内容简介
NowinitsFifthEdition,thisessentialtextbookhasbeenusedbythousandsofstudentsannuallyinschoolsofarchitecture,engineering,andconstructiontechnology.Thebestsellingreferencefocusesonthebasicmaterialsandmethodsusedinbuildingconstruction,emphasizingcommonconstructionsystemssuchaslightwoodframes,masonrybearingwalls,steelframes,andreinforcedconcrete.Newintroductorymaterialontheprocesses,organization,constraints,andchoicesinconstructionoffersabetterlookatthemanagementofconstruction.Newsectionscoveringthebuildingenvelopeuncoverthesecretstodesigningenclosuresforthermalinsulation,vaporretarders,airbarriers,andmoisturecontrol.TheFifthEditionalsofeaturesmoreaxonometricdetaildrawingsandrevisedphotographsforathoroughlyillustratedapproachandthelatestIBC2006,CSIMasterFormat,ASTMreferences,andLEEDinformation.
作者简介
EdwardAllen,FAIA,hastaughtformorethanthirty-fiveyearsasafacultymemberatYaleUniversityandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,andasaninvitedguestatinstitutionsintheUnitedStates,SouthAmerica,Europe,andAsia.HehasdesignedmorethanfiftyconstructedbuildingsandisthebestsellingcoauthorofTheArchitect'sStudioCompanion,ArchitecturalDetailing,FormandForces,andFundamentalsofResidentialConstruction,allpublishedbyWiley.JosephIanoisanauthor,illustrator,andpracticingarchitectwhohastaughtdesignandtechnologyinschoolsofarchitecturethroughouttheUnitedStates,aswellasworkintheconstructiontrades.HehascollaboratedwithEdwardAllenonnumerouspublicationsoveraspanofmorethantwenty-fiveyears.Currently,heheadsaSeattlefirmthatprovidestechnicalandqualitymanagementconsult-ingtoarchitectsandothersinthedesignandconstructionindustry.