Research Catalog

Title

Building construction and design / James Ambrose.

Author

Ambrose, James E.

Publication

New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, [1992], ©1992.

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Details

Description

x, 403 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Subjects

• Building
• Architecture

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction. 1.1. Operation of the Building Process. 1.2. Participants in the Building Process. 1.3. Organization of the Building Industry. 1.4. Regulation of the Building Industry. 1.5. Role of the Building Designer. 1.6. Building Construction as an Architectural Design Problem. 1.7. How to Use This Book -- 2. Building Design Issues and Criteria. 2.1. General Issues. 2.2. Design Tasks. 2.3. Design Criteria -- 3. Sources for Design Information. 3.1. General Sources for Information. 3.2. Access to Information. 3.3. Use of Information for Design. 3.4. Source Analysis. 3.5. The Minimal Construction Design Library. 3.6. Finding Information Sources -- 4. Building Codes and Industry Standards. 4.1. General Sources of Standards. 4.2. Use of Standards for Design. 4.3. Codes. 4.4. Building Permits and Inspections. 4.5. Standard Specifications -- 5. Architectural Components. 5.1. Individual Components. 5.2. Exterior Walls. 5.3. Roofs. 5.4. Windows. 5.5. Exterior Doors. 5.6. Floors.
• 5.7. Interior Walls. 5.8. Ceilings. 5.9. Interior Doors. 5.10. Stairs. 5.11. Elevators. 5.12. Building Foundations. 5.13. Basements. 5.14. Underground Buildings. 5.15. Utilities and Building Services Below Grade. 5.16. Miscellaneous Below-Grade Construction. 5.17. Construction for Site Surface Development. 5.18. Elements of Building Services -- 6. Materials. 6.1. Wood and Fiber Products. 6.2. Metals. 6.3. Concrete. 6.4. Masonry. 6.5. Plastics. 6.6. Glazing. 6.7. Waterproofing Materials. 6.8. Soils. 6.9. Paving Materials. 6.10. Miscellaneous Materials -- 7. Construction Elements. 7.1. Wall Structure. 7.2. Exterior Wall Surface. 7.3. Interior Wall Surface. 7.4. Roof Structure. 7.5. Roofing. 7.6. Floor Structure. 7.7. Floor Finishes. 7.8. Ceilings. 7.9. Windows. 7.10. Doors. 7.11. Shallow Bearing Foundations. 7.12. Deep Foundations. 7.13. Basements. 7.14. Pavements. 7.15. Site Construction. 7.16. Underground Buildings -- 8. Enhancement of Construction. 8.1. Fire Resistance.
• 8.2. Thermal Resistance. 8.3. Moisture Migration and Condensation. 8.4. Water Penetration. 8.5. Sound Control. 8.6. Security. 8.7. Signage and Traffic Control. 8.8. Barrier-Free Environments -- 9. Construction Systems. 9.1. Hierarchies. 9.2. Design Process and Tasks. 9.3. Mixtures. 9.4. Appropriateness of Systems. 9.5. Choices: the Selection Process. 9.6. System Development. 9.7. Basic Structural Systems. 9.7.1. Light Wood Frame. 9.7.2. Steel Frame. 9.7.3. Heavy Timber Frame. 9.7.4. Masonry Walls. 9.7.5. Sitecast Concrete. 9.7.6. Precast Concrete. 9.7.7. Hard Surface Structures. 9.7.8. Soft Surface Structures. 9.7.9. Curtain Walls. 9.7.10. Package Systems. 9.8. Building Systems. 9.8.1. Integration of Construction. 9.8.2. Integration of Building Subsystems. 9.8.3. Facilitation of Modification -- 10. Case Studies. 10.1. Building 1. 10.2. Building 2. 10.3. Building 3. 10.4. Building 4. 10.5. Building 5. 10.6. Building 6. 10.7. Building 7. 10.8. Building 8. 10.9. Building 9.
• Appendix: Soil Properties and Behaviors.

ISBN

0442007191

LCCN

92005094

OCLC

• 25410369
• ocm25410369

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries