Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, Seventh Edition -

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Each chapter covers the principles and practices of a particular aspect of the construction process-from site layout to building finishes-supporting discussions with a wealth of clear, captivating illustrations. 560 pp.

Features: Principles and practices of commercial construction from site layout to building finishes!

• NEW - Updated and enhanced construction techniques throughout - Follows ASTM standards, provides students with an inside and current look at how construction processes are influenced by the materials and products that are being used.
• NEW - Updated diagrams and photographs throughout - Approximately 900 in total, illustrates the concepts under discussion, and enhances students understanding of them.
• Logical framework - Focuses on construction processes and the properties of materials, followed by an individual discussion of the most widely used materials, presents students with a non-intimidating overview of construction processes.
• Materials used in heavy construction - Discusses materials, their properties, and the tests performed on them to ensure suitable performance of the final product, supplies students with an in-depth look at the materials used in the construction of commercial buildings.
• Reference standards - Established by both the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) and the American Concrete Institute (ACI), assures students that text material meets standards of industry professionals.
• Tests for ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade 1 Certification Program, helps students to review, prepare - and excel - for this test.
• Basic principles of structural design, describes for students the reasons for the methods, equipment, and structural details that are used in the various situations encountered on a building site.
• Worked examples, shows students how formwork calculations and concrete pressures are used.
• Both standard and metric units - Provided for all chapter-end review problems and all tables and details throughout the book, equips students to understand the manipulation of units using the two most widely used methods of measure. Standard units are provided first, with the metric units in parentheses. @BULLET= Up-to-date Formwork table (Ch.6) - Provided by the American Concrete Institute (ACI), offers students the most current material available.
• Chapter-end review questions - Approximately 250 in total, enables students to reinforce the major concepts covered in each chapter before moving on to the next.