Construction technology for tall buildings / Michael Yit Lin Chew
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: World Scientific, 2009. New Jersey:Edition: 3rd EdDescription: xvi, 397pISBN:- 9789812818614
- 690 CHE-C
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690 BAR-C Building services : | 690 BAR-C Building services : | 690 BUI-P Building construction | 690 CHE-C Construction technology for tall buildings / | 690 CHE-C Construction technology for tall buildings / | 690 CHE-M Maintainability of facilities: | 690 CHI-B Building construction illustrated / |
Assembly of building
Safety and health
Site investigation
Foundation
Basement construction
MAterials handling and mechanisation
Wall and floor construction
External wall construction
Roof construction
This book introduces the latest construction practices and processes for tall buildings from foundation to roof. It attempts to acquaint readers with the methods, materials, equipment and systems used for the construction of tall buildings. The text progresses through the stages of site investigation, excavation and foundations, basement construction, structural systems for the superstructure, site and material handling, wall and floor construction, cladding and roof construction. The construction sequence, merits and limitations of the various proprietary systems commonly used in these respective stages are discussed. This third edition also includes several new topics not covered in the previous edition. The target readers are practitioners and students in the related professions including architecture, engineering, building, real estate, construction, project and facilities management, and quantity and land surveying -- Product Description
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