Construction Technology For Tall Buildings (6th Edition)

Construction Technology For Tall Buildings (6th Edition)
Author: Yit Lin Michael Chew
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2024-08-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811293945

In this 6th edition, the text and illustrations of every chapter are thoroughly revised to present the latest technologies, methodologies, and processes for the construction of tall buildings, from foundation, basement, and superstructure to roof. Contemporary sustainability concerns, as well as the latest regulations and standards, are highlighted.The target readers are practitioners and students in the building and construction professions including architecture, engineering, infrastructure and project management, building and construction management, real estate, quantity surveying and land surveying.

Construction Technology for Tall Buildings

Construction Technology for Tall Buildings
Author: M. Y. L. Chew
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2001
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789810243388

This study describes current construction practices and processes for tall buildings from foundation to roof. It discusses the construction sequence of the various proprietary systems and their merits and disadvantages.

Construction Technology For Tall Buildings (4th Edition)

Construction Technology For Tall Buildings (4th Edition)
Author: Yit Lin Michael Chew
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2012-06-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9814397415

This book 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 foundations, 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 stages are discussed. This fourth edition also includes several new topics not covered in the previous edition.The target readers are practitioners and students in the related professions including architecture, engineering, building, real estate, construction, project and facilities management, and quantity and land surveying.

Construction Technology For Tall Buildings (2nd Edition)

Construction Technology For Tall Buildings (2nd Edition)
Author: Yit Lin Michael Chew
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2000-12-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9813102721

This new edition of Construction Technology for Tall Buildings comprehensively revises and expands the previous edition, incorporating new topics and many new figures. The text introduces the latest construction practices and processes for tall buildings from foundation to roof. It acquaints the reader with the methods, materials, equipment and systems used for the construction of tall buildings.The book progresses through the stages of site investigation, excavation and foundations, basement construction, structural systems for the superstructure, site and material handling, wall and floor construction, cladding and roof construction. The construction sequence, and the merits and limitations of the various proprietary systems commonly used in these stages, are discussed.The target readers are practitioners and students in the related professions, including architecture, engineering, building, real estate, project and property management, quantity and land surveying.

Construction Technology for Tall Buildings

Construction Technology for Tall Buildings
Author: Michael Yit Lin Chew
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-08-29
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9789811293924

In this 6th edition, the text and illustrations of every chapter are thoroughly revised to present the latest technologies, methodologies, and processes for the construction of tall buildings, from foundation, basement, and superstructure to roof. Contemporary sustainability concerns, as well as the latest regulations and standards, are highlighted.The target readers are practitioners and students in the building and construction professions including architecture, engineering, infrastructure and project management, building and construction management, real estate, quantity surveying and land surveying.

Construction Technology For Tall Buildings (Fifth Edition)

Construction Technology For Tall Buildings (Fifth Edition)
Author: Yit Lin Michael Chew
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2017-07-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9813220708

This 5th edition covers the latest practices and processes of various alternative methods for the construction of tall buildings from foundation to roof. The text progresses through the stages of site investigation, excavation and earthmoving, foundation construction, basement construction, structural systems for the superstructure, site and material handling, wall and floor construction, external wall and roof construction. The planning, safety and environmental considerations, methods, materials, equipment, and construction sequence of the various proprietary systems for each of these respectively stages are discussed.The target readers are practitioners and students in building and construction professions including architecture, engineering, project and facilities management, building and construction management, real estate, quantity and land surveying.

Building Design and Construction Handbook

Building Design and Construction Handbook
Author: Frederick S. Merritt
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 1512
Release: 1982
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Provides updated, comprehensive, and practical information and guidelines on aspects of building design and construction, including materials, methods, structural types, components, and costs, and management techniques.

Maintainability of Facilities

Maintainability of Facilities
Author: Yit Lin Chew
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 564
Release: 2016-08-19
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9814725706

This book focuses on spearheading the integration of maintainability and green facility management right from the design stage. The text introduces the concept of green maintainability, and discusses considerations to maximize the performance by achieving resource and energy efficiency, while minimizing the total life cycle cost in embodied energy; environmental impact and consumption of matter/energy throughout the life cycle of a facility, by "doing it right the first time". In this edition, existing chapters have been brought up to date, to include contemporary sustainability concerns, such as: sustainability design, construction and materials, and maintainability of green features. Maintainability of Facilities is written for practitioners and students in architecture, engineering, building, real estate, construction, project management, facilities management, quantity and building surveying.

Building Construction Illustrated

Building Construction Illustrated
Author: Francis D. K. Ching
Publisher: CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Limited, India
Total Pages:
Release: 2000-08-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9788123914138

This manual of residential and light construction includes step-by-step guidelines on the building site, foundation systems, moisture and thermal protection, and other techniques required. Features more than 1,000 illustrations.

Construction Project Management

Construction Project Management
Author: Frederick E. Gould
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This text provides readers with a complete overview of the construction industry. While looking at recent innovattions in technology and process, it explores the people that are part of the industry and how they work together.