Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 8th Edition

The 8th edition of Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, equipment, materials and methods applied in the construction of commercial buildings. This classic text has been completely updated, and contains a wealth of clear, captivating illustrations, and important examples with detailed solutions. This edition also covers Sustainable Building (GreenBuilding). 624 pp.

Features:

• Logical framework–Provides an overview of the principles, equipment, materials, and methods applied in the construction of commercial buildings. Each phase of the construction process is covered in a chapter-by-chapter format, beginning with site evaluation and layout to interior design and building finishes.
• Presents students with a non-intimidating overview of construction processes.

• Materials used in heavy construction–Discusses materials, their properties, and the tests performed on them to ensure suitable performance of the final product.
• Supplies students with an in-depth look at the materials used in the construction of commercial buildings.

• Reference standards–Established by both the American Society for Testing Materials ASTM and the American Concrete Institute ACI.
• Assures students that text material meets standards of industry professionals.

• Tests for ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade 1 Certification Program.
• Helps students to review, prepare–and excel–for this test.

• Basic principles of structural design.
• Describes for students the reasons for the methods, equipment, and structural details that are used in the various situations encountered on a building site.

• Worked examples.
• Demonstrates for readers the methods that are used in estimating excavation quantities, pile capacities, concrete pressures, and more!

• Both standard and metric units–Provided for all chapter-end review problems and all tables and details throughout the book.
• Equips students to understand the manipulation of units using the two most widely used methods of measure.

• Chapter-end review questions–Approximately 250 in total.
• Enables students to reinforce the major concepts covered in each chapter before moving on to the next.

New to This Edition:

• NEW! Coverage of SustainableBuilding (GreenBuilding), now included in Chapters 12 & 15, introduces the reader to this important concept.
• ENHANCED! - Updated diagrams and photographs throughout, approximately 900 in total, reflect changes in construction equipment and help illustrate current construction practices.
• UPDATED! - Chapter 1, Site Investigation, better illustrates the methods used in the testing and evaluation of soils on the building site.
• EXPANDED! - Chapter 3, Excavations and Excavating Equipment, provides additional information for the calculation of excavating volumes.
• NEW! - Chapter 4, Site Development and Services, pulls together related content for the first time including topics such as roadway pavements, curbs & sidewalks, parking areas, storm and sanitary sewer lines, storm water management, and street lighting.
• REVISED! Chapter 10, Structural Steel Frame, has been thoroughly updated and reorganized to better illustrate the fabrication process of structural steel and the erection of structural steel for building frames.
• REVISED & EXPANDED! Chapter 12, Roof Systems & Industrial Roofing, has been completely rewritten to include the various roof design principles and the materials used in roof construction.

• Site Investigation
• Site Layout
• Excavations and Excavating Equipment
• Foundation Layout
• Foundations
• Formwork
• Concrete Work
• Structural Timber Frame
• Reinforced Concrete Frame
• Structural Steel Frame
• Floor Systems and Industrial Flooring
• Roof Systems and Industrial Roofing
• Masonry Construction
• Curtain Wall Construction
• Building Insulation
• Finishing
• Glossary
• Index