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Friday, 7 August 2009

Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings, 2nd edition

Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings, 2nd edition


David Highfield, Christopher Gorse, "Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings, 2nd edition"
Taylor & Francis | ISBN: 0415441242 | July 31, 2009 | 272 pages | PDF | 18.5 MB

A detailed guide to the technical aspects of refurbishing and upgrading buildings, providing solutions to a range of problems, challenges and issues with technical drawings and case-studies. Essential purchase for all construction professionals engaged in this kind of work and students of construction, surveying and architecture.

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Thursday, 6 August 2009

AutoCAD 2008 for Dummies

AutoCAD 2008 for Dummies

Product Description
  • A gentle, humorous introduction to this fearsomely complex software that helps new users start creating 2D and 3D technical drawings right away
  • Covers the new features and enhancements in the latest AutoCAD version and provides coverage of AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD's lower-cost sibling
  • Topics covered include creating a basic layout, using AutoCAD DesignCenter, drawing and editing, working with dimensions, plotting, using blocks, adding text to drawings, and drawing on the Internet
  • AutoCAD is the leading CAD software for architects, engineers, and draftspeople who need to create detailed 2D and 3D technical drawings; there are more than 5 million registered AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT users


From the Back Cover
Discover precision techniques that increase accuracy and save time!

Explore the essentials, improve your geometry, and share your stuff

AutoCAD sets the standard for creating architectural and mechanical drawings, and it's a complex package. Well, that's where this book comes in! It takes you one step at a time through properly setting up AutoCAD® and AutoCAD LT®, drawing and editing, zooming and panning, plotting and printing, working online, and other essentials.

  • Harness the text and annotation upgrades
  • Set up basic drawings

  • Use the drawing commands

  • Zoom and pan

  • Explore 3D models

  • Edit hatch objects

Joining of Materials and Structures: From Pragmatic Process to Enabling Technology: : Robert W. Messler

Joining of Materials and Structures: From Pragmatic Process to Enabling Technology: : Robert W. Messler

0750677570

Joining of Materials and Structures: From Pragmatic Process to Enabling Technology: : Robert W. Messler
Butterworth-Heinemann | ISBN: 0750677570 | 2004 | PDF (OCR) | 790 pages | 16.25 Mb

