CONSTRUCT TECH TALL BLDG (4TH ED)

By: CHEW YIT LIN

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Paperback | 6 June 2012 | Edition Number 4

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This book introduces the latest construction practices and processes for tall buildings from foundation to roof. It attempts to acquaint readers with the methods, materials, equipment and systems used for the construction of tall buildings.The text progresses through the stages of site investigation, excavation and foundations, basement construction, structural systems for the superstructure, site and material handling, wall and floor construction, cladding and roof construction. The construction sequence, merits and limitations of the various proprietary systems commonly used in these respective stages are discussed. This fourth edition also includes several new topics not covered in the previous edition.The target readers are practitioners and students in the related professions including architecture, engineering, building, real estate, construction, project and facilities management, and quantity and land surveying.

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Acknowledgements	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Assembly of Building	p. 1
Developments of Tall Buildings	p. 1
Building Performance and System Integration	p. 7
Cost, Quality and Time	p. 9
Building Regulations and Control	p. 10
Constraints and Resources	p. 11
Environmental Requirements	p. 12
Industrialisation	p. 13
Sustainable Construction	p. 15
Embodied energy	p. 16
Green building materials	p. 18
Robotics in Construction	p. 21
References	p. 24
Safety and Health	p. 27
Accident Prevention	p. 27
Safe Working Environment	p. 30
Falls of person	p. 30
Falling objects	p. 30
Acts and Regulations	p. 34
Safety and Health Management System	p. 37
Risk Management	p. 37
Risk Assessment	p. 38
Review period	p. 39
Record maintenance	p. 39
Communication	p. 39
Offences and penalties	p. 40
References	p. 40
Site Investigation	p. 43
General	p. 43
Information to be Retrieved	p. 44
Stages of Site Investigation	p. 44
Planning	p. 46
Desk Study	p. 46
Site Reconnaissance	p. 49
Ground Investigation	p. 50
Field tests	p. 52
Subsurface mapping	p. 52
Trial pitting	p. 52
Exploratory boreholes	p. 54
In situ testing	p. 54
Laboratory tests	p. 60
Site Works and Setting Out	p. 60
References	p. 65
Foundation	p. 69
General	p. 69
Soil Characteristics	p. 69
Foundation Systems	p. 74
Types of Foundation	p. 79
Shallow Foundation	p. 81
Deep Foundation	p. 83
Caisson	p. 84
Piles	p. 107
Non-displacement pile	p. 109
Bored pile	p. 109
Barrette pile	p. 128
Displacement piles	p. 129
Precast reinforced concrete piles	p. 130
Steel preformed piles	p. 132
Composite piles	p. 135
Driven in situ/cast-in-place piles	p. 135
Pile Load Tests	p. 144
Static load tests	p. 144
Compression load test	p. 145
Uplift pile load test	p. 149
Dynamic load tests	p. 150
References	p. 151
Basement Construction	p. 155
General	p. 155
Construction Methods	p. 155
Construction in excavations supported by sheet piling	p. 156
Construction in excavations supported by reinforced concrete diaphragm wall	p. 158
Construction in excavations supported by contiguous bored pile or secant pile wall	p. 168
Control of Groundwater	p. 171
Open Cut Technique	p. 183
Cut and Cover Technique	p. 185
Top Down Technique	p. 190
Soil Movement Monitoring	p. 196
Shoring	p. 209
Underpinning	p. 211
Basement Waterproofing	p. 220
Membrane system	p. 220
Integral system	p. 221
Interior cavity and exterior drainage system	p. 221
Joints and penetration	p. 226
References	p. 229
Materials Handling and Mechanisation	p. 233
Materials Handling	p. 233
Access considerations	p. 233
Storage considerations	p. 233
Classification of materials	p. 238
Mechanisation	p. 238
Earthmoving	p. 239
Horizontal and vertical movements	p. 242
Erection of Tower Cranes	p. 256
Erection of Climbing Cranes	p. 258
Factors Affecting the Selection and Location of Tower Cranes	p. 260
Selection criterion for tower cranes	p. 260
Location criterion for tower cranes	p. 263
References	p. 265
Wall and Floor Construction	p. 267
Structural Systems	p. 267
M&E Systems	p. 269
Core Wall Construction	p. 270
Slipform	p. 270
Jumpform	p. 273
Climbing form	p. 274
Floor Construction	p. 275
Flying form	p. 275
False ceiling	p. 282
Raised floor	p. 283
Precast Prefabricated Elements	p. 283
Advantages of precast/prefabrication	p. 285
Disadvantages of precast/prefabrication	p. 287
Construction process	p. 287
Prestressed Elements	p. 300
Advantages of prestressed concrete	p. 300
Disadvantages of prestressed concrete	p. 301
Pre-tensioning	p. 301
Post-tensioning	p. 302
On-site operation	p. 303
Steel Structures	p. 307
Structural steel frame	p. 307
Steel decking	p. 309
Concrete	p. 310
Concrete admixtures	p. 311
Batching plant	p. 311
Ready-mixed concrete	p. 311
Framework	p. 314
Lateral pressure of fresh concrete	p. 314
Column form	p. 315
Wall form	p. 317
Scaffoldings	p. 319
Bintangor/bamboo scaffolds	p. 321
Independent tied scaffolds	p. 322
Couplers	p. 322
Ties	p. 324
References	p. 330
External Wall Construction	p. 333
General	p. 333
Masonry Brickwall	p. 335
Cast in situ RC Walls	p. 336
Precast Concrete Panel	p. 337
Glass reinforced polyester (GRP)	p. 339
Glass reinforced concreted (GRC)	p. 339
Curtain Walling	p. 340
First generation (1800-1960)	p. 340
Second generation (1960-1980)	p. 343
Third generation (1980+)	p. 343
Stick system	p. 345
Unitised/panelised system	p. 349
Water Penetration	p. 350
Joints	p. 356
Wind Pressures	p. 358
References	p. 359
Roof Construction	p. 361
Structural Forms	p. 361
Beams and Slabs	p. 361
Flat Roofs	p. 364
Lattice and Girder	p. 367
Steel Sheet Roofs	p. 367
Truss Roofs	p. 367
Space Frames	p. 370
Shell Roofs	p. 377
Folded Plate Roofs	p. 380
Cable Supported Roofs	p. 380
Roof Decks	p. 388
Installation process	p. 390
Drainage and durability	p. 392
Thermal properties	p. 395
Glass Roof	p. 395
References	p. 400
Index	p. 403
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