Building Construction: Principles, Materials and Systems” – An exclusive construction book for civil engineering students

Medan Mehta, Walter Scarborough and Diane Armpriest have published an exclusive construction book alias Building Construction: Principles, Materials and Systems. The book is available in paperback version.

Madan Mehta, B.Arch., M.Bdg.Sc., Ph.D., P.E., is a faculty member at the School of Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington. Walter R. Scarborough, CSI, SCIP, AIA, is Vice President and Regional Manager for Hall Building Information Group, LLC. Diane Armpriest, M.L.A., M. Arch., is Associate Professor and Chair, Faculty of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Art and Architecture, University of Idaho.

The science of building construction and design is changing in a rapid pace than earlier stage. The second edition of this outstanding text is created on the basis of the earlier version. It combines the most recent updates available, highlights numerous new pieces of artwork and is available with full color. The book is published by an author team having several years of experience in architecture, building construction, engineering and teaching, Building Construction: Principles, Materials and Systems 2nd Edition is a wide-ranging and completely demonstrated introduction to construction methods and materials.

Primarily this construction book focuses on principles of construction in part one and materials and systems of construction in part two. This organization promotes a clear-cut understanding of general concepts prior to advancing to more complicated concepts. Point up to a visual approach to learning, it comprises over 1,400 original examples and an additional large trim size (9” x 12”) that offers an open and inviting layout for engineering students.

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Building Design and Construction Handbook, 6th Edition

Both Frederick S. Merritt and Jonathan T. Ricketts have published an exclusive construction book alias Building Design and Construction Handbook, 6th Edition.

This construction reference book focuses on each single vital step in building design and construction covering major modifications in design and construction practices, surveys materials, structures, soil mechanics and foundations, building types, hardware, insulation, acoustics, plumbing, and more. The book is considered as a useful resource for architects, engineers, contractors, and others to perform quickly, efficiently and smartly. The book contains some crucial chapters like new design specifications; the recent upgradation in seismic and wind design criteria; new building systems and material; updated building codes throughout; NFPA requirements; and new wood material and codes.

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Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures – An exclusive ebook for civil & structural engineers

N. Subramanian has written an exclusive ebook alias “Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures”. This construction ebook is intended to fulfill the requirements of the students who desire to register their names with the undergraduate civil and structural engineering programs.

The book primarily focuses on the design of Reinforced Concrete Structures with emphasis on concrete properties, structural elemental designs together with compression and tension members, beams and slabs and flexure designing, shear torsion, uni-axial and biaxial bending and interaction amid such forces.

In each chapter there are solved examples, review questions, practice questions together with plentiful examples supported with brief texts, a massive list of addendums on strut-and-tie-method, soil properties, as well as realistic tips and tricks which enhance the intensity of the contents in the book.

Besides, there are discussions on chemical admixtures, water, mineral admixtures, cement hydration, concrete types, sifcon and simcon, ferrocement, steel reinforcing, corrosion of rebars, cube and cylinder tests which are given in Chapter 1. In chapter 2, there are topics like floor and roof systems, basic structural elements and other such associated studies.

The contents of the book adheres to the present Indian code of practice (IS 456: 2000). Some of the obsolete provisions are substituted with the American code provisions.

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“Build Your Own House” – An outstanding construction e-book by Carl Heldmann

Carl Heldmann published an exceptional ebook alias ‘Build your own house”. This construction e-book will guide you for constructing a new house as well as reforming your home, developing a home addition and cost estimation for constructing a house or developing a home addition.

This construction book contains 85 Pages and numerous color photos. The book will improve your skills to become an efficient general contractor. The book will cover the following topics :-

• From where to start.

• How to choose land to develop any building.

• How to adopt House Plans.

• How to study House Plans.

• How to set up a Home Building Budget.

• How to figure out cost estimation for developing your home.

• How to discover good subcontractors.

• How to deal with and reimburse your subcontractors.

• How to get a reduction on home building materials.

• How to develop a home through step by step process.

• How to procure home construction loans.

This informative Home Building eBook will cost $9.95, but it can be downloaded at free of cost for a limited time period.

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Introduction to Infrastructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering – A useful construction book

Introduction to Infrastructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering is an useful construction book written by both Michael R. Penn and Phillip J. Parker. This construction book will provide assistance to civil and environmental engineers to undertake and fulfill the challenges of the 21st century.

The authors utilize the infrastructures surrounded us to make them familiar with students belong to civil and environmental engineering and at the same time expose how all the parts of civil and environmental engineering are co-related to facilitate the students to have clear ideas in the first or second year of the curriculum.

Students will gather knowledge on the what of the infrastructure, as well as the how and the why of the infrastructure. Readers will come to know the infrastructure as a system of interconnected physical components, and how those components provide impact, and are affected by, society, politics, economics, and the environment.

By acquiring knowledge on infrastructure, the educators and students will get the ability to build up a vital connection amid fundamental knowledge and use that knowledge, so that the students can translate their knowledge to new contexts.

The authors try to employ the advanced learning instructions which involve learning objectives, concrete examples and cases, and numerous photos and illustrations as well as chapters organized well to the ABET accreditation requirements AND the ASCE Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge 2nd edition (with recommendations for using this text in a 1, 2, or 3 hour course) and make this text a principal factor concerning any civil and/or environmental engineering curriculum.

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Structural Mechanics: Modelling and Analysis of Frames and Trusses – An exclusive e-book for structural engineers

Karl-Gunnar Olsson and Ola Dahlblom both published an exclusive e-book for structural engineers. This book is known as Structural Mechanics: Modelling and Analysis of Frames and Trusses. The book is available in kindle edition. The book is written in English language and contains 320 pages.

The book analyzes the basic concepts of structural mechanics as well as the modelling and analysis of frame and truss structures.

This construction book consists of the following features :-

Focuses on modelling and analysis concerning trusses and frames by applying a systematic matrix formulated displacement procedure with the language and suppleness of the finite element procedure.

 

• Element matrices are set up from analytical solutions to the differential equations.

• Offers a robust toolbox that contains elements and algorithms toward computational modelling and numerical examination of truss and frame structures.

• Narrates the concept of stiffness to be a intuitive tool for analyzing structural behaviour.

• There are several exercises and some of them are supported with the leading computer software CALFEM. In order to accelerate the objective of learning. CALFEM offers the user detailed information on the matrices and algorithms applied in a finite element analysis

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Preparing for Design-Build Projects: A Primer for Owners, Engineers, and Contractors

In the public and private construction project design-build (DB) contracting gained much popularity. Many designers andconstructors are using DB for last two decade successfully and they have lauded about it. Some of the designers must slightly change their practice; they are now accustomed with the outcome.

Preparing for Design-Build Projects – this book is handy, not only for the engineers, but owners andcontractors.

ASCE Press have published thisbook, promoted by www.civilax.com is an excellent copy to be gathered by the people involving into theengineering sector.

The authors of the book are:

• Douglas D Grandsberg, Ph. D and PE
• James E Koch, Ph. D and PE
• Keith R Molenaar, Ph. D.

The book is forwarded by Michel C Loulakis.

The core concentration of the authors was on the learning module. This could be a decision making ground braking process of ‘design-build (DB) contracting’. From constructor and engineers to owner everybody has different point of view on this.

This is a timely guide book on DB. The reader could assess the series of suggestions here too.

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