TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bale, Charles, 
TI  - Building construction: materials and techniques 
T2  - Textbook Series
SN  - 9781641730221
U1  - 690 B19 23
PY  - 2024///
CY  - New York, NY, USA
PB  - Larsen and Keller Education
KW  - Building
KW  - Construction industry
KW  - Building materials
KW  - Structural engineering.
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Fundamentals of Building Construction
Materials Used in Construction
Understanding Brick Masonry
Building with Stone and Concrete
Constructing Wood and Steel Frames
; COECS; Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
N2  - Construction is the process of erecting infrastructure or buildings, encompassing tasks such as planning, design, and financial management of the project. Construction sectors typically include buildings, infrastructure, and industrial projects. Building construction further segregates into commercial or institutional buildings and residential structures. Essential steps in constructing buildings entail developing floor plans, excavating foundations, and erecting the primary load-bearing framework. Ultimately, various fields intertwine and interact to ensure structural integrity, financial viability, and compliance with legal standards throughout the construction process. This book studies, analyzes and upholds the fundamentals of building construction and its utmost significance in modern times. Such selected concepts that redefine this area have been presented in it. As this field is emerging at a rapid pace, the contents of this textbook will help the readers understand the modern concepts and applications of the subject
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