Olin's Construction: Principles, Materials, and Methods, 8th Edition

Olin's Construction: Principles, Materials, and Methods, 8th Edition is an industry standard that has been updated for a new age of construction. Serving as the ideal reference for all students and professionals for over 50 years, this new edition offers the most up-to-date principles, methods, materials, codes, standards and design principles that are used within the construction and design of contemporary residential, commercial and institutional buildings.

This massive text addresses all of the key issues that are involved with the most commercial and residential building construction--from concrete finishing to site preparation, Asia masonry design, sprinkler systems to waterproofing, heat conveyance to air conditioning, and much, much more. This text also provides all users with vital descriptive information on detail components, design basics, product specification, material specification and construction documentation along with helpful pointers on how to avoid many of the common problems that are often found in building design and construction. 1232 pages.

Organized by the MasterFormat 2004 Edition, this book features:

• More than 1,200 informative illustrations, including 150 new images.
• Reflects the expanded adoption of the ICC Codes.
• New information for construction management and sustainability.