内容简介
Thetried-and-trueGypsumConstructionHandbookisasystematicguidetoselectingandusinggypsumdrywall,veneerplaster,tilebackers,ceilings,andconventionalplasterbuildingmaterials.Awidelyrespectedtrainingtextforaspiringarchitectsandengineers,thebookprovidesdetailedproductinformationandefficientinstallationmethodology.TheSeventhEditionfeaturesupdatesingypsumproducts,includingultralightpanels,glass-matpanels,paperfacedplasticbead,andultralightweightjointcompound,andmodernspecialtyacousticalandceilingproductguidelines.Thiscomprehensivereferencealsoincorporatesthelatestinsustainableproducts.
作者简介
USGwasfoundedin1901andcontinuestoleadtheindustryingypsumconstructionmaterials.Headquarteredat550WestAdamsStreetinChicago,IL,USGisNorthAmerica′sleadingproducerofgypsumwallboardandjointcompound.USGisalsoaglobalinnovatorinthefieldofacousticceilingsystemsandceilingsuspensionsystems.Thecompanyhasover9,000employeesworldwide,andhadrevenueof$3.2billionin2012.USGisinvolvedinallstagesofthegypsumproductionprocess,fromminingandtransporttoproductionanddistribution.Itssubsidiary,L&WSupply,isthelargestdrywalldistributorintheUnitedStates.