Joining of Materials and Structures is the first and only complete and highly readable treatment of the options for joining conventional materials and the structures they comprise in conventional and unconventional ways, and for joining emerging materials and structures in novel ways. Joining by mechanical fasteners, integral designed-or formed-in features, adhesives, welding, brazing, soldering, thermal spraying, and hybrid processes are addressed as processes and technologies, as are issues associated with the joining of metals, ceramics (including cement and concrete) glass, plastics, and composites (including wood), as well as, for the first time anywhere, living tissue. While focused on materials issues, issues related to joint design, production processing, quality assurance, process economics, and joint performance in service are not ignored. The book is written for engineers, from an in-training student to a seasoned practitioner by an engineer who chose to teach after years of practice. By reading and referring to this book, the solutions to joining problems will be within one's grasp. Key Features: Unprecedented coverage of all joining options (from lashings to lasers) in 10 chapters Uniquely complete coverage of all materials, including living tissues, in 6 chapters Richly illustrated with 76 photographs and 233 illustrations or plots Practice Questions and Problems for use as a text of for reviewing to aid for comprehension
Collection name: Materials and Mechanical
Table of Contents
* Cover
* Frontmatter
o Half Title Page
o Title Page
o Copyright
o Contents
o Preface
* PART I: Joining Processes Technologies
o Chapter 1. Introduction to Joining: A Process and a Technology
+ 1.1 JOINING DEFINED
+ 1.2 REASONS FOR JOINING MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
+ 1.3 CHALLENGES FOR JOINING MATERIALS
+ 1.4 CHALLENGES FOR JOINING STRUCTURES
+ 1.5 HOW JOINING IS CHANGING OR MUST CHANGE
+ 1.6 JOINING OPTIONS
+ 1.7 SOME KEY CONCEPTS RELATING TO JOINTS
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 2. Mechanical Joining
+ 2.1 INTRODUCTION
+ 2.2 MECHANICAL JOINING AS AN ASSEMBLY PROCESS
+ 2.3 SOURCES AND TYPES OF JOINT LOADING
+ 2.4 SHEAR-LOADED FASTENED JOINTS
+ 2.5 TENSION-LOADED FASTENED JOINTS
+ 2.6 FATIGUE LOADING OF FASTENED JOINTS
+ 2.7 OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING FASTENERS AND FASTENED JOINTS
+ 2.8 INTEGRALLY ATTACHED JOINTS
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 3. Mechanical Fasteners, Integral Attachments, and Other Mechanical Joining Methods
+ 3.1 INTRODUCTION
+ 3.2 FASTENERS VERSUS INTEGRAL ATTACHMENTS OR INTERLOCKS
+ 3.3 THREADED FASTENERS
+ 3.4 UNTHREADED FASTENERS
+ 3.5 INTEGRAL MECHANICAL ATTACHMENTS
+ 3.6 OTHER MECHANICAL JOINING METHODS
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 4. Adhesive Bonding and Cementing
+ 4.1 INTRODUCTION
+ 4.2 ADHESIVE BONDING AS A JOINING PROCESS
+ 4.3 MECHANISMS OF ADHESION
+ 4.4 FAILURE IN ADHESIVE-BONDED JOINTS
+ 4.5 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALITY ADHESIVE BONDING
+ 4.6 ADHESIVE JOINT DESIGNS, DESIGN CRITERIA, AND ANALYSIS
+ 4.7 CEMENT AND MORTAR JOINING AND JOINTS
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 5. Adhesives, Cements, Mortars, and the Bonding Process
+ 5.1 INTRODUCTION TO ADHESIVES, CEMENTS, MORTARS, AND THE BONDING PROCESS
+ 5.2 THE CONSTITUENTS OF ADHESIVES
+ 5.3 CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES FOR ADHESIVES
+ 5.4 IMPORTANT ORGANIC STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES
+ 5.5 IMPORTANT INORGANIC ADHESIVES, CEMENTS, AND MORTARS
+ 5.6 THE ADHESIVE BONDING PROCESS: STEPS AND EQUIPMENT
+ 5.7 ADHESIVE-BONDED JOINT PERFORMANCE
+ 5.8 APPLICATIONS OF ADHESIVES, CEMENTS, AND MORTARS
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 6. Welding as a Joining Process
+ 6.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROCESS OF WELDING
+ 6.2 JOINING MATERIALS BY NATURAL PHYSICAL FORCES: WELDING
+ 6.3 CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES FOR WELDING PROCESSES
+ 6.4 FUSION WELDING PROCESSES
+ 6.5 NON-FUSION WELDING PROCESSES
+ 6.6 WELD JOINT DESIGN
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 7. Brazing: A Subclassification of Welding
+ 7.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROCESS OF BRAZING
+ 7.2 BRAZING AS A SUBCLASSIFICATION OF WELDING
+ 7.3 PRINCIPLES OF BRAZE PROCESS OPERATION
+ 7.4 BRAZING PROCESSES
