Compendium of Building Technologies

Compendium of Building Technologies

This note covers the following topics: Floor or Roof Construction Technologies, Roof Construction Technologies, Wall Construction Technologies, Foundation Construction Technologies, System Level Technologies, Services and Materials.

Author(s): Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council

158 Pages

Building Technology Materials and Construction

This note offers an introduction to the history, theory, and construction of basic structural systems as well as an introduction to energy issues in buildings. It emphasizes basic systematic and elemental behavior, principles of structural behavior, and analysis of individual structural elements and strategies for load carrying. Topics covered includes: Introduction to Sustainable Design Issues, Architecture Structures, Active Statics, Exterior Envelopes, Masonry, Metals, Concrete.

Author(s): Prof. John Fernandez

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