Barry’s Advanced Construction of Buildings

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The updated edition of the authoritative and comprehensive guide to construction practice

The revised fourth edition of Barry’s Advanced Construction of Buildings expands on the resource that has become a standard text on the construction of buildings. The fourth edition covers the construction of larger-scale buildings (primarily residential, commercial and industrial) constructed with load bearing frames in timber, concrete and steel; supported by chapters on offsite construction, piling, envelopes to framed buildings, fit-out and second fix, lifts and escalators, building pathology, upgrading and demolition.

The author covers the functional and performance requirements of the main building elements as well as building efficiency and information on meeting the challenges of limiting the environmental impact of buildings. Each chapter includes new “at a glance” summaries that introduce the basic material giving a good understanding of the main points quickly and easily. The text is fully up to date with the latest building regulations and construction technology. This important resource:

Covers design, technology, offsite construction, site assembly and environmental issues of larger-scale buildings including primarily residential, commercial and industrial buildings constructed with load bearing framesHighlights the concept of building efficiency, with better integration of the topics throughout the textOffers new “at a glance” summaries at the beginning of each chapterIs a companion to Barry’s Introduction to Construction of Buildings, fourth edition

Written for undergraduate students and those working towards similar NQF level 5 and 6 qualifications in building and construction, Barry’s Advanced Construction of Buildings is a practical and highly illustrated guide to construction practice. It covers the materials and technologies involved in constructing larger scale buildings.

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Edition
4 4

Publication year
2018 2018

Page count
140 pages 224 pages

Format
Ideal introduction to the subject of building construction. Companion to Barry’s Introduction to Construction of Buildings.

Content
Provides the basic material readers need to understand the construction process for the majority of low rise domestic and residential buildings. A practical and highly illustrated guide to construction practice covering materials and technologies involved in constructing larger scale buildings.

Description
Explains construction technology through key functional and performance requirements for the main elements common to all buildings. Covers the functional and performance requirements of the main building elements as well as building efficiency and information on limiting the environmental impact of buildings.

New Features
Each chapter includes new “at a glance” summaries that introduce the basic material giving a good understanding of the main points quickly and easily. Each chapter includes new “at a glance” summaries that introduce the basic material giving a good understanding of the main points quickly and easily.

Suitable for
Undergraduate students and those working towards similar NQF level 5 and 6 qualifications in building and construction. Undergraduate students and those working towards similar NQF level 5 and 6 qualifications in building and construction.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07H1MCFMV
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley-Blackwell; 4th edition (August 31, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 31, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 159146 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 3 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 533 pages