Building Construction: Principles, Materials, and Systems

by Madan Mehta, Walter Scarborough, Diane Armpriest

Written by an author team with decades of experience in architecture, building construction, engineering, and teaching, Building Construction: Principles, Materials, and Systems is a comprehensive, fully illustrated introduction to construction methods and materials. This book was developed and designed for use as both a student text and a¨s an indispensable professional reference. The book's unique organization allows for an unparalleled exploration of building construction: Principles of Construction are covered in Part 1, and Materials and Systems are covered in Part 2.

Genres: Architecture

988 pages, Hardcover

First published January 8, 2006

Reviews

[Diana Courson]

Would like to thank this book for helping me pass my exams and celebrate never reading a textbook again

[انشراح شبلاق]

This is a great book. It could be the right hand of any architect. It contains a detailed knowledge as you will never need to ask any question. The whole thing is presented in an obvious and easy manner.

[Teru]

Permanent addition to my library

[JAMSHID KHAN]

pz want to read this book good book

[Alter Iterskiy]

Currently am using for my method and meterials construction class

Great book highly recommend if you are taking methods and materials construction class . Very informal book and highly detailed in specific materials that are used in construction

[Aurelius Mario]

nice

[Camy Do]

Right on the spots - Good resources for any architects.

[Tang Wang]

HKUST IBTM 5460