Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings
by Stephen Emmitt (HOFFMANN PROFESSOR OF INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK); Christopher Gorse (SENIOR LECTURER, SCHOOL OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY)Format: eBook
Pub. Date: 2009-02-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
The five volume series, Barry's Construction of Buildings, has been established as a standard text on building technology for many years. However, a substantial update has long been required, and while doing this the opportunity has been taken to reduce five volumes to two in a more user-friendly format. The introductory volume covers domestic construction and brings together material from volumes 1, 2 and part of 5. The extensive revision includes modern concepts on site assembly, environmental issues and safety, and features further reading.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Introduction | |
| The function and performance of buildings | |
| General principles of construction | |
| Regulations and approvals | |
| Making choices and sources of information | |
| Further reading | |
| Site Analysis and Set-up | |
| Function of the site analysis | |
| The ædesk-topÆ study | |
| Site reconnaissance | |
| Soil investigations | |
| The performance appraisal | |
| Site set-up and security | |
| Further reading | |
| Groundwork and Foundations | |
| Functional requirements | |
| Bedrock and soil types | |
| Ground movement | |
| Foundation construction | |
| Site preparation and drainage | |
| Floors | |
| Functional requirements | |
| Ground supported concrete slab | |
| Suspended concrete floor slabs | |
| Suspended timber ground floors | |
| Resistance to the passage of heat | |
| Reinforced concrete upper floors | |
| Timber upper floors | |
| Walls | |
| Functional requirements | |
| Damp-proof courses (dpcs) | |
| Stone | |
| Stone masonry walls | |
| Bricks and brickwork | |
| Bonding bricks | |
| Blocks and blockwork | |
| Mortar | |
| Loadbearing brick and block walls | |
| Solid wall construction | |
| Cavity wall construction | |
| Timber | |
| Timber framed walls | |
| Steel frame wall construction | |
| Internal and party walls | |
| Roofs | |
| Functional requirements | |
| Pitched roofs | |
| Pitched roof coverings | |
| Sheet metal covering to low pitch roofs | |
| Thermal insulation to pitched roofs | |
| Flat roofs | |
| Timber flat roof construction | |
| Concrete flat roofs | |
| Thermal insulation to flat roofs | |
| Parapet walls | |
| Windows | |
| Functional requirements | |
| Window types | |
| Window frames | |
| Glass and glazing | |
| Hardware | |
| Window cills | |
| Roof lights | |
| Doors | |
| Functional requirements | |
| Door types | |
| Door frames and linings | |
| Hardware | |
| Stairs and Ramps | |
| Functional requirements | |
| Materials, terms and definitions | |
| Types of stair | |
| Timber staircases | |
| Stone stairs | |
| Reinforced concrete stairs | |
| Structural glass stairs | |
| Ramps | |
| Surface Finishes | |
| Functional requirements | |
| Floor finishes | |
| Wall and ceiling finishes | |
| Skirtings and architraves | |
| External rendering | |
| Solid Fuel, Gas and Electrical Services Provision | |
| Functional requirements | |
| Energy sources | |
| Solid fuel burning appliances | |
| Domestic gas installations | |
| Domestic electrical supply and installations | |
| Artificial lighting | |
| Further reading | |
| Water Supply, Sanitation and Refuse Disposal | |
| Water supply and distribution | |
| Sanitary appliances | |
| Foul drainage | |
| Roof drainage | |
| Surface water drainage | |
| Refuse storage and recycling | |
| Web Sites | |
| Additional References | |
| Index | |
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