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Construction technology for tall buildings / Michael Chew Yit Lin.
LIBRA TH845 .L561 2001
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chew, M. Y. L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tall buildings--Design and construction.
- Tall buildings.
- Building.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 417 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Singapore University Press, National University of Singapore ; Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, [2001]
- Summary:
- This new edition incorporates comprehensive revision and expansion to the previous edition with new topics and numberous new figures. The text introduces the latest construction practices and processes for tall buildings from foundation to roof. It attempts to acquaint readers with the methods, materials, equipment and systems used for the construction of tall buildings.
- The text progresses through the stages of site investigation, excavation and foundation, basement construction, structural systems for the superstructure, site and material handling, wall and floor construction, cladding and roof construction. The construction sequence, merits and limitations of the various proprietary systems commonly used in these respective srages are discussed.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "4450 sc"--P. [4] of cover.
- ISBN:
- 9810243383
- OCLC:
- 46369217
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