Barry's advanced construction of buildings / Stephen Emmitt.

Includes index.

How to Navigate This Book ix 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The function and performance of buildings 1 1.2 New methods and products 8 1.3 Product selection and specification 10 Chapter 2 at a Glance 17 2 Offsite Construction 19 2.1 Functional requirements 21 2.2 Offsite design and production processes 24 2.3 Pre- assembly 27 2.4 Joints and joining 31 2.5 Prefabricated housing 32 2.6 Additive manufacturing (3D printing) 36 Chapter 3 at a Glance 39 3 Pile Foundations, Substructures and Basements 41 3.1 Pile foundations 41 3.2 Ground stabilisation 61 3.3 Substructures and basements 64 Chapter 4 at a Glance 83 4 Single- storey Frames, Shells and Lightweight Coverings 85 4.1 Lattice truss, beam, portal frame and flat roof structures 85 4.2 Roof and wall cladding and decking 127 4.3 Rooflights 150 4.4 Diaphragm, fin wall and tilt- up construction 163 4.5 Shell structures 173 Chapter 5 at a Glance 189 5 Structural Timber Frames 191 5.1 Functional requirements 191 5.2 Timber 193 5.3 Modified and engineered timber products 198 5.4 Timber- framed walls 202 5.5 High- rise structural timber frames 216 Chapter 6 at a Glance 219 6 Structural Steel Frames 221 6.1 Functional requirements 221 6.2 Methods of design 223 6.3 Steel sections 227 6.4 Structural steel frames 234 6.5 Welding 254 6.6 Fire protection of structural steelwork 269 6.7 Floor construction for structural steel frames 276 Chapter 7 at a Glance 291 7 Structural Concrete Frames 293 7.1 Concrete 293 7.2 Concrete mixes 298 7.3 Reinforcement 304 7.4 Formwork and falsework 316 7.5 Prestressed concrete 331 7.6 Lightweight concrete 336 7.7 Concrete structural frames 339 7.8 Precast reinforced concrete frames 350 7.9 Lift slab construction 356 Chapter 8 at a Glance 359 8 Envelopes to Framed Buildings 361 8.1 Terms and definitions 361 8.2 Functional requirements 362 8.3 Infill wall framing to a structural grid 372 8.4 Cavity walling 373 8.5 Facings applied to solid and cavity wall backings 376 8.6 Cladding panels 387 8.7 Sheet metal wall cladding 410 8.8 Glazed wall systems 420 8.9 Double skin façades 436 Chapter 9 at a Glance 439 9 Lifts and Escalators 441 9.1 Functional requirements 441 9.2 Lifts (elevators) 443 9.3 Escalators and moving walkways 454 Chapter 10 at a Glance 457 10 Fit Out and Second Fix 459 10.1 Commercial fit out 459 10.2 Raised floors 461 10.3 Suspended ceilings 465 10.4 Internal partition walls 470 Chapter 11 at a Glance 477 11 Existing Buildings: Pathology, Upgrading and Demolition 479 11.1 The pathology of buildings 479 11.2 Decay and defects 484 11.3 Conservation of buildings 488 11.4 Façade retention methods 491 11.5 Retrofitting 501 11.6 Demolition, disassembly and recycling 511 11.7 Reuse and recycled materials 515 Index 521

"Robin Barry's Construction of Buildings was first published in 1958 as a 5 volume set and rapidly became a standard work on the subject. Following Barry's death in 2002 a two volume format was adopted with new authors. Barry's Advanced Construction of Buildings retains the emphasis on larger scale buildings: primarily residential, commercial and industrial buildings constructed with load bearing frames. The text will be brought fully up to date, and will continue to explain construction technology through key functional and performance requirements for the main elements common to all buildings. With increased focus on low carbon, resilient buildings, the book will pay particular attention to the decisions required to ensure the built environment is as sustainable as possible, and the consequences of those decisions. With new in chapter' questions to better facilitate self-reflection and learning, the book will be in ideal companion and follow on to the fifth edition of Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings"-- Provided by publisher.