Failed Stone: Problems and Solutions with Concrete and Masonry

Failed Stone: Problems and Solutions with Concrete and Masonry

159 pages | PDF | 20,5 MB

Concrete and stone seem made to last forever. But the fact is they develop structural damage over time. While not always as dramatic as the collapse of a roof section at the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in 2004, gradual changes also occur that may compromise a building's appearance and structure. These changes include efflorescence, thermal stress, material incompatibilities, corrosion, and impact. Failed Stone systematically analyzes cases of damage in contemporary international architecture and offers strategies for minimizing the risk of damage. Examples include such high-visibility structures as Finlandia Hall in Helsinki by Alvar Aalto, Renzo Piano's Parco della Musica in Rome, and the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington. In nine chapters, typical kinds of damage are explained and illustrated with real-world examples.

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Building Construction Illustrated

Building Construction Illustrated

 2nd Edition
Francis D. K. Ching

 This classic title has been completely revised and now incorporates new information on concrete, steel and glazing technology; energy efficiency in buildings; moisture and thermal protection; natural lighting; masonry; and other topics. 

The organization of the text is according to a building's major components and systems. Presents material and structural choices available to the designer, how these choices affect a building's form and dimensions, and its relationship to its site.

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The Dome : A Study in the History of Ideas

The Dome : 

A Study in the History of Ideas

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Masonry Structural Design

Masonry Structural Design

588 pages | PDF | 10,3 MB

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Fundamentals of Building Construction

Fundamentals of Building Construction :

Materials and Methods.

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Masonry Designers’ Guide Fourth Edition

Masonry Designers’ Guide 

Fourth Edition 

Based on 

Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures 

(ACI 530-02 / ASCE 5-02 / TMS 402-02) 

and 

Specifications for Masonry Structures 

(ACI 530.1-02 / ASCE 6-02 / TMS 602-02) 

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Design of Masonry Structures

Design of Masonry Structures, Third Edition 

of Load Bearing Brickwork Design.

"A.W.Hendry, B.P.Sinha and S.R.Davies"

279 pages.

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Construction and maintenance of Masonry Houses

Construction and maintenance of Masonry Houses

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Concrete and Masonry Databook

Concrete and Masonry Databook

Christine Beall

Rochelle  Jaffe

Concise answers to all your questions about concrete and masonry

It's all here: the concrete and masonry information you need to work more efficiently, avoid costly problems and mistakes, minimize risk, reduce waste...and maximize profits! Industry experts Christine Beall and Rochelle Jaffe save you countless hours of searching through dozens of manuals or esoteric pamphlets, presenting the data in a quick-find, straightforward, heavily illustrated format. You get fingertip access to valuable practice tools and job-simplifying material, including more than 1000 tables, charts, graphs, and line drawings…guidance on thermal, fire, and weather resistance…current ASTM, ACI, and TMS standards…UBC, MSJC, and IBC code requirements…essential concrete and masonry data…listings of industry standards.

You can count on thorough, detailed coverage of key topics, including: products and materials; mortar, grout, and concrete mixes; form work and reinforcements; site and landscape elements; wall and floor systems; and much more. Invaluable for those working in both the commercial and residential markets, here is the single definitive volume on concrete and masonry.

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Building Construction Illustrated, 2nd Edition

Building Construction Illustrated, 2nd Edition

Francis D. K. Ching , Cassandra Adams,

This classic title has been completely revised and now incorporates new information on concrete, steel and glazing technology; energy efficiency in buildings; moisture and thermal protection; natural lighting; masonry; and other topics. The organization of the text is according to a building's major components and systems. Presents material and structural choices available to the designer, how these choices affect a building's form and dimensions, and its relationship to its site.

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Design of Masonry and Timber Structures

Design of Masonry and Timber Structures

Harbhajan Singh,
Publisher: Year Of Publication | 2007 |  PDF | 151 pages | 4 MB

The book consists of Eight Chapters. Chapter 1 and 2 deal with Analysis and Design of Load Bearing Bricks Masonry Wall and Pillars and their foundations. Chapter 3 deals with Stability and Design of Bricks Masonry Retaining Walls subjected to different types of earth pressure including surcharge. Chapter 4 deals with requirements of Structural Timber and the Permissible Stresses in different grades of timber.

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Masonry Structural Design

Masonry Structural Design

Richard Klingner,
MgH | 2010 | 588 pages | PDF | 10,3 MB

A Complete Guide to Masonry Materials and Structural Design

Written by the former chair of the Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC), this authoritative volume covers the design of masonry structures using the 2009 International Building Code and the 2008 MSJC Code and Specification.

