Construction

Describes the craft of building as practised before the second world war, prior to the introduction of modern materials and building techniques. This book includes: the author's drawings to illustrate the text; material on traditional craft practice - useful for undertaking repairs; and explanations of terminology and techniques.

This book presents critical building detail drawings to help an architect produce construction drawings, design and develop custom details, prepare specifications, and check existing drawings.

Fully-updated to feature all the latest issues and techniques in Construction - including a new chapter on Sustainability - Advanced Construction Technology 5th edition is the definitive, reliable and comprehensive handbook for students.

This international piling handbook details current types of pile, piling equipment, and methods. It includes calculations of the resistance of piles to compressive loads, pile groups under compressive loading, piled foundations for resisting uplift and lateral loading, and the structural design of piles and pile groups. Marine structures, durabi

Provides an overview of the most widely used dry construction systems, organized according to the building components wall, ceiling, and floor and their applications.