Modern construction handbook

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. MATERIALS Steel Aluminium Copper, zinc, lead Stone Glass Concrete Fibre-reinforced concrete Ceramics Timber Polymers Material testing 2. WALLS Trends in facade design Trends in facade design Glass systems Concrete Masonry Fibre reinforced polymers Timber 3. ROOFS Trends in roof design Metal roofs Glass roofs Concrete Timber roofs Fibre reinforced polymer roofs Fabric systems 4. STRUCTURE Material systems for structures Elements of structures Braced frames Portal frames Loadbearing boxes Trusses Arches and shells Space grids Stairs 5. ENVIRONMENT Environmental studies for envelopes Analysis for design Low energy material systems Active design Support services Performance testing Performance testing 6. APPLICATIONS 1. Working with industry: manufacturers and fabricators 2. Triangular panels for twisted facades 3. Twisted panels with flat glass for curved facades 4. Solar shading louvres 5. Double-skin facades 6. Precast concrete panels for facades of complex geometry 7. Exoskeleton facades of complex geometry 8. Diagrid structure 9. Hybrid systems forming facades of complex geometry 10. Opaque cladding interface with full-height glazing 11. Complex curved glazed roofs 12. Large-scale glazed facades 13. Panelisation of complex building surface geometry 14. Opaque rainscreen cladding 15. Full-height glazing with GRP-clad structural frame 16. GRC cladding interfaces 17. Full-height entrance glazing 18. GRP louvres on stick glazing system 19. GRC cladding 20. Windows in GRC cladding 21. Windows and unitised glazing with GRC cladding 22. Unitised glazing with GRC cladding 23. Complex glazed roofs with supporting steel structure 24. Glazed roofs with complex geometry 25. Louvres and stick glazing 7. REFERENCES Glossary of terms Authorship & photo credits Photo credits Index