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Barry's advanced construction of buildings / Stephen Emmitt, University of Bath, UK.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2019Edition: 4th editionDescription: xii, 545 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781118977101 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Advanced construction of buildings
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Barry's advanced construction of buildingsDDC classification:
  • 690 Em66 2019 23
LOC classification:
  • TH146 .E467 2019
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Offsite construction -- 3. Pile foundations, substructures and basements -- 4. Single-storey frames, shells and lightweight coverings -- 5. Structural timber frames -- 6. Structural steel frames -- 7. Structural concrete frames -- 8. Envelopes to framed buildings -- 9. Lifts and escalators -- 10. Fit out and second fix -- 11. Existing buildings: pathology, upgrading and demolition.
Summary: "The revised fourth edition of Barry's Advanced Construction of Buildings expands on the resource that has become a standard text on the construction of buildings. The fourth edition covers the construction of larger-scale buildings (primarily residential, commercial and industrial) constructed with load bearing frames in timber, concrete and steel; supported by chapters on offsite construction, piling, envelopes to framed buildings, fit-out and second fix, lifts and escalators, building pathology, upgrading and demolition." -- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Books Books College Library General Circulation Section GC GC 690 Em66 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HNU002542

Earlier edition: Barry's advanced construction of buildings / Stephen Emmitt and Christopher A. Gorse.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. Offsite construction --
3. Pile foundations, substructures and basements --
4. Single-storey frames, shells and lightweight coverings --
5. Structural timber frames --
6. Structural steel frames --
7. Structural concrete frames --
8. Envelopes to framed buildings --
9. Lifts and escalators --
10. Fit out and second fix --
11. Existing buildings: pathology, upgrading and demolition.

"The revised fourth edition of Barry's Advanced Construction of Buildings expands on the resource that has become a standard text on the construction of buildings. The fourth edition covers the construction of larger-scale buildings (primarily residential, commercial and industrial) constructed with load bearing frames in timber, concrete and steel; supported by chapters on offsite construction, piling, envelopes to framed buildings, fit-out and second fix, lifts and escalators, building pathology, upgrading and demolition." -- Provided by publisher.

College of Engineering and Computer Studies Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Text in English

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