Modern construction handbook

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1. MATERIALS
Steel
Aluminium
Copper, zinc, lead
Stone
Glass
Concrete
Fibre-reinforced concrete
Ceramics
Timber
Polymers
Material testing
2. WALLS
Trends in facade design
Trends in facade design
Glass systems
Concrete
Masonry
Fibre reinforced polymers
Timber
3. ROOFS
Trends in roof design
Metal roofs
Glass roofs
Concrete
Timber roofs
Fibre reinforced polymer roofs
Fabric systems
4. STRUCTURE
Material systems for structures
Elements of structures
Braced frames
Portal frames
Loadbearing boxes
Trusses
Arches and shells
Space grids
Stairs
5. ENVIRONMENT
Environmental studies for envelopes
Analysis for design
Low energy material systems
Active design
Support services
Performance testing
Performance testing
6. APPLICATIONS
1. Working with industry: manufacturers and fabricators
2. Triangular panels for twisted facades
3. Twisted panels with flat glass for curved facades
4. Solar shading louvres
5. Double-skin facades
6. Precast concrete panels for facades of complex geometry
7. Exoskeleton facades of complex geometry
8. Diagrid structure
9. Hybrid systems forming facades of complex geometry
10. Opaque cladding interface with full-height glazing
11. Complex curved glazed roofs
12. Large-scale glazed facades
13. Panelisation of complex building surface geometry
14. Opaque rainscreen cladding
15. Full-height glazing with GRP-clad structural frame
16. GRC cladding interfaces
17. Full-height entrance glazing
18. GRP louvres on stick glazing system
19. GRC cladding
20. Windows in GRC cladding
21. Windows and unitised glazing with GRC cladding
22. Unitised glazing with GRC cladding
23. Complex glazed roofs with supporting steel structure
24. Glazed roofs with complex geometry
25. Louvres and stick glazing
7. REFERENCES
Glossary of terms
Authorship & photo credits
Photo credits
Index