Construction Technology For Tall Buildings
by Chew Yit Lin, MichaelEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-01-13
Publisher(s): World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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Summary
This book introduces the latest construction practices and processes for tall buildings from foundation to roof. It attempts to acquaint readers with the methods, materials, equipment and systems used for the construction of tall buildings. The text progresses through the stages of site investigation, excavation and foundations, basement construction, structural systems for the superstructure, site and material handling, wall and floor construction, cladding and roof construction. The construction sequence, merits and limitations of the various proprietary systems commonly used in these respective stages are discussed. This third edition also includes several new topics not covered in the previous edition.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgement | p. vii |
| Preface | p. ix |
| Assembly of Building | p. 1 |
| Development of Tall Buildings | p. 1 |
| Building Performance and System Integration | p. 7 |
| Cost, Quality and Time | p. 9 |
| Building Regulations and Control | p. 10 |
| Constraints and Resources | p. 11 |
| Environmental Requirements | p. 12 |
| Industrialisation | p. 13 |
| Robotics in Construction | p. 15 |
| References | p. 18 |
| Safety and Health | p. 21 |
| Accident Prevention | p. 21 |
| Safe Working Environment | p. 24 |
| Falls of person | p. 24 |
| Falling objects | p. 26 |
| Acts and Regulations | p. 27 |
| Safety and Health Management System | p. 29 |
| Risk Management | p. 30 |
| Risk Assessment | p. 30 |
| Review period | p. 31 |
| Record maintenance | p. 31 |
| Communication | p. 32 |
| Offences and penalties | p. 32 |
| References | p. 33 |
| Site Investigation | p. 35 |
| General | p. 35 |
| Information to be Retrieved | p. 36 |
| Stages of Site Investigation | p. 36 |
| Planning | p. 38 |
| Desk Study | p. 38 |
| Site Reconnaissance | p. 41 |
| Ground Investigation | p. 42 |
| Field tests | p. 45 |
| Subsurface mapping | p. 45 |
| Trial pitting | p. 45 |
| Exploratory boreholes | p. 47 |
| In situ testing | p. 47 |
| Laboratory tests | p. 52 |
| Site Works and Setting Out | p. 52 |
| References | p. 58 |
| Foundation | p. 61 |
| General | p. 61 |
| Soil Characteristics | p. 61 |
| Foundation Systems | p. 66 |
| Types of Foundation | p. 71 |
| Shallow Foundation | p. 73 |
| Deep Foundation | p. 74 |
| Caisson | p. 76 |
| Piles | p. 98 |
| Non-displacement pile | p. 100 |
| Bored pile | p. 100 |
| Barrette pile | p. 118 |
| Displacement piles | p. 119 |
| Precast reinforced concrete piles | p. 120 |
| Steel performed piles | p. 128 |
| Composite piles | p. 128 |
| Driven in situ/cast-in-place piles | p. 128 |
| Pile Load Tests | p. 134 |
| Static load tests | p. 134 |
| Compression load test | p. 134 |
| Uplift pile load test | p. 140 |
| Dynamic load tests | p. 140 |
| References | p. 141 |
| Basement Construction | p. 145 |
| General | p. 145 |
| Construction Methods | p. 145 |
| Construction in excavations supported by sheet piling | p. 146 |
| Construction in excavations supported by reinforced concrete diaphragm wall | p. 151 |
| Construction in excavations supported by contiguous bored pile or secant pile wall | p. 158 |
| Control of Groundwater | p. 162 |
| Open Cut Technique | p. 172 |
| Cut and Cover Technique | p. 176 |
| Top Down Technique | p. 185 |
| Soil Movement Monitoring | p. 188 |
| Shoring | p. 203 |
| Underpinning | p. 207 |
| Basement Waterproofing | p. 214 |
| Membrane system | p. 215 |
| Integral system | p. 215 |
| Interior cavity and exterior drainage system | p. 215 |
| Joints and penetration | p. 222 |
| References | p. 224 |
| Materials Handling and Mechanisation | p. 227 |
| Materials Handling | p. 227 |
| Access considerations | p. 227 |
| Storage considerations | p. 227 |
| Classification of materials | p. 232 |
| Mechanisation | p. 232 |
| Earthmoving | p. 233 |
| Horizontal and vertical movements | p. 236 |
| Erection of Tower Cranes | p. 251 |
| Erection of Climbing Cranes | p. 256 |
| Factors Affecting the Selection and Location of Tower Cranes | p. 258 |
| Selection criterion for tower cranes | p. 258 |
| Location criterion for tower cranes | p. 259 |
| References | p. 262 |
| Wall and Floor Construction | p. 265 |
| Structural Systems | p. 265 |
| M&E Systems | p. 267 |
| Core Wall Construction | p. 268 |
| Slipform | p. 268 |
| Jumpform | p. 270 |
| Climbing form | p. 272 |
| Floor Construction | p. 275 |
| Flying form | p. 275 |
| False ceiling | p. 279 |
| Raised floor | p. 280 |
| Precast Prefabricated Elements | p. 282 |
| Advantages of precast/prefabrication | p. 282 |
| Disadvantages of precast/prefabrication | p. 284 |
| Construction process | p. 284 |
| Prestressed Elements | p. 287 |
| Pre-tensioning | p. 287 |
| Post-tensioning | p. 291 |
| Advantages of prestressed concrete | p. 293 |
| Disadvantages of prestressed concrete | p. 293 |
| Steel Structures | p. 295 |
| Structural steel frame | p. 295 |
| Steel decking | p. 298 |
| Concrete | p. 298 |
| Concrete admixtures | p. 299 |
| Batching plant | p. 300 |
| Ready-mixed concrete | p. 301 |
| Formwork | p. 302 |
| Lateral pressure of fresh concrete | p. 302 |
| Column form | p. 303 |
| Wall form | p. 303 |
| Scaffoldings | p. 307 |
| Bintangor/bamboo scaffolds | p. 308 |
| Independent tied scaffolds | p. 310 |
| Couplers | p. 310 |
| Ties | p. 312 |
| References | p. 319 |
| External Wall Construction | p. 321 |
| General | p. 321 |
| Precast Concrete Panel | p. 323 |
| Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) | p. 326 |
| Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete (GRC) | p. 326 |
| Curtain Walling | p. 326 |
| First generation (1800-1960) | p. 328 |
| Second generation (1960-1980) | p. 328 |
| Third generation (1980+) | p. 332 |
| Stick System | p. 332 |
| Panel/unitised system | p. 335 |
| Water Penetration | p. 336 |
| Joints | p. 340 |
| Wind Pressures | p. 342 |
| Common Defects on Building Facades | p. 343 |
| References | p. 347 |
| Roof Construction | p. 349 |
| Structural Forms | p. 349 |
| Beams and Slabs | p. 349 |
| Flat Roofs | p. 352 |
| Lattice and Girder | p. 355 |
| Steel Sheet Roofs | p. 355 |
| Truss Roofs | p. 355 |
| Space Frames | p. 359 |
| Shell Roofs | p. 368 |
| Folded Plate Roofs | p. 373 |
| Cable Supported Roofs | p. 373 |
| Roof Decks | p. 378 |
| Installation process | p. 383 |
| Drainage and durability | p. 386 |
| Thermal Properties | p. 387 |
| References | p. 387 |
| Index | p. 389 |
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