Showing posts with label ASTM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ASTM. Show all posts

Sunday, October 13, 2013

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.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods



Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods
Edward Allen

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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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The Use of Glass in Buildings: 1st Symposium on the Use of Glass in Buildings



The Use of Glass in Buildings: 1st Symposium on the Use of Glass in Buildings, 
2002, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ASTM Special Technical Publication, 1434) 
By ASTM International
Publisher: ASTM International 2002-01-01 | 173 Pages |  PDF | 8.36 MB

Friday, October 7, 2011

Dimension Stone Cladding


Dimension Stone Cladding: Design, Construction, Evaluation, and Repair 
(ASTM Special Technical Publication, 1394)
6.68 Mb