Olin's Construction: Principles, Materials, And Methods - Rilegato

Simmons, H. Leslie

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0471714054 ISBN 13: 9780471714057

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2006

Riassunto

Get the industry standard?updated for a new age of construction.

For more than fifty years, Construction has been the cornerstone reference in the field for architecture and construction professionals and students. This new edition, now called Olin's Construction after its original author, is an invaluable resource that will provide in-depth coverage for decades to come. You?ll find the most up-to-date principles, materials, methods, codes, and standards used in the design and construction of contemporary residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.

Organized by the MasterFormat 2004 Edition, this edition:

• Includes more than 1,200 informative illustrations, including 150 new images.
• Features new information on sustainability and construction management.
• Reflects the expanded adoption of the ICC? Codes.
• Addresses everything from site preparation to concrete finishing, masonry design to plastic fabrications, waterproofing to sprinkler systems, air conditioning to heat conveyance.

Join the generations who have relied on this book to provide the vital descriptive information on how to design buildings, detail components, specify materials and product, and avoid common pitfalls.

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Informazioni sull?autore

H. LESLIE SIMMONS, RA, CSI, is a construction consultant and specifications writer with more than fifty years of professional experience.

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New title, same industry standard?updated for a new age of construction

For more than fifty years, Construction has been the cornerstone reference in the field for architecture and construction professionals and students. This new Eighth Edition, now called Olin's Construction after its original author, is an invaluable resource that will continue to provide in-depth coverage for decades to come. It offers the most up-to-date principles, materials, methods, codes, and standards used in the design and construction of contemporary residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.

Organized by the MasterFormat 2004 Edition, Olin's Construction, Eighth Edition features:

• More than 1,200 informative illustrations, including 150 new images
• New information on sustainability and construction management
• Reflects the expanded adoption of the ICC© Codes

This Eighth Edition addresses the key issues involved in most residential and commercial building construction?from site preparation to concrete finishing, masonry design to plastic fabrications, waterproofing to sprinkler systems, air conditioning to heat conveyance, and much more. It also provides vital descriptive information on design basics, detail components, material and product specification, and construction documentation, along with helpful pointers on how to avoid pitfalls commonly encountered in building design and construction.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0471714054
• ISBN 13: 9780471714057
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 1213
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile