Building construction handbook

Title:

Personal Author:

Chudley, R.

Edition:

9th ed.

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Physical Description:

xi, 900 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

ISBN:

9780080970615

General Note:

Includes index.

Subject Term:

Building -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Construction industry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Added Author:

Greeno, Roger.

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Summary

Ideal for students on all construction courses Topics presented concisely in plain language and with clear drawings Fully updated to include all revisions to Building and Construction regulations

Building Construction Handbookis an authoritative reference for all construction students and professionals. It is full of detailed drawings that clearly illustrate the construction of building elements. The principles and processes of construction are explained with the concepts of design included where appropriate. Extensive coverage of building construction practice and techniques, representing both traditional procedures and modern developments, are also included to provide the most comprehensive and easy to understand guide to building construction.

This new edition has been updated to reflect the 2011 changes to the building regulations, as well as new material on energy performance, and substantial revisions of the section on structures.

Building Construction Handbook is the essential, easy-to-use resource for undergraduate and vocational students on a wide range of courses including NVQ and BTEC National, through to Higher National Certificate and Diploma, to Foundation and three-year Degree level. It is also a useful practical reference for building designers, contractors and others engaged in the construction industry.

Author Notes

Roger Greeno is a well-known author of construction texts. He has extensive practical and consultancy experience in the industry, in addition to lecturing at several colleges of further and higher education, and the University of Portsmouth, UK. He has also examined for City Guilds, Edexcel, the Chartered Institute of Building and the University of Reading.
Roy Chudley, formerly Senior Lecturer in Building Technology at the Guildford College of Technology, UK, is an established author of numerous respected construction texts.

