Building Construction Illustrated, 6th Edition

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This Sixth Edition of Building Construction Illustrated has been revised throughout to reflect the latest advancements in building design, materials, and systems, including resilient design, diagrids, modular foundation systems, smart façade systems, lighting sources, mass timber materials, and more.

The classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with a 3D digital building model for interactive learning For over three decades, Building Construction Illustrated has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction. The downward part of this infrared radiation is the “greenhouse effect,” raising the temperature of the lower atmosphere and the earth’s surface. I'm sure some of you are rolling your eyes and saying, "Come on, man… how can you learn construction from a book? Ascertain the availability of utilities: water mains, sanitary and storm sewers, gas lines, electrical power lines, telephone and cable lines, and fire hydrants.

Laying out the material and structural choices available, it provides a full understanding of how these choices affect a building's form and dimensions.

A digital 3-D model showing how building components are assembled—offered in a companion web site: wiley. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Ching, Frank, 1943Building construction illustrated / Francis D. For example, the book passes no judgement on flat roofs, active and passive solar heating, and forced-air heating, all of which have serious shortcomings. His works have been translated into over sixteen languages and are regarded as classics for their renowned graphic presentation.In addition to the detail drawings, Ching includes a number of illustrated tutorials on various topics, such as structural forces, that are informative and well rendered. S. energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually; globally, Mazria believes the percentage is even greater. The International System of Units is an internationally accepted system of coherent physical units, using the meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, and candela as the base units of length, mass, time, electric current, temperature, and luminous intensity. Unless you're really interested in the mechanics of building technology, and have a general grasp of how things go together, this is certainly one to skip. His accomplishments included instructing at Ohio University and Cornish College of the Arts, teaching as an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and lecturing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Explora la mayor tienda de eBooks del mundo y empieza a leer hoy mismo en la Web, en tu tablet, en tu teléfono o en tu dispositivo electrónico de lectura. PRE FAC E The first edition of this illustrated guide to building construction appeared in 1975, introducing students and builders of architecture to the fundamental principles that govern how buildings are erected. It illustrates residential structures and materials in great depth, but offers no systematic design guidance.This uniquely user-friendly guide uses eight “Steps” to create an ideal home from foundation to roof, or to deal with any individual part of a house, such as replacing the windows. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. The great bulk of this book is oriented toward commercial construction, for example, with coverage of heavy steel and concrete structures. With its clear presentation of the basic concepts underlying building construction, Building Construction Illustrated, Third Edition equips students and professionals in all areas of architecture and construction with useful guidelines for approaching virtually any new materials or techniques they may encounter in building planning, design, and construction. The first European edition of Francis DK Ching’s classicvisual guide to the basics of building construction.