Practical Timber Formwork

Author : J. B. Peters
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780419170105
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Timber Formwork written by J. B. Peters and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1991 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly practical book guides the reader through constructing timber formwork for structural concrete elements. Extensively illustrated by the author's own drawings, it provides a thorough grounding in the basics of timber formwork construction.

Author : Geoffrey Lee
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482271966
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Formwork written by Geoffrey Lee and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To optimise formwork costs and minimise the time for its construction, the contractor needs to understand the guiding principles of safe and efficient formwork construction. He must also have some insight into the relative merits of the various methods, and should appreciate the practical details of formwork construction.

Author : William E. Hubbard
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 163661535X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridge Falsework, Concrete Formwork, and Practical Earth Shoring written by William E. Hubbard and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-13 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge Falsework, Concrete Formwork, and Practical Earth Shoring By: William E. Hubbard Bridge Falsework, Concrete Formwork, and Practical Earth Shoring describes how to build bridges. The book is interesting to engineers trying to learn how to build bridges, and the relevant message is that the information within will present economical methods of performing the work necessary to build a bridge. The author does not believe there is another text that covers this topic, and it answers the questions that arise when designing bridge falsework and associated work. The author hopes the reader will be able to design economical falsework and earth shoring after reading this book.

Author : The Chartered Institute of Building
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119329647
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Code of Estimating Practice written by The Chartered Institute of Building and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential, authoritative guide to providing accurate, systematic, and reliable estimating for construction projects—newly revised Pricing and bidding for construction work is at the heart of every construction business, and in the minds of construction consultants’ poor bids lead to poor performance and nobody wins. New Code of Estimating Practice examines the processes of estimating and pricing, providing best practice guidelines for those involved in procuring and pricing construction works, both in the public and private sectors. It embodies principles that are applicable to any project regardless of size or complexity. This authoritative guide has been completely rewritten to include much more contextual and educational material as well as the code of practice. It covers changes in estimating practice; the bidding process; the fundamentals in formulating a bid; the pre-qualification process; procurement options; contractual arrangements and legal issues; preliminaries; temporary works; cost estimating techniques; risk management; logistics; resource and production planning; computer-aided estimating; information and time planning; resource planning and pricing; preparation of an estimator’s report; bid assembly and adjudication; pre-production planning and processes; and site production. Established standard for the construction industry, providing the only code of practice on construction estimating Prepared under the auspices of the Chartered Institute of Building and endorsed by a range of other professional bodies Completely rewritten since the 7th edition, to include much more contextual and educational material, as well as the core code of practice New Code of Estimating Practice is an important book for construction contractors, specialist contractors, quantity surveyors/cost consultants, and for students of construction and quantity surveying.

Author : Michael Tomlinson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466592648
Total Pages : 597 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pile Design and Construction Practice written by Michael Tomlinson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-10-08 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written to Eurocode 7 and the UK National AnnexUpdated to reflect the current usage of Eurocode 7, along with relevant parts of the British Standards, Pile Design and Construction Practice, Sixth Edition maintains the empirical correlations of the original-combining practical know how with scientific knowledge-and emphasizing relevant principles an

Author : Ludwig Steiger
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 303561279X
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Basics Timber Construction written by Ludwig Steiger and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Together with masonry construction, timber construction is usually one of the first building exercises encountered by the student in his or her training. This volume begins by presenting the building material timber in all of its facets and explaining the fundamental principles of timber construction. It then goes on to describe the most important building components and their constructive possibilities, specifically as they pertain to building with timber. Subjects: Timber as building material, Timber preservation, Systems for building with timber, Building components from foundation to roof.

Author : Dr J Richardson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482275627
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Supervision of Concrete Construction 1 written by Dr J Richardson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1986-09-26 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These two volumes provide authoritative guidance on all aspects of concrete construction from the point of view of the supervisor responsible for the work on site. They will also be of value to the section manager, foreman, clerk of works as well as to the design and construction engineer who need to understand the basic principles of good concrete

Author : John F. Dowsett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Formwork and Shuttering written by John F. Dowsett and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : B A Richardson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113582861X
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wood Preservation written by B A Richardson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this comprehensive study of national and international research and application into wood preservation is both well detailed and broad in coverage. The text covers the history of preservation: the anatomy of timbers and their breakdown, preservation principles, materials and methods.

Author : Willis H. Thomas
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203964292
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pile Design and Construction Practice written by Willis H. Thomas and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-12-06 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This international handbook is essential for geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists responsible for designing and constructing piled foundations. It explains general principles and practice and details current types of pile, piling equipment and methods. It includes calculations of the resistance of piles to compressive loads, pile group