Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 8th Edition

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 11
Land Development......Page 15
The Construction Team......Page 16
Nature of Soil......Page 17
Subsurface Sampling......Page 19
Surface Testing......Page 28
Secondary Investigation......Page 31
Review Questions......Page 33
Surveying Instruments......Page 35
Measuring Angles with Builders’ Level or Level Transit......Page 44
Measuring Angles with a Transit......Page 45
Setting Up a Level or Level Transit......Page 46
Leveling Rods and Their Uses......Page 50
Transit Applications......Page 53
Layout Before Excavation......Page 55
Preliminary Layout Problems......Page 58
Foundation Layout......Page 63
Bench Marks and Deep Excavations......Page 75
Review Questions......Page 77
Effects of Soil Types on Excavating Equipment......Page 79
Removing Groundwater......Page 80
General and Special Excavations......Page 83
Estimating Amount of Material to Be Removed......Page 84
Cranes......Page 86
Excavating Machines......Page 94
Trucks......Page 102
Choosing Excavation Equipment......Page 105
Protection of Excavations......Page 109
Excavation Wall Bracing......Page 117
Protection of Adjacent Buildings......Page 121
Rock Excavation......Page 123
Review Questions......Page 129
Pavements......Page 131
Curbs and Sidewalks......Page 136
Parking Areas......Page 140
Storm Drainage and Sanitary Sewers......Page 142
Lighting and Landscaping......Page 145
Review Questions......Page 148
Types of Piles......Page 149
Bearing Capacity of Pile Foundations......Page 151
Wood Piles......Page 152
Concrete Piles......Page 153
Composite Piles......Page 155
Pile Drivers......Page 160
Caissons......Page 161
Cofferdams......Page 163
Spread Foundations......Page 164
Slurry Wall Foundations......Page 165
Earthquake-Resisting Foundations......Page 166
Soil Enhancement for Foundations......Page 167
Review Questions......Page 173
Form Materials......Page 174
Formwork Loads and Pressures......Page 178
Concrete Pressure Calculations......Page 183
Formwork Design......Page 186
Footing Forms......Page 216
Wall Forms......Page 219
Slip Forms......Page 226
Construction Joints......Page 229
Floor Forms......Page 231
Shoring and Reshoring in Multistory Structures......Page 236
Form Accessories......Page 241
Form Treatment, Care, and Removal......Page 243
Review Questions......Page 245
Aggregates for Concrete......Page 247
Concrete Mix Design......Page 253
Tests on Concrete......Page 264
Mixing Concrete......Page 268
Machinery for Placing Concrete......Page 270
Concrete Transportation......Page 275
Placing Concrete......Page 276
Finishing and Curing Concrete......Page 288
Design of Structural Lightweight Concrete......Page 290
Review Questions......Page 301
8 Structural Timber Frame......Page 303
The Structural Frame......Page 304
Timber Connectors......Page 305
Wood Columns......Page 308
Wood Beams......Page 311
Floor and Roof Decks......Page 315
Glued-Laminated Timber......Page 317
Connections for Glulam Beams and Arches......Page 323
Parallel-Strand Lumber......Page 326
Plywood Structures......Page 327
Termite Control for Wood Buildings......Page 333
Review Questions......Page 336
Principles of Reinforced Concrete......Page 337
Reinforcing Steel......Page 338
Cast-in-Place Reinforced Concrete Structural Frame......Page 342
Precast Concrete Structural Frames......Page 356
Architectural Precast Concrete......Page 365
Tilt-Up Load-Bearing Wall Panels......Page 375
Review Questions......Page 378
Structural Steel Properties And Shapes......Page 379
Planning for the Structural Steel Frame......Page 388
Principles of Structural Steel Frames......Page 389
Structural Steel Frame Components......Page 393
Connecting Structural Steel Sections......Page 399
Structural Steel Fabrication......Page 403
Structural Steel Site Work and Erection......Page 405
Review Questions......Page 412
Timber Subfloors......Page 413
Concrete Subfloors......Page 414
Floor Slab Forms and Work......Page 423
Industrial Floor Finishes......Page 432
Review Questions......Page 444
Roof Design Principles......Page 445
Structural Framing for Roofs......Page 447
Truss Roof Framing......Page 449
Alternative Roof-Framing Methods......Page 452
Roof-Framing Systems and Roof Styles......Page 466
Roof Decks......Page 474
Roof Membranes and Insulation......Page 477
Review Questions......Page 492
Building with Concrete Block Units......Page 493
Prefabricated Concrete Block Wall Panels......Page 500
Brick Construction......Page 507
Building with Stone......Page 515
Cold-Weather Masonry Work......Page 522
Review Questions......Page 524
14 Curtain Wall Construction......Page 525
Masonry Curtain Walls......Page 526
Stone Panels......Page 531
Precast Concrete Curtain Walls......Page 532
Lightweight Curtain Walls......Page 536
Glass Curtain Walls......Page 540
Review Questions......Page 544
Thermal Insulation......Page 545
Fireproofing......Page 547
Building Insulation......Page 551
Sound Insulation and Control......Page 561
Moisture Control......Page 565
Review Questions......Page 568
16 Finishing......Page 569
Exterior Finishes and Facings......Page 570
Windows......Page 577
Interior Finishing......Page 582
Plastering......Page 583
Gypsum Board......Page 586
Plastic Laminates......Page 589
Masonry Finishes......Page 590
Stairs......Page 593
Review Questions......Page 603
C......Page 605
M......Page 606
T......Page 607
Y......Page 608
B......Page 609
C......Page 611
E......Page 613
F......Page 614
H......Page 615
M......Page 616
P......Page 617
S......Page 619
T......Page 622
W......Page 623
Z......Page 624