Construction Materials Books

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1. Matter: Material Processes in Architectural Production

   Edited by Gail Peter Borden, Michael Meredith

   Beginning with material, this book revolves around physical material making and design decisions that emerge from material interaction. Combining essays from both practice and academia, this book presents some of the most significant projects and thoughts on materiality from the last...

   August 2011 | 978-0-415-78029-2 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. Natural Stone in the Built Environment: Resources, Use and Conservation

   By Bernard Smith, Akos Torok, Richard Prikryl, Jirina Prikrylova

   Fundamental and interdisciplinary textbook on natural stone properties, occurrence, exploration, use, decay and conservation. Primary inforation source for third level students and professionals using natural stone in the built environment. Indented for a wide academic and professiounal...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-54849-6 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Concrete Solutions

   Edited by Michael Grantham, Carmelo Majorana, Valentina Salomoni

   Concrete repair continues to be a subject of major interest to engineers and technologists worldwide. The concrete repair budget for the UK alone currently runs at some UKP 220 per annum. Some estimates have indicated that, worldwide, in 2010 the expenditure for maintenance and repair work will...

   June 2009 | 978-0-415-55082-6 | Hardback (CRC Press)

4. Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring

   Edited by L. Yang

   Corrosion monitoring technologies are a vital step in efforts to combat corrosion, which can have major economic and safety implications. This important book provides a comprehensive analysis of the range of techniques for corrosion monitoring. It includes practical applications and case studies....

   2008 | 978-1-4200708-9-7 | Hardback (CRC Press)
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   Materials, Specification and Detailing: Foundations of Building Design

   By Norman Wienand

   Continuing in the holistic philosophy of the Technologies of Architecture series, this volume examines the various layers of knowledge, skills and mechanisms that make up the many approaches to the essential function of technical design in the creation of successful buildings....

   2007 | 978-0-415-40359-7 | Paperback (Taylor & Francis)
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   Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies: Proceedings of the Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, 11-13 June 2007, Coventry, United Kingdom

   Edited by Yoon-Moon Chun, Peter Claisse, Tarun R. Naik, Eshmaiel Ganjian

   The construction materials industry is a major user of the world’s resources. While enormous progress has been made towards sustainability, the scope and opportunities for improvements are significant. To further the effort for sustainable development, a conference on...

   2007 | 978-0-415-44689-1 | Hardback (Taylor & Francis)
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   Steel - A New and Traditional Material for Building: Proceedings of the International Conference in Metal Structures 2006, 20-22 September 2006, Poiana Brasov, Romania

   Edited by Dan Dubina, Viorel Ungureanu

   In an era of new, composite materials and high-strength concrete, and with an increasing demand for sustainable building technologies, the importance of the role of steel in construction is being challenged.. Nonetheless, steel can successfully be used to refurbish and retrofit historical buildings...

   2006 | 978-0-415-40817-2 | Hardback (Taylor & Francis)
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   Dimension Stone 2004 - New Perspectives for a Traditional Building Material: Proceedings of the International Conference in Dimension Stone 2004, 14-17 June, Prague, Czech Republic

   Edited by R. Prikryl

   This volume brings together papers from the multidisciplinary Dimension Stone 2004 Conference, held in Prague. Looking at all aspects of this useful and attractive building material, experts from many fields of research offer their perspectives from geology, rock mechanics, geotechnics, the stone...

   2004 | 9789058096753 | Hardback (Taylor & Francis)

9. Durability of Building Sealants

   Edited by Andreas T. Wolf

   This volume contains the proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Durability of Building Sealants, held under the joint auspices of the British Building Research Establishment Ltd (BRE) and the International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Buildings and Structures (RILEM)...

   1999 | 978-0-419-24930-6 | Hardback (Spon Press)

10. Building Materials

    By S.K. Duggal

    This text on building materials includes discussion of structural clay products, rocks and stones, wood, materials for making concrete, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and miscellaneous materials....

    1997 | 9789054107644 | Hardback (Taylor & Francis)