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1 online resource |
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Part 1. Concrete in architecture; The development of concrete technology; Lime mortar applications in antiquity; Roman buildings with opus caementitium; The production of cement and concrete; First trials with reinforced concrete; The development of prestressed concrete; Reinforced concrete in the Modern Movement; Early industrial and commercial structures; The early 20th century; The development of stressed skin structures; Expressionism; The early Modern Movement; Frank Lloyd Wright; Le Corbusier; Shell structures; Pier Luigi Nervi; Architecture at the height of the Modern Movement |
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Late-Modern and PostmodernDutch structuralism; The use of precast concrete; Contemporary architecture; References; Part 2. Fundamentals; Concrete -- the material; The composition of concrete; Types of concrete; Properties of concrete; Exposure classes; Reinforcement; Concrete masonry; Application; References; The concrete surface; Design concepts; The constituents of the concrete mix; The effects of formwork; Finishing the concrete surface; The use of coatings; The effects of the weather; References; Building science; General; Basic requirements; The interior climate |
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Energy economy and thermal insulationThe effect of noise and sound insulation; Behaviour in fire and fire protection; Building science requirements -- overview; The properties of components; References; Part 3. Reinforced concrete in buildings; Multistorey structures; Aspects of industrial production; Joints in structures; Roofs; Floors; Walls; Columns; Service cores, stairs; Facades; High-rise buildings; Suspended high-rise buildings; Single-storey sheds; Single-storey sheds of trusses and frames; Stressed skin structures; Suspended roofs; Foundations; Shallow foundations |
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Deep foundations, pile foundationsSecuring excavations; Building below the water table; References; Part 4. Construction details; Loadbearing external wall; Loadbearing internal wall; Non-loadbearing facade; Flat roof of impermeable concrete; Solid roof; Joints; Fixing of facade panels; Stairs; Part 5. Built examples; Built examples in detail -- overview; Examples 1-33; Appendix; Index and glossary; Index of names; Picture credits |
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Concrete construction.
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Concrete construction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kind-Barkauskas, Friedbert
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| ISBN |
9783955531638 |
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3955531635 |
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