Fundamentals of building construction : materials and methods. / txt
Edward Allen and Joseph Iano.
- 7th ed.
- xi, 928 p. ill. ; plans ; photo. ; col. 28 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 Making Buildings -- Learning to Build -- Buildings and the Environment -- Other Sustainable Building Programs and Standards -- The Work of the Design Professional -- The Work of the Construction Professional -- Trends in the Delivery of Design and Construction Services -- 2 Foundations and Sitework -- Foundation Requirements -- Earth Materials -- Sustainability and Foundations and Sitework -- Earthwork and Excavation -- Foundations -- Foundations as Building Enclosure Sitework -- Design Foundations -- Foundation and the Building Code -- 3 Wood -- Trees -- Sustainability of Wood -- Lumber -- Wood Products -- Plastic Lumber -- Wood Panel Products -- Protecting Wood from Decay and Fire -- Chemical Wood Preservative Treatments -- Wood Fasteners and Adhesives -- Wood Products Adhesives and Formaldehyde -- Prefabricated Wood Components -- 4 Heavy Timber and Mass Timber Construction -- Types of Construction -- Sustainability and Heavy Timber and Mass Timber Construction -- Fire Resistance of Large Wood Members -- Calculating the Fire Resistance of Wood Members -- Traditional Heavy Timber Construction -- Contemporary Heavy Timber Construction -- Mass Timber Construction -- Wood-Concrete Composite Construction -- Longer Spans in Heavy Timber and Mass Timber -- Preliminary Design of Heavy Timber and Mass Timber Construction -- 5 Wood Light Frame Construction -- History -- Platform Frame -- Sustainability in Wood Light Frame Construction -- Foundations for Wood Light Frame Structures -- Building the Frame -- Variations on Wood Light Frame Construction -- Preliminary Design of Wood Light Frame Structures -- Wood Light Frame Construction and the Building Codes -- Uniqueness of Wood Light Frame Construction -- 6 Exterior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction -- Protection from the Weather -- Roofing -- Windows and Doors -- Paints and Coatings -- Siding -- Corner Boards and Exterior Trim -- Sealing Exterior Joints -- Sustainability and Paints and Other Architectural Coatings -- Exterior Painting, Finish Grading, and Landscaping -- Exterior Construction -- 7 Interior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction -- Completing the Building Enclosure -- Sustainability of Insulation Materials for Wood Light Frame Construction -- Wall and Ceiling Finish -- Millwork and Finish Carpentry -- Proportioning Fireplaces -- Proportioning Stairs -- Flooring and Ceramic Tile Work -- Finishing Touches -- 8 Brick Masonry -- History -- Mortar -- Sustainability in Brick Masonry -- Brick -- Brick Masonry -- Masonry Wall Construction -- 9 Stone and Concrete Masonry -- Stone Masonry -- Sustainability in Stone and Concrete Masonry -- Concrete Masonry -- Other Types of Masonry Units -- Masonry Wall Construction -- 10 Masonry Wall Construction -- Types of Masonry Walls -- Preliminary Design of a Loadbearing Masonry Structures -- Spanning Systems for Masonry Bearing Wall Construction -- Detailing Masonry Walls -- Special Problems of Masonry Construction -- Movement Joints in Buildings -- Masonry Paving -- Masonry and the Building Codes -- Uniqueness of Masonry -- 11 Steel Frame Construction -- History -- The Material Steel -- Preliminary Design of a Steel Structures -- Joining Steel Members -- Details of Steel Framing -- Seismic Force Resisting Systems -- The Construction Process -- Fire Protection of Steel Framing -- Longer Spans and Higher-Capacity Columns in Steel -- Fabric Structures -- Sustainability and Steel Frame Construction -- Steel and the Building Codes -- Uniqueness of Steel -- 12 Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction -- The Concept of Light Gauge Steel Construction -- Sustainability and Light Gauge Steel Framing -- Light Gauge Steel Framing -- Other Uses of Light Gauge Steel Framing -- Preliminary Design of Light Gauge Steel Frame Structures -- Insulating Light Gauge Steel Frame Structures -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Steel Framing -- Finishes for Light Gauge Steel Framing -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Light Gauge Steel Framing -- Light Gauge Steel Framing and the Building Codes -- Metals in Architecture -- 13 Concrete Construction -- History -- Cement and Concrete -- Sustainability