{"product_id":"construction-technology-9781405158749","title":"Construction Technology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eConstruction Technology: Analysis and Choice\u003c\/i\u003e has been expanded to include commercial buildings. This now covers, in a single textbook, all the basic forms of construction studied on professional courses.  \u003cp\u003eThe book takes as its theme the process of choice: what the expert has to know and how he\/she might think through the decisions to be made about the design, production, maintenance and disposal of buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is written with the conviction that by focusing on the process of choice, the range of theory and knowledge that is useful to practice becomes explicit, making the link between knowledge and practice, and between understanding and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new edition has been updated throughout with extensive additions to Chapter13: \u003ci\u003eManufacture and Assembly\u003c\/i\u003e and to Chapter 15: S\u003ci\u003eustainability\u003c\/i\u003e. An entire new section has been added, covering all the main elements of commercial construction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudents will find here explanatio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Analysis 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Framework for Understanding 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcess and knowledge 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe initial suggestion 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarrying out the evaluation 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical and social context 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe basis of analysis 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge needed for choice 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Building Purpose and Performance 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivities, space and construction 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to performance requirements 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental impact and sustainability 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Common Forms – Specific Solutions 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral and constructed forms 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe emergence of general building forms 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncertainty and risk 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Construction Variables 24\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe variables of construction – the outcome of choice 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing materials 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing shape 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing size 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial relationships 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoints and fixings 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Defining Conditions 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical and social conditions 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivity and construction-modifying environments 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dynamics of the system 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoice of interior elements of the building 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInside the construction itself 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Resource Base 44\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials – the primary resource 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge and skill – the human resource 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProduction equipment – the technological resource 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney – the enabling resource 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Design Concept 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinking design to construction choice –flows and transfers 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcept design – broad options 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical performance and appearance –commodity, firmness and delight 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunction of the whole, function of the parts 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Appearance 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualising attributes and response 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpace and context 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical space for the construction 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe approach to analysis 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Analysis of Physical Behaviour 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualising conditions and response 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunction and performance – a technical aim 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreventing failure – a technical objective 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of observation and science in the analysis 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe approach to analysis 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Physical Behaviour Creating Environments 60\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAspects of environment 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe building as a system 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dry environment 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe warm environment 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe light environment 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe acoustic environment 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe clean environment 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe safe environment 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe private environment 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Physical Behaviour Under Load 98\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForces, external and internal 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic structural members 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurving (and folding) structural members 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural connections 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrid members – pin-jointed frames 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding structures – wind stability 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStress–strain and the choice of material 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural analysis and design 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMovements and structural behaviour 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStresses in the ground 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe major structural forms 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Physical Behaviour Over Time 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReliability: renewal, maintenance, repair and disposal 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasis of analysis 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoiling and cleaning 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDurability of materials 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMovements in components 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGround movement, settlement and subsidence 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMovement and detailing 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWear of components 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Manufacture and Assembly 130\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealisation of performance 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualising stages and sequence 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis of operations, methods and resources 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials and labour 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProduction equipment 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProduction options 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge and expertise for the analysis of the process 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Cost 150\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCost and value 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCost and price 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCost and time frames 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCost and cost data 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Sustainability – Social Concern 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo major forces 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablished influences and new concerns 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to the sustainability agenda 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuildings as systems 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRenewable energy sources 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater and waste 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials choice and detailing 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning and design concepts 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmerging technologies 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Choice – House Construction 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Applying the Framework to Housing 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe need for an integrated approach 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe basis of the case study 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Floors 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpper floors 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral forms for upper floors 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimber-joisted upper floors 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGround floors 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuspended ground floors 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGround-supported slab floors 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServices and other elements 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSite influences on choice of ground floors 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProduction operations for ground floors 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe final choice 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Roofs 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePitch and span 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther functions 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePitched roofs 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlat roofs 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Walls 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWall types by function 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral forms 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalls in the case study 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMasonry cavity external walls 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpenings in the external wall 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoors and windows – the components in the openings 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe panel frame option 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParty (separating) walls 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartition walls 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Foundations 244\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic function 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSite investigation 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoundation design 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe strip foundation 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoundations for poor surface conditions 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomics of foundations 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasements 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Services 256\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis of services systems 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHot and cold water 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeating systems 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrainage 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectrical systems 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Choice \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003cb\u003eCommercial Construction 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Applying the Framework to Commercial Buildings 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story so far 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe way forward 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe technological mix 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Common Forms and Emerging Technologies 290\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUK commercial building through the twentieth century 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 Interface Design 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe enclosure–services interface 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe enclosure–structure interface 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe structure–services interface 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 Structural Skeletal Frames 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials development and structural options 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReinforced concrete – performance 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn situ reinforced concrete frames –production 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecast concrete frames – production 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural steel – performance 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural steel – fabrication and construction 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure choice and overall design 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 Roof Structures 340\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariety of structural form 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroad options 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstruction details 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 Loadbearing Structural Walls 353\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroad options 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMulti-storey construction 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSingle-storey industrial construction 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 Structure Below Ground 364\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoundation design 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoundation types 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil improvement 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasements 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarge area industrial concrete ground floors 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e29 External Enclosure to Structural Frames 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExternal walls 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCavity brickwork 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCladding panels 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurtain walling 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacing materials 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLightweight cladding 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural glazing 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoof construction 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e30 Internal Enclosure 412\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerformance 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplied finishes 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComponent systems 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e31 Services – Scope and Space 422\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScope 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpace 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental services 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic health services 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower supply 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecurity 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperational services 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe need for coordination 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProduction sequence and contract time 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCost of services systems 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e32 Guide to Further Reading 440\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat this book provides 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of information – authority, validity and relevance 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding information 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing information – corroboration, confirmation and risk 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 445\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407892455767,"sku":"9781405158749","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/construction-technology-9781405158749","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}