Building Construction Illustrated, 5th Edition

**The classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with a 3D digital building model for interactive learning**For over three decades, __Building Construction Illustrated__ has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction. This new edition of the revered classic remains as relevant as ever, providing the latest information in Francis D.K. Ching's signature style. Its rich and comprehensive approach clearly presents all of the basic concepts underlying building construction. New to this edition are digital enhancements delivered as an online companion to the print edition and also embedded in e-book editions. Features include a 3D model showing how building components come together in a final project. * llustrated throughout with clear and accurate drawings that present the state of the art in construction processes and materials * Updated and revised to include the latest knowledge on sustainability, incorporation of building systems, and use of new materials * Contains archetypal drawings that offer clear inspiration for designers and drafters * Reflects the 2012 International Building Codes and 2012 LEED system This new edition of __Building Construction Illustrated__ remains as relevant as ever, with the most current knowledge presented in a rich and comprehensive manner that does not disappoint. The classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with a 3D digital building model for interactive learning For over three decades, Building Construction Illustrated has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction. This new edition of the revered classic remains as relevant as ever, providing the latest information in Francis D.K. Ching's signature style. Its rich and comprehensive approach clearly presents all of the basic concepts underlying building construction. New to this edition are digital enhancements delivered as an online companion to the print edition and also embedded in e-book editions. Features include a 3D model showing how building components come together in a final project. llustrated throughout with clear and accurate drawings that present the state of the art in construction processes and materials Updated and revised to include the latest knowledge on sustainability, incorporation of building systems, and use of new materials Contains archetypal drawings that offer clear inspiration for designers and drafters Reflects the 2012 International Building Codes and 2012 LEED system This new edition of Building Construction Illustrated remains as relevant as ever, with the most current knowledge presented in a rich and comprehensive manner that does not disappoint. ** Building Construction Illustrated 3 CONTENTS 7 PREFACE 9 1 THE BUILDING SITE 11 1.02 BUILDING IN CONTEXT 12 1.03 SUSTAINABILITY 13 1.04 GREEN BUILDING 14 1.05 LEED® GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM 15 1.06 THE 2030 CHALLENGE 16 1.07 SITE ANALYSIS 17 1.08 SOILS 18 1.09 SOIL MECHANICS 19 1.10 TOPOGRAPHY 20 1.12 PLANT MATERIALS 22 1.13 TREES 23 1.14 SOLAR RADIATION 24 1.16 PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN 26 1.18 SOLAR SHADING 28 1.19 DAYLIGHTING 29 1.20 PRECIPITATION 30 1.21 SITE DRAINAGE 31 1.22 WIND 32 1.23 SOUND & VIEWS 33 1.24 