Böcker av David Madsen

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Master the latest commercial building construction components and practices in an easy-to-read comprehensive textbook This hands-on textbook introduces you to commercial building construction methods and materials currently used in the United States and Canada. Easy to read and logically organized to reflect real-world practices, Commercial Building Construction: Materials and Methods includes detailed examples along with hundreds of 3D illustrations that accurately reflect the style of construction drawings and techniques applied in the field today. You will get a complete set of commercial drawings that is referred to and described throughout the text to correlate related construction practices. Every figure in the book is provided in an image library for viewing on your computer. Included is the most comprehensive construction glossary available. Each chapter has correlated tests, print reading problems, and critical thinking problems. Current content-related actual commercial construction building projects are provided throughout to provide real-world applications.Coverage includes:Construction plans, specifications, and construction management with complete building information modeling contentSustainable technologyConstruction site and excavation with erosion and sediment control and basic site and construction surveying practicesConcrete construction and foundation systemsMasonry constructionSteel constructionWood and heavy timber constructionRoof construction and materialsDoors and windows with sloped glazing, storefronts, curtain walls, and window wallsInsulation and barriers with indoor air quality and safetyStair constructionFinish work and materialsMechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Master the latest commercial building construction components and practices in an easy-to-read comprehensive textbook This hands-on textbook introduces you to commercial building construction methods and materials currently used in the United States and Canada. Easy to read and logically organized to reflect real-world practices, Commercial Building Construction: Materials and Methods includes detailed examples along with hundreds of 3D illustrations that accurately reflect the style of construction drawings and techniques applied in the field today. You will get a complete set of commercial drawings that is referred to and described throughout the text to correlate related construction practices. Every figure in the book is provided in an image library for viewing on your computer. Included is the most comprehensive construction glossary available. Each chapter has correlated tests, print reading problems, and critical thinking problems. Current content-related actual commercial construction building projects are provided throughout to provide real-world applications.Coverage includes:Construction plans, specifications, and construction management with complete building information modeling contentSustainable technologyConstruction site and excavation with erosion and sediment control and basic site and construction surveying practicesConcrete construction and foundation systemsMasonry constructionSteel constructionWood and heavy timber constructionRoof construction and materialsDoors and windows with sloped glazing, storefronts, curtain walls, and window wallsInsulation and barriers with indoor air quality and safetyStair constructionFinish work and materialsMechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems

Features an A-to-Z coverage of drafting and design instruction that complies with industry standards. This edition presents the engineering design process that contains an actual product design from concept through manufacturing, and a multitude of new design problems for challenging applications or for use as team projects.

Revised and updated to cover the increasing uses of computers in research and writing, this guide to dissertations and theses provides a practical resource for thesis writers in all fields of study, including the liberal arts, social and behavioural sciences, and natural sciences.