Construction: Principles, Materials, and Methods - Hardcover

Simmons, H. Leslie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471356409 ISBN 13: 9780471356400

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Synopsis

This book provides vital descriptive information on how to design buildings, detail components, specify materials and product, and avoid common pitfalls - all in a single volume. Now contains more information on construction documents and administration, pre-stressed and post-tensioned structural concrete, heavy timber framing, wood siding, and green materials. Features more than 1,200 illustrations, including hundreds of new and updated images. Includes metric units and U.S. customary units throughout.

About this title

From the Back Cover

THE STANDARD REFERENCE REVISED AND UPDATED FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

For nearly half a century, Construction has been the standard reference in the field for architecture and construction professionals and students. Encyclopedic in scope, it provides in-depth coverage of virtually all accepted principles, materials, methods, codes, and standards used in the design and construction of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.

Over the course of sixteen extremely well-illustrated chapters, this Seventh Edition covers the key practical issues involved in most residential and commercial building construction - from site preparation to concrete finish, masonry design to plastic fabrications, waterproofing to sprinkler systems, air conditioning to heat conveyance, and much more. It also provides vital descriptive information on design basics, detail components, material and product specification, and construction documentation, along with helpful pointers on how to avoid pitfalls commonly encountered in building design and construction.

Extensively updated and expanded coverage of construction to reflect the latest industry standards and construction materials and methods, this seventh edition features:

* New and expanded coverage of construction documents and administration, pre-stressed and post-tensioned structural concrete, heavy timber framing, wood siding, "green" materials, plumbing systems, and more

* Guidelines for architects on how to handle the bidding and negotiation phases of a building construction project.

* An appendix featuring up-to-date contact information for key building organizations, associations, and agencies

Constructions, Seventh Edition is an indispensable working reference for architects, architectural engineers, home builders, interior designers, and all construction professionals. It is also an unparalleled educational resource for undergraduate and graduate students in those fields.

About the Author

Harold B. Olin, AIA, is the Director of Plan Examinations and Permits for the Building Department of the City of Chicago. John L. Schmidt, AIA, is an architectural consultant. Walter H. Lewis, AIA, is Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois. H. Leslie Simmons AIA , is a construction consultant as well as the author of the Architect’s Remodeling, Renovation, and Restoration Handbook and other bestselling books.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0471356409
• ISBN 13: 9780471356400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1200