Construction technology. Vol.2
Grundy, J. T.
Construction technology. Vol.2 Book - New Delhi Viva Books Pvt. Ltd. 2006 - viii,200p.
Preface viii Acknowledgements viii 1 Site investigations1 Information required. Trial holes 2 Site preliminaries7 Protection orders. Gearing the site. Site security. Planning permission for site enclosures. Site offices. Welfare accommodation. Storage accommodation 3 Identification of services20 Utilities. Responsible authorities. Notification. Identification of services 4 Excavation24 Site preparation. Soils. Temporary ground support. Timbering. Pumping 5 Foundations33 Simple foundations. Stepped foundations. Reinforced-concrete foundations. Short-bored piles. Short-bored-pile construction. Reinforced-concrete slabs. Joints in reinforced-concrete slabs 6. Concreting46 Materials. Storage. Batching. Water:cement ratio. Choosing ready-mixed or site-mixed concrete 7 Form work56 Formwork requirements. Simple formwork construction 8 External walls64 Further bonding. Piers. Parapets. Damp-proof courses. Openings. Arches. Details around openings 9 Pitched roofs76 Roof components. Roof forms. Trusses and trussed rafters. Truss construction. Sarking and thermal insulation. Coverings. Covering details 10 Flat roofs92 Components. Coverings. Subsurface materials. Covering details. Sheet-metal roofing 11 Windows101 Selection of windows. Scheduling. Installation. Glass and glazing 12 Concrete slabs106 The concrete floor slab. Functions of screeds. Screed materials and methods of application 13 Stud partitions112 14 Stairs and landings115 Landings. Landing construction 15 Doors118 Selection of doors. Door schedules. Internal doors. External doors 16 Ceilings123 Plasterboard ceilings 17 Plasterwork125 Characteristics of plaster finishes. Backgrounds. Mixing and application of plaster 18 Wall tiling 134 Tiles. Backgrounds. Fixing and grouting 19 Paints141 Properties. Application 20 Hot-and cold-water supply148 Types of system. Typical pipework layouts. Flow controls. Storage cisterns. The indirect hot-water cylinder. Pipework fittings 21 Sanitation157 Fitments. Connections to fitments. The single-stack.system. Provision for sanitation 22 Separate and combined drainage systems. Typical systems. Highway drains. Definitions. Highway drainage systems. Drain laying 71 Footways179 Macadam footways. Concrete footways. Surface dressing. Dressing materials 24 Landscaping184 Activities. Street furniture. Traffic signs. Post and column erection. Cross-sections 25 Bridges191 Performance requirements. Components. Bndge construction Index197
8185617848
624 / GRU
Construction technology. Vol.2 Book - New Delhi Viva Books Pvt. Ltd. 2006 - viii,200p.
Preface viii Acknowledgements viii 1 Site investigations1 Information required. Trial holes 2 Site preliminaries7 Protection orders. Gearing the site. Site security. Planning permission for site enclosures. Site offices. Welfare accommodation. Storage accommodation 3 Identification of services20 Utilities. Responsible authorities. Notification. Identification of services 4 Excavation24 Site preparation. Soils. Temporary ground support. Timbering. Pumping 5 Foundations33 Simple foundations. Stepped foundations. Reinforced-concrete foundations. Short-bored piles. Short-bored-pile construction. Reinforced-concrete slabs. Joints in reinforced-concrete slabs 6. Concreting46 Materials. Storage. Batching. Water:cement ratio. Choosing ready-mixed or site-mixed concrete 7 Form work56 Formwork requirements. Simple formwork construction 8 External walls64 Further bonding. Piers. Parapets. Damp-proof courses. Openings. Arches. Details around openings 9 Pitched roofs76 Roof components. Roof forms. Trusses and trussed rafters. Truss construction. Sarking and thermal insulation. Coverings. Covering details 10 Flat roofs92 Components. Coverings. Subsurface materials. Covering details. Sheet-metal roofing 11 Windows101 Selection of windows. Scheduling. Installation. Glass and glazing 12 Concrete slabs106 The concrete floor slab. Functions of screeds. Screed materials and methods of application 13 Stud partitions112 14 Stairs and landings115 Landings. Landing construction 15 Doors118 Selection of doors. Door schedules. Internal doors. External doors 16 Ceilings123 Plasterboard ceilings 17 Plasterwork125 Characteristics of plaster finishes. Backgrounds. Mixing and application of plaster 18 Wall tiling 134 Tiles. Backgrounds. Fixing and grouting 19 Paints141 Properties. Application 20 Hot-and cold-water supply148 Types of system. Typical pipework layouts. Flow controls. Storage cisterns. The indirect hot-water cylinder. Pipework fittings 21 Sanitation157 Fitments. Connections to fitments. The single-stack.system. Provision for sanitation 22 Separate and combined drainage systems. Typical systems. Highway drains. Definitions. Highway drainage systems. Drain laying 71 Footways179 Macadam footways. Concrete footways. Surface dressing. Dressing materials 24 Landscaping184 Activities. Street furniture. Traffic signs. Post and column erection. Cross-sections 25 Bridges191 Performance requirements. Components. Bndge construction Index197
8185617848
624 / GRU