TY - BOOK AU - Walton, Denis. TI - Building Construction: : Principles and Practices SN - 0333605225 U1 - 624 22 PY - 1995/// CY - Oxford PB - Macmillan KW - Building Construction KW - Electrical Installations KW - Safety precautions N1 - 1: HEALTH AND SAFETY Introduction Working Safety Check Your Understanding Etc. 2: THE BUILDING TEAM The Client The Design Team The Construction Team Working Together 3: THE SITE INVESTIGATION Considering the Suitability of a Site Surveying the Site Drawing Up The Site Survey 4: THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS The Working Drawings The Specification The Bill of Quantities 5: PREPARING THE SITE Setting Up the Site Clearing the Site 6: SETTING OUT THE BUILDING Setting Out the Building Outline Fixing the Corners in Place Setting Up a Site Datum for Vertical Levels 7: EXCAVATIONS Removing the Top Soil Digging a Trench for Strip Foundations Supporting the Sides of an Excavation Excavation Plant Working Safely on Excavations 8: FOUNDATIONS Foundation Loads Types of Foundations Designing Strip Foundations Designing Pad Foundations 9: WALLS Types of Wall Characteristics of Walls Technical Words Used in Bricklaying Bonding Openings in Brick Walls Etc. 10: FIREPLACES AND FLUES Technical Works for Parts of Fireplaces and flues The Dimensions of brick Fireplaces and Flues Building a Fireplace and Flue 11: FLOORS The Over-site Concrete Slab Concrete Ground-floor Slabs Laying an Over-site Concrete Slab The Raft Foundation Slab Curing the Concrete Etc. 12: ROOFS Technical Words For Parts of Roofs Pitched Roofs The Structure of a Timber Pitched Roof Connecting the Trusses Using Tiles as Roof Coverings Etc. 13: SCAFFOLDING Technical Words for Parts a Scaffold Types of Scaffolding Regulations and Recommendations for Scaffolding 14: STAIRS Technical Words for Parts of Staircases Staircase Materials Staircase Layout Assembling a Timber Staircase Making a Concrete Staircase 15: DOORS Technical Words for Parts a door Door Construction Flush Doors Panelled Doors Ironmongery Door Dimensions Etc. 16: WINDOWS Technical Words for Parts of a Window and a Frame Building Regulations for Windows Types of Windows Window Height Glazing Etc 17: DRAINAGE Technical Words for parts of a drainage system Principles of Soil Drainage Types of Drainage Excavating the Drain Layout Testing Drains Etc. 18: WATER SUPPLY The Cold Water Supply Hot Water Installations Pipes and Fittings 19: ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS Simple Electrical Theory Electrical Wiring 20: FINISHES Plastering External Render Painting Floor Finishes Finishes on Concrete Subfloors Etc. 21: CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY Materials Used to Make Concrete Concrete Mixes Making Concrete by Volume Adjusting the Water content of Damp Sand Grading Coarse Aggregates Etc. 22: SOIL TECHNOLOGY Load-bearing Capacity Check your Understanding 23: TIMBER TECHNOLOGY Soft Wood and Hard Wood Trees Making Timber From Trees Timber Sizes Joining Timber 24: STRUCTURAL LOADS Compression Loading Reactions and Moments ; Includes Index p. 233-238 ER -