Modern Construction Handbook

Description

New edition of the popular handbook The Modern Construction Handbookhas become a classic of advanced construction literature, not least due to its regular revisions and clear structure with chapters titled "Material", "Wall", "Roof", "Structure", "Environment" and "Applications". For the sixth edition, the 3-D illustrations have been brought up to date and in some cases redrawn, and all six chapters have been critically reviewed and updated. Tried and tested component details, examples focusing on sustainability and energy consumption, and an update on finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) introduced in the last edition set new standards for this handbook which serves as a foundational textbook in many architecture courses. Updates of all details and examples The most important aspects of building design covered in six chapters Project-neutral drawings Contents INTRODUCTION Introduction to sixth edition Governing aspects of design Information layout Design motivation Materials and assembly Performance Realisation of architectural intent through integration of strategies Relation to other design industries Application cases The Modern Construction Series Qualifying comments 1 MATERIALS Contens 1 Steel 2 Aluminium 3 Copper, zinc, lead 4 Stone 5 Glass 6 Concrete 7 Fibre reinforced concrete 8 Ceramics 9 Timber 10 Polymers 11 Material testing 2 WALLS Contents Trends in facade design Generic wall types Metal Glass systems Concrete Masonry Fibre reinforced polymers Timber 3 ROOFS Contents Trends in roof design Metal roofs Glass roofs Concrete roofs Timber roofs Fibre reinforced polymer roofs Fabric systems 4 STRUCTURE Contents Material systems for structures Elements of structures Braced frames Portal frames Loadbearing boxes Trusses Arches and shells Space grids Floor structures Stairs 5 ENVIRONMEN Contents Environmental studies for envelopes Analysis for design Low-energy material systems Active design Support services Performance testing 6 APPLICATIONS REFERENCES Contents Glossary of terms Authorship Photo credits Index