Construction materials manual

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Hegger Manfred.
Published: Birkhäuser Edition Detail,
Publisher Address: Basel Munich
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Carrier Form: 280 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
ISBN: 3764375701 (English edition : hd.bd.)
9783764375706 (English edition : hd.bd.)
Index Number: TU5
CLC: TU5-62
Call Number: TU5-62/C758
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Materials and architecture -- The surface in contemporary architecture / Christian Schittich -- The architect as building materials scout / Christiane Sauer -- The critical path to sustainable construction / Peter Steiger -- Criteria for the selection of building materials / Alexander Rudolphi -- The development of innovative materials / Dirk Funhoff -- Touching the senses - materials and haptics in the design process / Marc Esslinger -- Properties of building materials -- Stone -- Loam -- Ceramic materials -- Building materials with mineral binders -- Bituminous materials -- Wood and wood-based products -- Metal -- Glass -- Synthetic materials -- Life cycle assessments -- Applications of building materials -- The building envelope -- Insulating and sealing -- Building services -- Walls -- Intermediate floors -- Floors -- Surfaces and coatings.