The craft of stonemasonry will never be a dying art; the skilled use of hand tools to create or repair masonry structures will always be essential and sits well with our modern construction industry. The traditional stonemason holds skills and knowledge that have produced the most spectacular and beautiful structures the world has ever known. This book introduces the world of the artist craftsman, from the basic essentials of selecting stone, developing tool skills and techniques, to producing...
"Walls, Walks & Patios" is a complete guide to building landscaping walls, walks, and patios. Wall projects include garden walls of stone, brick, block, wood, and interlocking blocks. Walk projects include soft walks, such as wood chips, gravel, and crushed shells, and hard-surface walks of wood, stone, and brick. Patio projects include brick, concrete, and flagstone. The reader will learn how to plan these structures, as well as all the construction techniques required to create them. The book...
Bricks and Brickmaking (Shire album, #75) (Shire Library, #75)
by Martin Hammond
Bricks were introduced to Britain by the Romans and reintroduced by Flemish craftsmen in the middle ages. Until the early nineteenth century they were made in numerous small brickyards supplying local needs, but eventually increasing demand led to the invention of improved brickmaking machines and kilns. This book gives an insight into the surprising variety of bricks, as well as a brief history of brickmaking, descriptions of hand and machine moulding, drying, the use of kilns and firing. Despi...
Mauerwerk-Kalender 2018 - Brucken, Bauen im Bestand (Mauerwerk-Kalender (VCH))
by Wolfram Jager
Design and Construction of Concrete Floors outlines the key principles needed for the production of a good floor which can be relied on to not only support and restrain other parts of the building, but also to meet the needs of the user. The book covers:* Uses of concrete floors* Structural design* Concrete used specifically for floors* Cracks and joints* Floor surface properties This book is ideal for structural engineers and others in the building and design industry that want to use a balan...
Future Schools: Innovative Design for Existing and New Buildings
Uniquely Future Schools not only provides design guidance on themes in schools architecture and a wealth of recent innovative projects drawn from the UK but also an understanding of the socio-political and economic context that any practice must work within when taking on a schools project.It balances beautiful visuals and innovative case studies with in-depth discussion of the thought processes and issues to consider in good school design. Reflecting on ambitious projects during the BSF period...
Du machst mir keine Angst ich bin Maurerin und Mutter Notizbuch
by Maurer-In Press
Simplified Design of Masonry Structures (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides)
by James Ambrose
"Simplified Design of Masonry Structures" offers a series of examples showing the development of the complete structural system along with computations for the masonry structural elements. The book deals with masonry as a structural rather than decorative material, and describes the ingredients of the principal classes of masonry materials, types of construction in which to use them and design criteria.
A Mission in the Desert: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, 1985-2010
by Michael Welsh
Plastering NVQ & Technical Certificate Level 2 Tutor Resource Disk
by Jon Mortimore
The use of precast concrete in multi-storey buildings is now widely regarded as an economic, structurally sound and versatile form of construction. However, much of the design knowledge is restricted to the precast industry itself and there is a need for a detailed reference work for structural engineers and architects. This book provides just such a work.
Koepriyet: Republican Heritage Bridges of Turkey
by Hulya Sonmez Schaap
Koepriyet: Republican Heritage Bridges of Turkey deals with bridges and the construction industry of Turkey during the foundation of the Republic between 1923-1940. The book provides a brief summary of the bridge history of the country, but the main focus is on the early republic era. During this period, the bridge-building technique was reborn in a country undergoing a radical transformation. Turkey changed its ruling, secularized and changed its alphabet. In addition to detailed descriptions...
Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: A Handbook
For most of human history, people have lived in durable, comfortable buildings made from natural materials such as soil, sand, rocks, and fiber. All over the globe, these ancient traditions persist; a quarter to a third of the world's population today lives in houses built partially or entirely of earth. Conventional Western building techniques using industrial materials may save time and create efficiencies, but these perceived savings come at considerable financial and environmental cost. As...