+ 7.5 BRAZING FILLER MATERIALS
+ 7.6 BRAZING FLUXES AND ATMOSPHERES
+ 7.7 BRAZE JOINT DESIGN
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 8. Soldering: A Subset of Brazing
+ 8.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROCESS OF SOLDERING
+ 8.2 SOLDERING AS A JOINING PROCESS AND SUBSET OF BRAZING
+ 8.3 SOLDERING PROCESS CONSIDERATIONS
+ 8.4 SOLDERING PROCESSES
+ 8.5 SOLDERS AND BASIC SOLDER ALLOY METALLURGY
+ 8.6 FLUXES AND ATMOSPHERES FOR SOLDERING
+ 8.7 JOINT DESIGNS AND JOINT PROPERTIES FOR SOLDERING
+ 8.8 SOLDERABILITY TESTING
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 9. The Basic Metallurgy of Welding, Brazing, and Soldering
+ 9.1 IMPORTANCE OF METALLURGY TO WELDING, BRAZING, AND SOLDERING
+ 9.2 WELDING THERMAL CYCLES AND HEAT FLOW AROUND WELDS
+ 9.3 CONSIDERATIONS IN THE FUSION ZONE
+ 9.4 CONSIDERATIONS IN THE PARTIALLY MELTED ZONE
+ 9.5 CONSIDERATIONS IN THE HEAT-AFFECTED ZONE
+ 9.6 DEFECT FORMATION AND PREVENTION IN WELDED, BRAZED, AND SOLDERED JOINTS
+ 9.7 TESTS OF WELDABILITY AND JOINT PROPERTIES
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 10. Other Joining Processes: Variants and Hybrids
+ 10.1 INTRODUCTION TO VARIANT AND HYBRID JOINING PROCESSES
+ 10.2 THERMAL SPRAYING: A VARIANT JOINING PROCESS
+ 10.3 BRAZE WELDING: BRAZING OR WELDING?
+ 10.4 HYBRID JOINING PROCESSES
+ 10.5 OTHER COMBINATIONS: WHAT MAKES SENSE AND WHAT DOES NOT?
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
* PART II: Joining of Specific Materials and Structures
o Chapter 11. Joining of Metals, Alloys, and Intermetallics
+ 11.1 INTRODUCTION
+ 11.2 JOINING REFRACTORY METALS AND ALLOYS
+ 11.3 JOINING REACTIVE METALS AND ALLOYS
+ 11.4 JOINING HEAT-SENSITIVE METALS AND ALLOYS
+ 11.5 JOINING DISSIMILAR METALS AND ALLOYS
+ 11.6 JOINING INTERMETALLICS
+ 11.7 THERMAL SPRAYING OF METALS, ALLOYS, AND INTERMETALLICS
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 12. Joining of Ceramics and Glasses
+ 12.1 INTRODUCTION
+ 12.2 MECHANICAL JOINING OF CERAMICS
+ 12.3 ADHESIVE BONDING, CEMENTING, AND RELATED JOINING OF CERAMICS
+ 12.4 BRAZING AND SOLDERING OF CERAMICS
+ 12.5 WELDING OF CERAMICS
+ 12.6 OTHER METHODS FOR JOINING CERAMICS TO CERAMICS
+ 12.7 COMPARISON OF JOINING TECHNIQUES FOR CERAMICS
+ 12.8 JOINING GLASSES
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 13. Joining of Polymers
+ 13.1 INTRODUCTION
+ 13.2 GENERAL METHODS FOR JOINING POLYMERS
+ 13.3 JOINING THERMOSETTING POLYMERS
+ 13.4 JOINING THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS
+ 13.5 JOINING ELASTOMERIC POLYMERS OR ELASTOMERS
+ 13.6 JOINING STRUCTURAL OR RIGID FOAM POLYMERS
+ 13.7 JOINING DISSIMILAR POLYMERS
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 14. Joining Composite Materials and Structures
+ 14.1 INTRODUCTION
+ 14.2 OPTIONS FOR JOINING COMPOSITES
+ 14.3 JOINING OF POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES
+ 14.4 JOINING OF METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES (MMCs)
+ 14.5 JOINING OF CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES (CMCs)
+ 14.6 JOINING CARBON, GRAPHITE, OR CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES (CCCs)
+ 14.7 JOINING CEMENT AND CONCRETE
+ 14.8 JOINING WOOD: A NATURAL COMPOSITE
+ 14.9 ACHIEVING MAXIMUM INTEGRITY IN JOINTS BETWEEN COMPOSITES
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 15. Joining Dissimilar Material Combinations
+ 15.1 INTRODUCTION
+ 15.2 LOGICAL AND ILLOGICAL COMBINATIONS OF MATERIALS
+ 15.3 JOINING METALS TO CERAMICS
+ 15.4 JOINING METALS TO GLASSES
+ 15.5 JOINING METALS TO POLYMERS
+ 15.6 JOINING METALS TO COMPOSITES
+ 15.7 JOINING OF CERAMICS TO POLYMERS
+ 15.8 JOINING CERAMICS TO COMPOSITES
+ 15.9 JOINING POLYMERS TO POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES
+ 15.10 JOINING WOOD TO OTHER MATERIALS
+ 15.11 JOINING CEMENT OR CONCRETE TO OTHER MATERIALS
+ 15.12 LOGICAL AND ILLOGICAL COMBINATIONS REVISITED
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
o Chapter 16. Joining Structures and Living Tissue
+ 16.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE JOINING OF STRUCTURES AND LIVING TISSUE
+ 16.2 THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH JOINING STRUCTURES
+ 16.3 THE CHALLENGES OF JOINING IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS
+ 16.4 JOINING LIVING TISSUE
+ SUMMARY
+ QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
+ CITED REFERENCES
+ BIBLIOGRAPHY
* Index

