Modern Construction Handbook

Content: Introduction to third edition
 INTRODUCTION
 Structure and envelope
 Parametric design
 1 Materials
 Tectonics in metal
 Steel
 Aluminium
 Copper, zinc and lead
 Tectonics in glass
 Glass
 Tectonics in concrete
 Concrete
 Tectonics in masonry
 Masonry
 Concrete block
 Stone
 Brick
 Tectonics in plastics
 Plastics and composites
 Tectonics in timber
 Timber
 Fabrics and membranes
 Materials for interior finishes
 1 Internal partitions
 2 Plaster and wallboard
 3 Internal floors
 4 Internal ceilings
 Performance testing of facade material systems
 Performance testing of roof material systems. 2 WallsTrends in facade design
 Generic wall types
 Metal
 1 Sheet metal
 2 Profiled cladding
 3 Composite panels
 4 Rainscreens
 5 Mesh screens
 6 Louvre screens
 Glass systems
 1 Stick systems
 2 Unitised glazing
 3 Clamped glazing
 4 Bolt fixed glazing
 5 Glass blocks and channels
 6 Steel windows
 7 Aluminium windows
 8 Timber windows
 Concrete
 1 Cast in-situ
 2 Storey height precast
 3 Small precast panels
 Masonry loadbearing walls
 Masonry cavity walls
 1 Brick
 2 Stone and block
 Masonry cladding
 Masonry rainscreens
 Plastic
 1 Plastic-based cladding
 2 Plastic rainscreens
 Timber. 1 Timber frame2 Cladding panels
 3 Roofs
 Trends in roof design
 Metal roofs
 1 Metal standing seam
 2 Profiled metal sheet
 3 Composite panels
 4 Rainscreens
 5 Metal louvres
 Glass roofs
 1 Greenhouse glazing and capped systems
 2 Silicone-sealed glazing and rooflights
 3 Bolt fixed glazing
 4 Bonded glass rooflights
 Concrete roofs
 1 Concealed membranes
 2 Exposed membranes
 3 Planted roof
 Timber roofs
 1 Flat roof: mastic asphalt coverings
 2 Flat roof: bitumen-based sheet membranes
 3 Pitched roof: tiles
 Plastic roofs
 1 GRP rooflights
 2 GRP panels and shells
 Fabric systems. 1 ETFE cushions2 Single membrane: cone-shaped roof
 3 Single membrane: barrel-shaped roof
 4 Structure
 Material systems for structures
 Elements of structures
 1 Braced frames
 Reinforced concrete
 Steel
 Timber
 2 Portal frames
 3 Loadbearing boxes Reinforced concrete
 Brick
 Glass
 4 Trusses
 5 Arches and shells
 6 Space grids
 Floor structures
 1 Cast in-situ / cast-in-place concrete
 2 Precast concrete
 3 Steel and steel mesh
 4 Timber
 5 Glass
 Stairs
 1 Concrete
 2 Steel
 3 Timber
 4 Glass
 5 ENVIRONMENT
 Environmental studies for envelopes
 Analysis for design
 1 Solar radiation. 2 Daylight3 Thermal performance
 4 Wind
 5 Solar shading
 6 Double skin facades
 7 Natural ventilation
 8 Thermal mass
 Low energy material system
 1 Embodied energy
 2 Straw bales and hemp
 3 Rammed earth, cob and adobe bricks
 4 Green wood and bamboo
 5 Green walls
 Active design
 1 Solar power and solar heating
 2 Electrical lighting
 Support services
 1 Maintenance and cleaning
 2 Lifts
 6 APPLICATIONS
 1 Working with industry
 2 Triangular panels for twisted facades
 3 Twisted panels with flat glass for curved facades
 4 Solar shading louvres
 5 Double-skin facades.