REGULATORY FACTORS 34 1.25 ZONING ORDINANCES 35 1.26 SITE ACCESS & CIRCULATION 36 1.27 PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION 37 1.28 VEHICULAR CIRCULATION 38 1.29 VEHICULAR PARKING 39 1.30 SLOPE PROTECTION 40 1.31 RETAINING WALLS 41 1.34 PAVING 44 1.36 THE SITE PLAN 46 1.38 SITE DESCRIPTION 48 2 THE BUILDING 49 2.02 THE BUILDING 50 2.03 BUILDING SYSTEMS 51 2.05 BUILDING CODES 53 2.06 TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION 54 2.07 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION 55 2.08 LOADS ON BUILDINGS 56 2.09 WIND LOADS 57 2.10 EARTHQUAKE LOADS 58 2.11 STRUCTURAL FORCES 59 2.12 STRUCTURAL EQUILIBRIUM 60 2.13 COLUMNS 61 2.14 BEAMS 62 2.15 BEAM SPANS 63 2.16 TRUSSES 64 2.17 FRAMES & WALLS 65 2.18 PLATE STRUCTURES 66 2.19 STRUCTURAL UNITS 67 2.20 STRUCTURAL SPANS 68 2.21 STRUCTURAL PATTERNS 69 2.22 LATERAL STABILITY 70 2.24 HIGH-RISE STRUCTURES 72 2.25 ARCHES & VAULTS 73 2.26 DOMES 74 2.27 SHELL STRUCTURES 75 2.28 CABLE STRUCTURES 76 2.29 MEMBRANE STRUCTURES 77 2.30 JOINTS & CONNECTIONS 78 3 FOUNDATION SYSTEMS 79 3.02 FOUNDATION SYSTEMS 80 3.04 TYPES OF FOUNDATION SYSTEMS 82 3.06 UNDERPINNING 84 3.07 EXCAVATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS 85 3.08 SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS 86 3.09 SPREAD FOOTINGS 87 3.10 FOUNDATION WALLS 88 3.16 COLUMN FOOTINGS 94 3.17 FOUNDATIONS ON SLOPING GROUND 95 3.18 CONCRETE SLABS ON GRADE 96 3.22 POLE FOUNDATIONS 100 3.24 DEEP FOUNDATIONS 102 3.25 PILE FOUNDATIONS 103 3.26 CAISSON FOUNDATIONS 104 4 FLOOR SYSTEMS 105 4.02 FLOOR SYSTEMS 106 4.04 CONCRETE BEAMS 108 4.05 CONCRETE SLABS 109 4.08 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE 112 4.10 CONCRETE FORMWORK & SHORING 114 4.11 PRECAST CONCRETE FLOOR SYSTEMS 115 4.12 PRECAST CONCRETE UNITS 116 4.13 PRECAST CONCRETE CONNECTIONS 117 4.14 STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMING 118 4.16 STEEL BEAMS 120 4.17 STEEL BEAM CONNECTIONS 121 4.19 OPEN-WEB STEEL JOISTS 123 4.20 OPEN-WEB JOIST FRAMING 124 4.22 METAL DECKING 126 4.23 LIGHT-GAUGE STEEL JOISTS 127 4.24 LIGHT-GAUGE JOIST FRAMING 128 4.26 WOOD JOISTS 130 4.28 WOOD JOIST FRAMING 132 4.32 WOOD SUBFLOORING 136 4.33 PREFABRICATED JOISTS & TRUSSES 137 4.35 WOOD BEAMS 139 4.36 WOOD BEAM SUPPORTS 140 4.37 WOOD POST-BEAM CONNECTIONS 141 4.38 WOOD PLANK-AND-BEAM FRAMING 142 4.40 WOOD DECKING 144 5 WALL SYSTEMS 145 5.02 WALL SYSTEMS 146 5.04 CONCRETE COLUMNS 148 5.06 CONCRETE WALLS 150 5.07 CONCRETE FORMWORK 151 5.09 CONCRETE SURFACING 153 5.10 PRECAST CONCRETE WALLS 154 5.11 PRECAST CONCRETE WALL PANELS & COLUMNS 155 5.12 PRECAST CONCRETE CONNECTIONS 156 5.13 TILT-UP CONSTRUCTION 157 5.14 MASONRY WALLS 158 5.16 UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS 160 5.18 REINFORCED MASONRY WALLS 162 5.19 MASONRY COLUMNS & PILASTERS 163 5.20 MASONRY ARCHES 164 5.21 MASONRY LINTELS 165 5.22 EXPANSION & CONTROL JOINTS 166 5.23 MASONRY WALL SECTIONS 167 5.26 MASONRY BONDING 170 5.28 STRUCTURAL CLAY TILE 172 5.29 GLASS BLOCK 173 5.31 ADOBE CONSTRUCTION 175 5.32 RAMMED-EARTH CONSTRUCTION 176 5.33 STONE MASONRY 177 5.35 STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMING 179 5.37 STEEL COLUMNS 181 5.39 LIGHT-GAUGE STEEL STUDS 183 5.40 LIGHT-GAUGE STUD FRAMING 184 5.41 BALLOON FRAMING 185 5.42 PLATFORM FRAMING 186 5.43 WOOD STUD FRAMING 187 5.46 STUD WALL SHEATHING 190 5.47 WOOD COLUMNS 191 5.48 WOOD POST-AND-BEAM FRAMING 192 5.49 WOOD POST-BEAM CONNECTIONS 193 6 ROOF SYSTEMS 195 6.02 ROOF SYSTEMS 196 6.03 ROOF SLOPES 197 6.04 REINFORCED CONCRETE ROOF SLABS 198 6.05 PRECAST CONCRETE ROOF SYSTEMS 199 6.06 STRUCTURAL STEEL ROOF FRAMING 200 6.07 STEEL RIGID FRAMES 201 6.08 STEEL TRUSSES 202 6.09 TRUSS TYPES 203 6.10 SPACE FRAMES 204 6.12 OPEN-WEB STEEL JOISTS 206 6.13 OPEN-WEB JOIST FRAMING 207 6.14 METAL ROOF DECKING 208 6.15 CEMENTITIOUS ROOF PLANKS 209 6.16 RAFTER FRAMING 210 6.18 LIGHT-GAUGE ROOF FRAMING 212 6.19 WOOD RAFTERS 213 6.20 WOOD RAFTER FRAMING 214 6.23 ROOF SHEATHING 217 6.24 WOOD PLANK-AND-BEAM FRAMING 218 6.26 WOOD POST-BEAM CONNECTIONS 220 6.28 WOOD TRUSSES 222 6.30 WOOD TRUSSED RAFTERS 224 7 MOISTURE & THERMAL PROTECTION 225 7.02 MOISTURE & THERMAL PROTECTION 226 7.03 UNDERLAYMENT FOR SHINGLE ROOFING 227 7.04 WOOD SHINGLES 228 7.05 WOOD SHAKES 229 7.06 COMPOSITION SHINGLES 230 7.07 SLATE SHINGLES 231 7.08 TILE ROOFING 232 7.09 VEGETATED ROOFING 233 7.10 CORRUGATED METAL ROOFING 234 7.11 SHEET METAL ROOFING 235 7.12 FLAT ROOF ASSEMBLIES 236 7.14 BUILT-UP ROOFING SYSTEMS 238 7.15 SINGLE-PLY ROOFING SYSTEMS 239 7.17 ROOF DRAINAGE 241 7.18 FLASHING 242 7.19 ROOF FLASHING 243 7.21 FLASHING ROOF PENETRATIONS 245 7.22 WALL FLASHING 246 7.23 RAINSCREEN WALL SYSTEMS 247 7.24 CURTAIN WALLS 248 7.27 PRECAST CONCRETE PANELS 251 7.28 MASONRY VENEER 252 7.30 STONE VENEER 254 7.31 METAL CLADDING 255 7.32 PLYWOOD SIDING 256 7.33 WOOD SHINGLE SIDING 257 7.34 HORIZONTAL BOARD SIDING 258 7.35 VERTICAL BOARD SIDING 259 7.36 STUCCO 260 7.37 STUCCO DETAILS 261 7.38 EXTERIOR INSULATION & FINISH SYSTEMS 262 7.39 THERMAL INSULATION 263 7.40 THERMAL RESISTANCE OF BUILDING MATERIALS 264 7.41 INSULATING MATERIALS 265 7.43 INSULATING ROOFS & FLOORS 267 7.44 INSULATING WALLS 268 7.45 MOISTURE CONTROL 269 7.46 VAPOR RETARDERS 270 7.47 VENTILATION 271 7.48 MOVEMENT JOINTS 272 7.50 JOINT SEALANTS 274 8 DOORS & WINDOWS 275 8.02 DOORS & WINDOWS 276 8.03 DOORS & DOORWAYS 277 8.04 DOOR OPERATION 278 8.05 HOLLOW METAL DOORS 279 8.06 HOLLOW METAL DOORFRAMES 280 8.08 WOOD FLUSH DOORS 282 8.09 WOOD RAIL & STILE DOORS 283 8.10 WOOD DOORFRAMES 284 8.11 SLIDING GLASS DOORS 285 8.12 FOLDING & POCKET SLIDING DOORS 286 8.13 OVERHEAD & COILING DOORS 287 8.14 GLASS ENTRANCE DOORS 288 8.15 STOREFRONTS 289 8.16 REVOLVING DOORS 290 8.17 DOOR HARDWARE 291 8.18 DOOR HINGES 292 8.19 DOOR LOCKSETS 293 8.20 PANIC HARDWARE & CLOSERS 294 8.21 WEATHERSTRIPPING & THRESHOLDS 295 8.22 WINDOW ELEMENTS 296 8.23 WINDOW OPERATION 297 8.24 METAL WINDOWS 298 8.26 WOOD WINDOWS 300 8.28 GLAZING SYSTEMS 302 8.30 INSULATING GLASS 304 8.31 GLAZED CURTAIN WALLS 305 8.35 DOUBLE-SKIN FACADES 309 8.36 SKYLIGHTS 310 8.37 SKYLIGHT DETAILS 311 8.38 SUNSPACES 312 9 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION 313 9.02 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION 314 9.03 STAIR DESIGN 315 9.04 STAIR REQUIREMENTS 316 9.06 STAIR PLANS 318 9.08 WOOD STAIRS 320 9.10 CONCRETE STAIRS 322 9.11 STEEL STAIRS 323 9.12 SPIRAL STAIRS 324 9.13 LADDERS 325 9.14 ELEVATORS 326 9.17 ESCALATORS 329 9.18 FIREPLACES 330 9.19 FIREPLACE REQUIREMENTS 331 9.20 MASONRY CHIMNEYS 332 9.21 PREFABRICATED FIREPLACES & STOVES 333 9.22 KITCHEN LAYOUTS 334 9.23 KITCHEN DIMENSIONS 335 9.24 KITCHEN CABINETS 336 9.25 THE KITCHEN SPACE 337 9.26 BATHROOM LAYOUTS 338 9.27 PLUMBING FIXTURES 339 9.28 ACCESSIBLE FIXTURES 340 9.30 THE BATHROOM SPACE 342 10 FINISH WORK 343 10.02 FINISH WORK 344 10.03 PLASTER 345 10.04 PLASTER LATH & ACCESSORIES 346 10.05 PLASTER PARTITION SYSTEMS 347 10.06 PLASTER DETAILS 348 10.07 PLASTER OVER MASONRY 349 10.08 PLASTER CEILINGS 350 10.09 GYPSUM BOARD 351 10.10 GYPSUM BOARD APPLICATION 352 10.11 GYPSUM BOARD DETAILS 353 10.12 CERAMIC TILE 354 10.13 CERAMIC TILE APPLICATION 355 10.14 CERAMIC TILE DETAILS 356 10.15 TERRAZZO FLOORING 357 10.16 WOOD FLOORING 358 10.17 WOOD FLOORING INSTALLATION 359 10.18 STONE FLOORING 360 10.19 RESILIENT FLOORING 361 10.20 CARPETING 362 10.22 ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILES 364 10.23 SUSPENDED ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS 365 10.24 WOOD JOINTS 366 10.26 WOOD MOLDINGS & TRIM 368 10.28 WOOD PANELING 370 10.29 PLYWOOD VENEER 371 10.30 PLASTIC LAMINATE 372 11 MECHANICAL &ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 373 11.02 MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 374 11.03 THERMAL COMFORT 375 11.04 COMFORT ZONE 376 11.05 PSYCHROMETRIC CHARTS 377 11.06 HEATING & COOLING SYSTEMS 378 11.07 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES 379 11.09 HEATING & COOLING LOADS 381 11.10 FORCED-AIR HEATING 382 11.11 HOT-WATER HEATING 383 11.12 ELECTRIC HEATING 384 11.13 RADIANT HEATING 385 11.15 ACTIVE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS 387 11.16 COOLING SYSTEMS 388 11.17 HVAC SYSTEMS 389 11.21 AIR DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS 393 11.22 WATER SUPPLY 394 11.23 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS 395 11.25 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS 397 11.26 PLUMBING FIXTURES 398 11.27 SANITARY DRAINAGE SYSTEMS 399 11.29 SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS 401 11.30 ELECTRIC POWER 402 11.31 ELECTRICAL SERVICE 403 11.33 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS 405 11.34 ELECTRICAL WIRING 406 11.35 ACCESS FLOORING SYSTEMS 407 11.36 ELECTRICAL OUTLETS 408 11.37 LIGHT 409 11.38 LIGHT & VISION 410 11.39 LIGHT SOURCES 411 11.43 LUMINAIRES 415 11.44 LIGHTING 416 12 NOTES ON MATERIALS 419 12.02 BUILDING MATERIALS 420 12.04 CONCRETE 422 12.06 MASONRY 424 12.08 STEEL 426 12.09 NONFERROUS METALS 427 12.10 STONE 428 12.11 WOOD 429 12.13 LUMBER 431 12.14 WOOD PANEL PRODUCTS 432 12.15 PLASTICS 433 12.16 GLASS 434 12.17 GLASS PRODUCTS 435 12.18 NAILS 436 12.19 SCREWS & BOLTS 437 12.20 MISCELLANEOUS FASTENINGS 438 12.21 PAINTS & COATINGS 439 APPENDIX A 441 A.02 HUMAN DIMENSIONS 442 A.03 ADA ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES 443 A.04 FURNITURE DIMENSIONS 444 A.06 BUILDING LIVE LOADS 446 A.07 WEIGHTS OF MATERIALS 447 A.08 METRIC CONVERSION FACTORS 448 A.10 MEANS OF EGRESS 450 A.12 FIRE-RATED CONSTRUCTION 452 A.14 ACOUSTICS 454 A.16 SOUND CONTROL 456 A.18 GRAPHIC MATERIAL SYMBOLS 458 A.19 CSI MASTERFORMAT 459 A.23 UNIFORMAT II 463 A.26 LEED GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM 466 A.27 PROFESSIONAL & TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 467 BIBLIOGRAPHY 471 INDEX 473 Uploaded by [StormRG] 482