and Concrete Construction -- Making and Placing Concrete -- Formwork -- Reinforcing -- Concrete Creep -- Prestressing -- Concrete Standards -- Innovations in Concrete -- 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 -- Sitecast Posttensioned Framing Systems -- Other Types of Sitecast Concrete -- Cutting Concrete, Stone, and Masonry -- Longer Spans in Sitecast Concrete -- Designing Economical Sitecast Concrete Buildings -- Preliminary Design of a Sitecast Concrete Structure -- Sitecast Concrete and the Building Codes -- Uniqueness of Sitecast Concrete -- 15 Precast Concrete Framing Systems -- Precast, Prestressed Concrete Structural Elements -- Preliminary Design of Precast Concrete Structures -- Assembly Concepts for Precast Concrete Buildings -- Manufacture of Precast Concrete Structural Elements -- Joining Precast Concrete Members -- Fastening to Concrete -- Composite Precast/Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems -- Precast Concrete and the Building Codes -- Uniqueness of Precast Concrete -- 16 Designing the Building Enclosure -- Functional Requirements of the Building Enclosure -- Sustainability and the Building Enclosure -- Keeping Wather Out -- Controlling the Flow of Heat -- Controlling Air Leakage -- Controlling the Diffusion of Water Vapor -- Sealing Joints in the Exterior Wall -- 17 Roofing -- Low-Slope Roof -- Sustainability in Roofing -- Steep Roofs -- Cool Roofs -- Dissimilar Metals and Galvanic Corrosion -- Green Roofs -- Photovoltaic Systems -- Roofing and the Building Codes -- 18 Glass and Glazing -- History -- The Material Glass -- Sustainability of Glass -- Other Types of Glass -- Glazing -- Glass and Energy -- Glass and the Building Codes -- 19 Windows and Doors -- Windows -- Plastics in Building Construction -- Sustainability and Windows and Doors -- Doors -- Other Window and Door Requirements -- 20 Cladding with Masonry and Concrete -- Masonry Veneer Curtain Walls -- Stone Curtain Walls -- Precast Concrete Curtain Walls -- Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems -- 21 Cladding with Metal and Glass -- Aluminum -- Sustainability and Cladding with Metal and Glass -- Aluminum and Glass Framing Systems -- An Outside Glazed Curtain Wall System -- Double-Skin Facades -- Sloped Glazing Systems -- The Curtain Wall Design Process -- Metal Panel Cladding -- 22 Selecting Interior Finishes -- Installation of Mechanical and Electrical Services -- Sustainability and Interior Finishes -- The Sequence of Interior Finishing Operations -- Selecting Interior Finishes -- Other Surface Flammability Criteria -- Long-Term Trends in Interior Finish Systems -- 23 Interior Walls and Partitions -- Interior Walls and Fire Criteria -- Partition Framing -- Sustainability and Gypsum and Other Wall Covering Products -- Plaster Partitions -- Gypsum Board Partition Plaster Ornament -- Masonry Partition -- Wall and Partition Facings -- 24 Finish Ceilings and Floors -- Finish Ceilings -- Types of Ceilings -- Sustainability and Finish Ceilings and Floors -- Finish Flooring -- Types of Finish Flooring Materials --
"Edward Allen and Joseph Iano's, Fundamentals of building construction, has been the go-to reference for thousands of professionals and students of architecture, engineering, and construction technology for over thirty years. The materials and methods described in this new seventh edition have been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest advancements in the industry. Carefully selected and logically arranged topics-ranging from basic building methods to the principles of structure and enclosure-help readers gain a working knowledge of the field in an enjoyable, easy-to-understand manner. All major construction systems, including light wood frame, mass timber, masonry, steel frame, light gauge steel, and reinforced concrete construction, are addressed. Now in its seventh edition, Fundamentals of building construction contains substantial revisions and updates. New illustrations and photographs reflect the latest practices and developments in the industry. Revised chapters address exterior wall systems and high-performance buildings, an updated and comprehensive discussion of building enclosure science, evolving tools for assessing environmental and health impacts of building materials, and more. New and exciting developments in mass timber construction are also included." -- provided by publisher.