About The Author

ROBERT W. MESSLER, JR., PhD, FASM, FAWS, is Associate Professor and Director of the Warren F. Savage Materials Joining Laboratory at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. With over three decades in diverse areas of advanced materials and processes in industry and academia, Professor Messler has published numerous papers on welding, brazing, soldering, and innovative integral fastening as well as the book Joining of Advanced Materials.

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Structural Analysis: With Applications to Aerospace Structures

Structural Analysis: With Applications to Aerospace Structures

O.A. Bauchau, J.I. Craig, "Structural Analysis: With Applications to Aerospace Structures"
Springer | 2009 | ISBN: 9048125154 | 943 pages | PDF | 12,6 MB

The authors and their colleagues developed this text over many years, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in structural analysis courses at the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering of the Georgia Institute of Technology.


The emphasis is on clarity and unity in the presentation of basic structural analysis concepts and methods. The equations of linear elasticity and basic constitutive behaviour of isotropic and composite materials are reviewed. The text focuses on the analysis of practical structural components including bars, beams and plates. Particular attention is devoted to the analysis of thin-walled beams under bending shearing and torsion. Advanced topics such as warping, non-uniform torsion, shear deformations, thermal effect and plastic deformations are addressed. A unified treatment of work and energy principles is provided that naturally leads to an examination of approximate analysis methods including an introduction to matrix and finite element methods.

This teaching tool based on practical situations and thorough methodology should prove valuable to both lecturers and students of structural analysis in engineering worldwide.

This is a textbook for teaching structural analysis of aerospace structures. It can be used for 3rd and 4th year students in aerospace engineering, as well as for 1st and 2nd year graduate students in aerospace and mechanical engineering.

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Tall Buildings & Sustainability report

Tall Buildings & Sustainability report

"Tall Buildings & Sustainability report"
Corporation Of London | March 2002 | English | PDF | 2 Mb | 68 Pages | No ISBN Just a Report

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Structural and Stress Analysis

Structural and Stress Analysis

T. H. G. Megson “Structural and Stress Analysis"
Butterworth-Heinemann | 2005-04-15 | ISBN: 0750662212 | 744 pages | PDF | 6,6 Mb

Structural analysis is the corner stone of civil engineering and all students must obtain a thorough understanding of the techniques available to analyse and predict stress in any structure.
The new edition of this popular textbook provides the student with a comprehensive introduction to all types of structural and stress analysis, starting from an explanation of the basic principles of statics, normal and shear force and bending moments and torsion. Building on the success of the first edition, new material on structural dynamics and finite element method has been included.
Virtually no prior knowledge of structures is assumed and students requiring an accessible and comprehensive insight into stress analysis will find no better book available.

* Comprehensive overview of structural and stress analysis
* Invaluable to undergraduate civil engineers
* Numerous worked examples and problems
* Solutions manual available online

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Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5

Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5


"Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5"
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell | Pages: 560 | 2008-01-10 | ISBN 1405146389 | PDF | 5 MB

Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5 is a comprehensive book which provides practising engineers and specialist contractors with detailed information and in-depth guidance on the design of timber structures based on the common rules and rules for buildings in Eurocode 5 - Part 1-1. It will also be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of civil and structural engineering.
The book provides a step-by-step approach to the design of all of the most commonly used timber elements and connections using solid timber, glued laminated timber or wood based structural products. It features numerous detailed worked examples, and incorporates the requirements of the UK National Annex.
It covers the strength and stiffness properties of timber and its reconstituted and engineered products; the key requirements of Eurocode 0, Eurocode 1 and Eurocode 5 - Part 1-1; the design of beams and columns of solid timber, glued laminated, composite and thin-webbed sections; the lateral stability requirements of timber structures; and the design of mechanical connections subjected to lateral and/or axial forces as well as rigid and semi-rigid connections subjected to a moment.

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Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5

Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5


"Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5"
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell | Pages: 560 | 2008-01-10 | ISBN 1405146389 | PDF | 5 MB

Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5 is a comprehensive book which provides practising engineers and specialist contractors with detailed information and in-depth guidance on the design of timber structures based on the common rules and rules for buildings in Eurocode 5 - Part 1-1. It will also be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of civil and structural engineering.
The book provides a step-by-step approach to the design of all of the most commonly used timber elements and connections using solid timber, glued laminated timber or wood based structural products. It features numerous detailed worked examples, and incorporates the requirements of the UK National Annex.
It covers the strength and stiffness properties of timber and its reconstituted and engineered products; the key requirements of Eurocode 0, Eurocode 1 and Eurocode 5 - Part 1-1; the design of beams and columns of solid timber, glued laminated, composite and thin-webbed sections; the lateral stability requirements of timber structures; and the design of mechanical connections subjected to lateral and/or axial forces as well as rigid and semi-rigid connections subjected to a moment.

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Architectures: Modernism and After (New Interventions in Art History)

Architectures: Modernism and After (New Interventions in Art History)


Architectures: Modernism and After (New Interventions in Art History)
Wiley-Blackwell | ISBN: 0631229434 | 2003-11-14 | PDF | 272 pages | English | 1.6 Mb

Architectures: Modernism and After surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment.

* Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment.
* Presents crucial "moments" in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances.
* Provides a view of architectural history as a part of a continuing dialogue between aesthetic criteria and social and cultural imperatives.
* Part of the New Interventions in Art History Series, which is published in conjunction with the Association of Art Historians.

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Advanced Analysis of Steel Frames Theory, Software, and Applications

Advanced Analysis of Steel Frames Theory, Software, and Applications


Wai-Fah Chen, Shouji Toma, "Advanced Analysis of Steel Frames Theory, Software, and Applications"
CRC-Press | 1993 | ISBN: 0849382815 | 400 pages | PDF | 25,6 MB

The development of the limit state approach to design in recent years has focused particular attention on two basic requirements: accurate information regarding the behavior of structures throughout the entire range of loading up to the ultimate strength, and simple practical procedures to enable engineers to assess this behavior. This book satisfies these requirements by providing practical analysis methods for the design of steel frames. The book contains a wide range of second-order analyses: from elastic to inelastic, rigid to semi-rigid connections, and simple plastic hinge method to sophisticated plastic-zone method. Computer programs for each analysis are provided in the form of a floppy disk for easy implementation. Sample problems are described and user's manuals are well documented for each program developed in the book.

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Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities: Status, Challenges and Management

Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities: Status, Challenges and Management


Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities: Status, Challenges and Management
Dieter Schwela | ISBN: 1844073750 | PDF | 297 pages | 2006 | 2 MB

This volume is the most current and comprehensive assessment and comparison of the status and drivers of urban air pollution in twenty Asian cities and the Asian region, covering the effects on the environment, human health, agriculture and cultural heritage and the future implications for planning, transport and energy industries. National and local governments have begun to develop air quality management (AQM) strategies to address the deterioration in urban air quality, however the scope and effectiveness of such strategies varies widely. This book benchmarks these air quality management strategies, looks at successes and failures in these cities and presents strategies for improving air quality management in cities across Asia and the rest of our rapidly urbanizing world.
Cities covered: Bangkok, Beijing, Busan, Colombo, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Metro Manila, Mumbai, New Delhi, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Surabaya, Taipei and Tokyo...

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Environmental Science: In Context

Environmental Science: In Context

Environmental Science: In Context

K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, «Environmental Science: In Context»
Gale | ISBN: 1414436173 | 2008 | PDF | 989 pages | 28.75 MB

We completed Environmental Science: In Context while working on assignment in China and Cambodia in June 2008. In Beijing preparations for the 2008 Olympics were nearing completion. The last bits of construction were finishing in a flurry of activity. The city and its generous people readied themselves to put their best foot forward as host to the world. Flower boxes lined airports and roadways, all overflowing with beauty. The excitement in the air was palpable, but so too was the smog that, at times, tortured the lungs and brought both real and symbolic tears to the eyes.

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Wednesday, 5 August 2009

McGraW Hill's Building Design and Construction Handbook

Building Design and Construction Handbook
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Product Description
A where-would-you-be-without-it handbook covering every single important step in building design and construction, now updated to include key changes in design and construction practices. Surveys materials, structures, soil mechanics and foundations, building types, hardware, insulation, acoustics, plumbing, and more--all the material that will help architects, engineers, contractors, and others work better, faster, and smarter. Includes new design specifications; the latest developments in seismic and wind design criteria; new building systems and material; updated building codes throughout; NFPA requirements; and new wood material and codes.

From the Back Cover
THE ALL-IN-ONE DESIGN AND CONTRUCTION CLASSIC

Keep projects on time, on target, and up to code

*Building professionals' favorite single-source reference *The most authoritative and comprehensive handbook available *Helps you work better, faster, and smarter *Covers newest materials, methods, systems, and specifications

Find the answers you need quickly.

Answering questions, simplifying planning, and cutting costs for more than 40 years, this classic resource places all mission-critical information within easy reach. Architects, engineers, and contractors open Building Design and Construction Handbook when they want:

*Most effective and efficient methods and materials *Current building codes, NFPA requirements, and legal standards *Details and specifics on technical standards, systems, materials, theories, and procedures in related fields *Avoidance of construction halts, glitches, and change orders resulting from errors and omissions *Latest seismic and wind design criteria *Best methods in use today

Data, design tips, and standards--all in one place



Product Details

  • Hardcover: 1600 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 6 edition (December 6, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 007041999X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0070419995
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 2.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds

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