Masonry Structural Design emphasizes the strength design of masonry and includes allowable-stress provisions. Innovations such as autoclaved aerated concrete masonry (AAC) are also discussed. Real-world case studies featuring a low-rise building with reinforced concrete masonry and a four-story building with clay masonry illustrate the techniques presented in this comprehensive resource.

Coverage includes:

• Basic structural behavior and design of low-rise, bearing wall buildings
• Materials used in masonry construction
• Code basis for structural design of masonry buildings, including seismic design
• Introduction of MSJC treatment of structural design
• Strength design of reinforced and unreinforced masonry elements
• Allowable-stress design of reinforced and unreinforced masonry elements
• Comparison of design by the allowable-stress approach versus the strength approach
• Lateral load analysis of shear wall structure
• Design and detailing of floor and roof diaphragms

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The Dome : A Study in the History of Ideas

The Dome : A Study in the History of Ideas

E. Baldwin Smith, Shubhi Publications

The admission that this book falls short of what it was intended to be is merely a statement of fact and not an apology. There was a time when the author optimistically believed that he could present the major aspects of domical ideology and evolution in one study. That, however, was before the rapidly expanding complexities of the subject and the difficulties of organizing the material in a written from where the ideas would not be reburied under a mass of accumulated evidence has become inescapable factors. Once it has become evident that the dome was  not just a utilitarian form of vaulting, which has originated for structural and environmental reasons in some one country, but was primarily a house concept which has acquired in numerous cultures its shape and imaginative values upon an ancestral shelter long before it was translated for ideological reasons into more permanent and monumental form by means of wood carpentry and masonry, the whole problem of the dome opened up into a comprehensible but infinitely complex chapter in the history of ideas.

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Fundamentals of Building Construction : Materials and Methods

Fundamentals of Building Construction : Materials and Methods

Edward Allen, Joseph Iano

5 edition 2008 | 1008 Pages | | PDF | 83 MB

Now in its Fifth Edition, this essential textbook has been used by thousands of students annually in schools of architecture, engineering, and construction technology. The bestselling reference focuses on the basic materials and methods used in building construction, emphasizing common construction systems such as light wood frames, masonry bearing walls, steel frames, and reinforced concrete. New introductory material on the processes, organization, constraints, and choices in construction offers a better look at the management of construction. New sections covering the building envelope uncover the secrets to designing enclosures for thermal insulation, vapor retarders, air barriers, and moisture control. The Fifth Edition also features more axonometric detail drawings and revised photographs for a thoroughly illustrated approach and the latest IBC 2006, CSI MasterFormat, ASTM references, and LEED information.

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Construction Materials : Their Nature and BehaviourTheir

Construction Materials: Their Nature and Behaviour

 Peter Domone, John Illston, 

2010 | PDF | 584 pages | 8.5 MB

So far in the twenty-first century, there have been many developments in our understanding of materials’ behaviour and in their technology and use. This new edition has been expanded to cover recent developments such as the use of glass as a structural material. It also now examines the contribution that material selection makes to sustainable construction practice, considering the availability of raw materials, production, recycling and reuse, which all contribute to the life cycle assessment of structures. As well as being brought up-to-date with current usage and performance standards, each section now also contains an extra chapter on recycling.
Covers the following materials:
metals concrete ceramics (including bricks and masonry) polymers fibre composites bituminous materials timber glass.
This new edition maintains our familiar and accessible format, starting with fundamental principles and continuing with a section on each of the major groups of materials. It gives you a clear and comprehensive perspective on the whole range of materials used in modern construction. A must have for Civil and Structural engineering students, and for students of architecture, surveying or construction on courses which require an understanding of materials.

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Failed Stone: Problems and Solutions with Concrete and Masonry

"Failed Stone: Problems and Solutions with Concrete and Masonry"
Patrick Loughran,
Birkhäuser Basel | November 21, 2006 | ISBN: 3764373296 | 159 pages | PDF | 20,5 MB

Concrete and stone seem made to last forever. But the fact is they develop structural damage over time. While not always as dramatic as the collapse of a roof section at the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in 2004, gradual changes also occur that may compromise a building's appearance and structure. These changes include efflorescence, thermal stress, material incompatibilities, corrosion, and impact. Failed Stone systematically analyzes cases of damage in contemporary international architecture and offers strategies for minimizing the risk of damage. Examples include such high-visibility structures as Finlandia Hall in Helsinki by Alvar Aalto, Renzo Piano's Parco della Musica in Rome, and the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington. In nine chapters, typical kinds of damage are explained and illustrated with real-world examples.

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