Building Construction Handbook, Eighth Edition

✍ Scribed by Roy Chudley, Roger Greeno BA(Hons.) FCIOB FIPHE FRSA

• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 841
• Edition: 8
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Building Construction Handbook is an authoritative reference for all students and professionals. It is full of detailed drawings that clearly illustrate the construction of building elements. The principles and processes of construction are explained with the concepts of design included where appropriate. Extensive coverage of building construction practice and techniques, representing both traditional procedures and modern developments, are also included to provide the most comprehensive and easy to understand guide to building construction. The new edition has been reviewed and updated to include further material on energy conservation, sustainable construction, environmental and green building issues. More details of fire protection to elements of construction are now provided. Comprehensive coverage of techniques, but not in too great a depth Many clear, effective diagrams express ideas visually. Regularly updated text with a strong track record

✦ Table of Contents

Building Construction Handbook......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface to eighth edition......Page 12
Part One: General......Page 14
Built environment......Page 15
The structure......Page 18
Primary and secondary elements......Page 25
Component parts and functions......Page 28
Construction activities......Page 32
Construction documents......Page 33
Construction drawings......Page 34
Building survey......Page 41
HIPs/Energy Performance Certificates......Page 45
Method statement and programming......Page 46
Weights and densities of building materials......Page 48
Imposed floor loads......Page 50
Drawings – notations......Page 51
Planning application......Page 55
Modular coordination......Page 60
Construction regulations......Page 62
CDM regulations......Page 63
Safety signs and symbols......Page 64
Building Regulations......Page 66
Code for Sustainable Homes......Page 75
British Standards......Page 76
European Standards......Page 77
Product and practice accreditation......Page 79
CPI System of Coding......Page 80
CI/SfB system of coding......Page 81
Part Two: Site Works......Page 82
Site survey......Page 83
Site investigations......Page 84
Soil investigation......Page 87
Soil assessment and testing......Page 94
Site layout considerations......Page 101
Site security......Page 104
Site lighting and electrical supply......Page 107
Site office accommodation......Page 111
Materials storage......Page 114
Materials testing......Page 119
Dry and wet rot......Page 134
Protection orders for trees and structures......Page 136
Locating public utility services......Page 137
Setting out......Page 138
Levels and angles......Page 142
Road construction......Page 145
Tubular scaffolding and scaffolding systems......Page 153
Shoring systems......Page 166
Demolition......Page 175
Part Three: Builders Plant......Page 180
General considerations......Page 181
Bulldozers......Page 184
Scrapers......Page 185
Graders......Page 186
Tractor shovels......Page 187
Excavators......Page 188
Transport vehicles......Page 193
Hoists......Page 196
Rubble chutes and skips......Page 198
Cranes......Page 199
Concreting plant......Page 211
Part Four: Substructure......Page 218
Foundations – function, materials and sizing......Page 219
Foundation beds......Page 228
Short bored pile foundations......Page 234
Foundation types and selection......Page 236
Piled foundations......Page 241
Retaining walls......Page 261
Gabions and mattresses......Page 275
Basement construction......Page 282
Waterproofing basements......Page 285
Excavations......Page 291
Concrete production......Page 297
Cofferdams......Page 303
Caissons......Page 305
Underpinning......Page 307
Ground water control......Page 316
Soil stabilisation and improvement......Page 326
Reclamation of waste land......Page 331
Contaminated sub-soil treatment......Page 332
Part Five: Superstructure – 1......Page 334
Choice of materials......Page 335
Brick and block walls......Page 336
Cavity walls......Page 351
Damp-proof courses and membranes......Page 357
Gas resistant membranes......Page 364
Calculated brickwork......Page 366
Mortars......Page 369
Arches and openings......Page 372
Windows......Page 379
Glass and glazing......Page 392
Doors......Page 404
Crosswall construction......Page 413
Framed construction......Page 417
Rendering to external walls......Page 421
Cladding to external walls......Page 423
Roofs – basic forms......Page 430
Pitched roofs......Page 433
Double lap tiling......Page 450
Single lap tiling......Page 452
Slating......Page 454
Flat roofs......Page 460
Dormer windows......Page 469
Green roofs......Page 478
Thermal insulation......Page 480
'U' values......Page 485
Thermal bridging......Page 501
Access for the disabled......Page 505
Part Six: Superstructure – 2......Page 508
Reinforced concrete slabs......Page 509
Reinforced concrete framed structures......Page 513
Reinforcement types......Page 523
Structural concrete, fire protection......Page 526
Formwork......Page 529
Precast concrete frames......Page 534
Prestressed concrete......Page 538
Structural steelwork sections......Page 545
Structural steelwork connections......Page 550
Structural fire protection......Page 555
Portal frames......Page 562
Composite timber beams......Page 570
Multi-storey structures......Page 573
Roof sheet coverings......Page 577
Long span roofs......Page 582
Shell roof construction......Page 592
Membrane roofs......Page 601
Rooflights......Page 603
Panel walls......Page 607
Rainscreen cladding......Page 613
Structural glazing......Page 615
Curtain walling......Page 616
Concrete claddings......Page 620
Concrete surface finishes......Page 627
Concrete surface defects......Page 629
Part Seven: Internal Construction and Finishes......Page 630
Internal elements......Page 631
Internal walls......Page 632
Construction joints......Page 637
Internal walls, fire protection......Page 639
Party/separating walls......Page 641
Partitions......Page 642
Strut design......Page 644
Plasters and plastering......Page 649
Dry lining techniques......Page 652
Plasterboard......Page 655
Wall tiling......Page 658
Domestic floors and finishes......Page 660
Large cast in-situ ground floors......Page 667
Concrete floor screeds......Page 669
Timber suspended floors......Page 671
Lateral restraint......Page 674
Timber beam design......Page 677
Timber floors, fire protection......Page 680
Reinforced concrete suspended floors......Page 681
Precast concrete floors......Page 686
Raised access floors......Page 691
Sound insulation......Page 692
Timber, concrete and metal stairs......Page 698
Internal doors......Page 729
Doorsets......Page 731
Fire resisting doors......Page 732
Plasterboard ceilings......Page 738
Suspended ceilings......Page 739
Paints and painting......Page 743
Joinery production......Page 747
Composite boarding......Page 752
Plastics in building......Page 754
Part Eight: Domestic Services......Page 758
Drainage effluents......Page 759
Subsoil drainage......Page 760
Surface water removal......Page 762
Road drainage......Page 765
Rainwater installations......Page 767
Drainage systems......Page 771
Drainage......Page 779
Water supply......Page 780
Cold water installations......Page 782
Hot water installations......Page 784
Flow controls......Page 787
Cisterns and cylinders......Page 788
Pipework joints......Page 790
Sanitary fittings......Page 791
Single and ventilated stack systems......Page 794
Hot water heating systems......Page 797
Electrical supply and installation......Page 801
Gas supply and gas fires......Page 810
Open fireplaces and flues......Page 814
Telephone installations......Page 824
Electronic communications installations......Page 825
B......Page 826
C......Page 827
D......Page 829
F......Page 830
G......Page 831
J......Page 832
M......Page 833
P......Page 834
R......Page 835
S......Page 836
T......Page 839
W......Page 840
Y......Page 841