Preface to ninth edition	p. xi
Part 1 General
Built environment	p. 2
The structure	p. 5
Primary and secondary elements	p. 12
Component parts and functions	p. 15
Construction activities	p. 19
Construction documents	p. 20
Construction drawings	p. 21
Building survey	p. 28
Energy Performance Certificates	p. 32
Method statement and programming	p. 35
Weights and densities of building materials	p. 37
Imposed floor loads	p. 39
Drawings - notations	p. 40
Planning application	p. 44
Modular coordination	p. 51
Construction regulations	p. 53
CDM regulations	p. 54
Safety signs and symbols	p. 55
Building Regulations	p. 57
Accredited construction details	p. 66
Code for Sustainable Homes	p. 67
British Standards	p. 68
European Standards	p. 69
Product and practice accreditation	p. 71
CI/SfB system of coding	p. 73
CPI System of Coding	p. 74
Uniclass system of coding	p. 75
Part 2 Site Works
Site survey	p. 78
Site measurement	p. 79
Site investigations	p. 82
Soil investigation	p. 85
Soil assessment and testing	p. 92
Site layout considerations	p. 99
Site security	p. 102
Site lighting and electrical supply	p. 105
Site office accommodation	p. 109
Site health and welfare provision	p. 110
Materials storage	p. 114
Materials testing	p. 119
Timber decay and treatment	p. 134
Protection orders for trees and structures	p. 136
Locating public utility services	p. 138
Setting out	p. 139
Levels and angles	p. 144
Road construction	p. 147
Tubular scaffolding and scaffolding systems	p. 157
Shoring systems	p. 170
Demolition	p. 179
Part 3 Builders Plant
General considerations	p. 186
Bulldozers	p. 189
Scrapers	p. 190
Graders	p. 191
Tractor shovels	p. 192
Excavators	p. 193
Transport vehicles	p. 198
Hoists	p. 201
Rubble chutes and skips	p. 204
Cranes	p. 205
Concreting plant	p. 217
Part 4 Substructure
Foundations-function, materials and sizing	p. 226
Foundation beds	p. 235
Short bored pile foundations	p. 241
Foundation types and selection	p. 243
Piled foundations	p. 248
Retaining walls	p. 268
Gabions and mattresses	p. 282
Basement excavations and construction	p. 285
Waterproofing basements	p. 292
Excavations	p. 298
Concrete production	p. 304
Cofferdams	p. 310
Steel sheet piling	p. 312
Caissons	p. 313
Underpinning	p. 315
Ground water control	p. 324
Soil stabilisation and improvement	p. 334
Reclamation of waste land	p. 339
Treatment of contaminated subsoil	p. 340
Part 5 Superstructure - 1
Choice of materials	p. 344
Brick and block walls	p. 345
Cavity walls	p. 361
Damp-proof courses and membranes	p. 367
Gas-resistant membranes	p. 374
Calculated brickwork	p. 376
Mortars	p. 381
Arches and openings	p. 383
Windows	p. 391
Glass and glazing	p. 406
Doors	p. 419
Crosswall construction	p. 428
Framed construction	p. 432
Rendering to external walls	p. 436
Cladding to external walls	p. 439
Roofs - basic forms	p. 447
Pitched roofs	p. 450
Double lap tiling	p. 461
Single lap tiling	p. 470
Slating	p. 472
Timber flat roofs	p. 478
Dormer windows	p. 491
Green roofs	p. 500
Thermal insulation	p. 502
U-values	p. 507
Thermal bridging	p. 532
Access for the disabled	p. 538
Part 6 Superstructure - 2
Reinforced concrete slabs	p. 544
Reinforced concrete framed structures	p. 548
Reinforcement types	p. 558
Structural concrete, fire protection	p. 561
Formwork	p. 562
Precast concrete frames	p. 569
Prestressed concrete	p. 573
Structural steelwork sections	p. 580
Structural steelwork connections	p. 585
Structural fire protection	p. 590
Portal frames	p. 597
Composite timber beams	p. 606
Multi-storey structures	p. 609
Roof sheet coverings	p. 613
Long span roofs	p. 618
Shell roof construction	p. 628
Membrane roofs	p. 637
Rooflights	p. 639
Panel walls	p. 643
Rainscreen cladding	p. 649
Structural glazing	p. 651
Curtain walling	p. 652
Concrete claddings	p. 656
Concrete surface finishes	p. 663
Concrete surface defects	p. 667
Part 7 Internal Construction and Finishes
Internal elements	p. 670
Internal walls	p. 671
Construction joints	p. 676
Internal walls, fire protection	p. 678
Party/separating walls	p. 680
Partitions	p. 681
Strut design	p. 683
Plasters and plastering	p. 688
Dry lining techniques	p. 692
Plasterboard	p. 695
Wall tiling	p. 698
Domestic floors and finishes	p. 700
Large cast in-situ ground floors	p. 707
Concrete floor screeds	p. 709
Timber suspended upper floors	p. 712
Lateral restraint	p. 715
Timber beam design	p. 718
Holing and notching joists	p. 721
Timber floors, fire protection	p. 723
Reinforced concrete suspended floors	p. 725
Precast concrete floors	p. 730
Raised access floors	p. 735
Sound insulation	p. 736
Timber, concrete and metal stairs	p. 744
Internal doors	p. 775
Doorsets	p. 777
Fire-resisting doors	p. 778
Plasterboard ceilings	p. 784
Suspended ceilings	p. 785
Paints and painting	p. 789
Joinery production	p. 793
Composite boarding	p. 798
Plastics in building	p. 800
Part 8 Domestic Services
Drainage effluents	p. 806
Subsoil drainage	p. 807
Surface water removal	p. 809
Road drainage	p. 812
Rainwater installations	p. 814
Drainage systems	p. 818
Drainage - pipe sizes and gradients	p. 827
Water supply	p. 828
Cold water installations	p. 830
Hot water installations	p. 832
Flow controls	p. 837
Cisterns and cylinders	p. 838
Pipework joints	p. 840
Sanitary fittings	p. 841
Single and ventilated stack systems	p. 844
Hot water heating systems	p. 849
Electrical supply and installation	p. 853
Gas supply and gas fires	p. 862
Open fireplaces and flues	p. 866
Services - fire stops and seals	p. 875
Telephone installations	p. 876
Electronic communications installations	p. 877
Index	p. 879

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