Construction Materials Manual

Manfred Hegger; Volker Auch-Schwelk; Matthias Fuchs; Thorsten Rosenkranz

Published by Birkhäuser 2006

Construction Materials Manual

Manfred Hegger , Volker Auch-Schwelk , Matthias Fuchs and Thorsten Rosenkranz

In the series DETAIL Construction Manuals

https://doi.org/10.11129/detail.9783034614559

Overview
Contents

About this book

The basic text on construction materials

Until now, the few existing systematic texts on construction materials have primarily been directed at building engineers. An overview for architects, which also considers the importance of construction materials in the sensory perception of architecture—including tactile qualities, smell, color, and surface structure—has not been available.
With the publication of the Construction Materials Manual, all that has changed. As a basic work aimed equally at the questions and perspectives of architects and building engineers, it will bring together all of the above-mentioned viewpoints. It addresses fundamental questions of sustainability, including life-span, environmental impact, and material cycles, while also presenting material innovations.
All of the principal conventional and innovative construction materials are comprehensively documented, with attention to their production, manufacture, fabrication, treatment, surfaces, connections, and characteristics.
International examples help to illustrate their use in architecture, where a building’s appearance is often defined by a single material. Thus, the Construction Materials Manual will support the daily work of architects and engineers in the choice of construction materials in a comprehensive and at the same time vivid and stimulating manner.

Contains all the main classical and innovative materials
Includes all relevant norms and guidelines and information on building physics and hazardous materials

Author / Editor information

Manfred Hegger; Volker Auch-Schwelk; Matthias Fuchs; Thorsten Rosenkranz, TU Darmstadt, Germany.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
Part A. Materials and architecture
The surface in contemporary architecture Christian Schittich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
The architect as building materials scout Christiane Sauer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
The critical path to sustainable construction Peter Steiger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
Criteria for the selection of building materials Alexander Rudolphi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
The development of innovative materials Dirk Funhoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
Touching the senses – materials and haptics in the design process Marc Esslinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
Part B. Properties of building materials
Stone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Loam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
Ceramic materials Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Building materials with mineral binders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
Bituminous materials Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
Wood and wood-based products Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Metal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Glass Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
Synthetic materials Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
Life cycle assessments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
Part C. Applications of building materials
The building envelope Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Insulating and sealing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
Building services Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Walls Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
Intermediate floors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Floors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
Surfaces and coatings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
Part D. Case studies in detail
Loam: Chapel of rest Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Timber: Extension to mountain hut Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
Stone: Wine store Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
Lightweight concrete: Holiday home Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
Stone: Private house Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212
Green roof: Private house Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
Synthetic material: Private house Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
Render: Private house Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
Clay brickwork: Apartment block Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
Glass: Metro station Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
Synthetic material: Bus terminal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
Timber: Workshop for an open-air museum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Timber: Hiroshige Ando Museum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Metal: Natural history museum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
Membrane: Arts Centre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
Glass: Art Gallery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Glass tiles: Service centre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	240
Concrete: Institute headquarters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242
Clay elements: Hotel management school Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Metal: Fire station Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Lightweight concrete: Service centre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Glass: Hospital extension Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
Stone: 110 kV substation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	256
Glass: Combined police and fire station Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258
Membrane: Roof to tennis stadium Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Part E Appendix
Physical parameters of materials Karsten Tichelmann and Patrik Jakob Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
Hazardous substances Alexander Rudolphi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
Statutory instruments, directives, standards Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	272
Picture credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Index of names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	280

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Pages
- Main content: 280
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 289
- Coloured Illustrations: 385
Keywords: Baumaterialien

eBook

Published: February 12, 2013
ISBN: 9783034614559