Modern concrete construction manual : structural design, material properties, sustainability /

Concrete is currently enjoying enormous popularity with planners and builders thanks to the vast potential inherent in its load-bearing capacity and its diverse properties and surface characteristics. This publication focuses not just on the design and construction of concrete load-bearing structure...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Peck, Martin.
Published: DETAIL,
Publisher Address: München :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: DETAIL manual
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.11129/detail.9783955532062
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Summary: Concrete is currently enjoying enormous popularity with planners and builders thanks to the vast potential inherent in its load-bearing capacity and its diverse properties and surface characteristics. This publication focuses not just on the design and construction of concrete load-bearing structures, but also especially on concrete's material characteristics and thus on the haptic and sensual side of this material.
Item Description: Numerous drawings and photos.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations.
Also available in print edition.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.
ISBN: 9783955532062 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: TH1461
CLC: TU37
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Foreword --
On the stage of architecture /
Building material and products /
Concrete construction operations /
Materiality and surface /
Designing structures with structural concrete /
Digital design and fabrication methods /
Sustainable construction with concrete /
Costs and economics /
Thermal building physics and energy efficiency /
Building acoustics /
Renovation and restoration /
Interiors, design, vision /
Project examples 1 to 19 --
Authors --
Regulations, directives, standards --
Bibliography --
Picture credits --
Index.