS FOR LIGHT FRAME STRUCTURES
BUILDING THE FRAME
VARIATIONS ON WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION
WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILDING CODES
UNIQUENESS OF WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
6: EXTERIOR FINISHES FOR WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION
PROTECTION FROM THE WEATHER
ROOFING
WINDOWS AND DOORS
SIDING
CORNER BOARDS AND EXTERIOR TRIM
EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION
SEALING EXTERIOR JOINTS
EXTERIOR PAINTING, FINISH GRADING, AND LANDSCAPING
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
7: INTERIOR FINISHES FOR WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION
COMPLETING THE BUILDING ENCLOSURE
WALL AND CEILING FINISH
MILLWORK AND FINISH CARPENTRY
FLOORING AND CERAMIC TILE WORK
FINISHING TOUCHES
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
8: BRICK MASONRY
HISTORY
MORTAR
BRICK MASONRY
MASONRY WALL CONSTRUCTION
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
9: STONE AND CONCRETE MASONRY
STONE MASONRY
CONCRETE MASONRY
OTHER TYPES OF MASONRY UNITS
MASONRY WALL CONSRUCTION
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
10: MASONRY WALL CONSTRUCTION
TYPES OF MASONRY WALLS
SPANNING SYSTEMS FOR MASONRY BEARING WALL CONSTRUCTION
DETAILING MASONRY WALLS
SOME SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
MASONRY AND THE BUILDING CODES
UNIQUENESS OF MASONRY
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
11: STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION
HISTORY
THE MATERIAL STEEL
DETAILS OF STEEL FRAMING
THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
FIREPROOFING OF STEEL FRAMING
LONGER SPANS IN STEEL
COMPOSITE COLUMNS
INDUSTRIALIZED SYSTEMS IN STEEL
STEEL AND THE BUILDING CODES
UNIQUENESS OF STEEL
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
12: LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION
THE CONCEPT OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL CONSTRUCTION
FRAMING PROCEDURES
OTHER COMMON USES OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING
LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING AND THE BUILDING CODES
FINISHES FOR LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
13: CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
HISTORY
CEMENT AND CONCRETE
MAKING AND PLACING CONCRETE
FORMWORK
REINFORCING
CONCRETE CREEP
PRESTRESSING
INNOVATIONS IN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
ACI 301
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
14: SITECAST CONCRETE FRAMING SYSTEMS
CASTING A CONCRETE SLAB ON GRADE
CASTING A CONCRETE WALL
CASTING A CONCRETE COLUMN
ONE-WAY FLOOR AND ROOF FRAMING SYSTEMS
TWO-WAY FLOOR AND ROOF FRAMING SYSTEMS
CONCRETE STAIRS
SITECAST POSTTENSIONED FRAMING SYSTEMS
SELECTING A SITECAST CONCRETE FRAMING SYSTEM
INNOVATIONS IN SITECAST CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE
LONGER SPANS IN SITECAST CONCRETE
DESIGNING ECONOMICAL SITECAST CONCRETE BUILDINGS
SITECAST CONCRETE AND THE BUILDING CODES
UNIQUENESS OF SITECAST CONCRETE
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
15: PRECAST CONCRETE FRAMING SYSTEMS
PRECAST, PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
ASSEMBLY CONCEPTS FOR PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDINGS
MANUFACTURE OF PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
JOINING PRECAST CONCRETE ELEMENTS
THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
PRECAST CONCRETE AND THE BUILDING CODES
UNIQUENESS OF PRECAST CONCRETE
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
16: ROOFING
LOW-SLOPE ROOFS
STEEP ROOFS
SUSTAINABLE ROOFING
ROOFING AND THE BUILDING CODES
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
17: GLASS AND GLAZING
HISTORY
THE MATERIAL GLASS
GLAZING
GLASS AND ENERGY
GLASS AND THE BUILDING CODES
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
18: WINDOWS AND DOORS
WINDOWS
DOORS
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN WINDOWS AND DOORS
FENESTRATION TESTING AND STANDARDS
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
19: DESIGNING EXTERIOR WALL SYSTEMS
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXTERIOR WALL
CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO WATERTIGHTNESS IN THE EXTERIOR WALL
SEALANT JOINTS IN THE EXTERIOR WALL
BASIC CONCEPTS OF EXTERIOR WALL SYSTEMS
CURTAIN WALL TESTING AND STANDARDS
THE EXTERIOR WALL AND THE BUILDING CODES
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
20: CLADDING WITH MASONRY AND CONCRETE
MASONRY VENEER CURTAIN WALLS
STONE CURTAIN WALLS
PRECAST CONCRETE CURTAIN WALLS
EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEM
FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN MASONRY AND STONE CLADDING
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
21: CLADDING WITH METAL AND GLASS
ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS
ALUMINUM AND GLASS FRAMING SYSTEMS
MODES OF ASSEMBLY
THE RAINSCREEN PRINCIPLE IN METAL-AND-GLASS CLADDING
EXPANSION JOINTS IN METAL-AND-GLASS WALLS
SLOPED GLAZING
DUAL-LAYERED GLASS CLADDING
CURTAIN WALL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: THE PROCESS
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
22: SELECTING INTERIOR FINISHES
INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES
THE SEQUENCE OF INTERIOR FINISHING OPERATIONS
SELECTING INTERIOR FINISH SYSTEMS
TRENDS IN INTERIOR FINISH SYSTEMS
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
23: INTERIOR WALLS AND PARTITIONS
TYPES OF INTERIOR WALLS
FRAMED PARTITION SYSTEMS
MASONRY PARTITION SYSTEMS
WALL AND PARTITION FACINGS
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
24: FINISH CEILINGS AND FLOORS
FINISH CEILINGS
TYPES OF CEILINGS
FINISH FLOORING
TYPES OF FINISH FLOORING MATERIALS
FLOORING THICKNESS
SELECTED REFERENCES
WEB SITES
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
REVIEW QUESTIONS
EXERCISES
APPENDIX
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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