Dry Construction


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Detail-Practice: Dry Constrcution liefert einen Überblick über die gängigen Trockenbausysteme, gegliedert nach den Bauteilen Wand, Decke, Boden, und ihren Einsatzmöglichkeiten. Der Band ist konzipiert als Arbeitshandbuch für Entwurf und Planung. Bei der Trockenbauweise im Innenausbau werden keine durchnässenden Baustoffe wie Beton oder Putz zur Errichtung der Bauteile benötigt, sondern „Trockenbausysteme". Diese Bauweise ist nicht nur kosteneffizient, weil sämtliche bauphysikalischen Anforderungen bezüglich Wärme-, Kälte-, Schall-, Brandschutz etc. erfüllt werden können. Unter Einsatz neuer Materialtechnologien ermöglicht diese Bauweise auch eine unerschöpfliche Gestaltungsfreiheit, da die Oberflächen nahezu grenzenlos formbar sind und zudem multifunktional, indem sie Beleuchtung, Heizung, Kühlung übernehmen können. Der allgemeine Teil wird ergänzt durch Ausführungsbeispiele bestehender Projekte mit übersichtlichen Leitdetails sowie durch Sonderkonstruktionen beispielsweise in Feuchträumen. Das Buch zeigt das Potential der Bauweise durch den Einsatz neuer Materialien und Bausysteme auf. Regelzeichnungen veranschaulichen wie in den Vorgängerbänden gängige Konstruktionsdetails. Karsten Tichelmann ist Leiter des Instituts für Trocken- und Leichtbau an der TU Darmstadt. Jochen Pfau ist Prof. für Light-Tech, Trocken- und Leichtbauweisen an der TU Darmstadt. Beide sind Autoren des Trockenbau Atlas vom R. Müller Verlag (nur dt. Sprachausgabe).




Gravel Roads


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The purpose of this manual is to provide clear and helpful information for maintaining gravel roads. Very little technical help is available to small agencies that are responsible for managing these roads. Gravel road maintenance has traditionally been "more of an art than a science" and very few formal standards exist. This manual contains guidelines to help answer the questions that arise concerning gravel road maintenance such as: What is enough surface crown? What is too much? What causes corrugation? The information is as nontechnical as possible without sacrificing clear guidelines and instructions on how to do the job right.







Moisture Control Handbook


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In the climate-controlled buildings of today, moisture problemsaffect not only the useable life expectancy of the structure, butthe comfort and health of the occupants. This reference is thefirst to apply up-to-date moisture control and treatment techniquesin a problem/solution format. Opening with an introductoryexplanation of the nature and causes of mold, mildew, andcondensation, the book gives specific advice on heated, cooled, andcombination environments, plus a short course in the dynamics ofmoisture movement within buildings. Other invaluable coverageincludes: * clear, detailed recommended practices for all United Statesclimates * practices for cooling as well as heating climates (often, heatingclimate solutions are applied in cooling climates, where problemsand solutions are completely different) * an overall, systematic view of moisture problems--including howmechanical systems and occupant lifestyles can create and alsoresolve moisture problems * actual case studies of buildings with moisture problems thatillustrate the principles and practices presented in the book This detailed, no-nonsense exploration of moisture cause andeffect--as well as its protection and remediation--will expandreaders' knowledge on this crucial subject. Moisture ControlHandbook will be welcomed by building contractors, architects,mechanical engineers, building science researchers, buildingproduct manufacturers, homeowners, and small commercial buildingowners.




Scour Manual


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The mechanisms and behaviour of the scour process is a challenging subject, and one which is expertly dealt with in this informative, illustrated volume. Specifically, this book addresses issues relating to computing and controlling the scour process near hydraulic structures, and pays special attention to the time-dependent character of the scour processes and the predictability of scour relations. Providing information on the latest developments in scouring, this text is intended for practising hydraulic engineers.




Sustainable Building with Earth


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This book provides an insightful overview of the current state of earth building. The author approaches the subject from the perspective of the building material’s life cycle, featuring in-depth explanations of the cycle's individual steps: extraction and classification of construction soil; production of earth building materials and earthen structures; planning, construction and renovation of earth buildings; and demolition and recycling of earthen structures. This unique resource provides examples of sophisticated earth building projects and illustrates the diverse applications of earth as a building material. Compared to conventional mineral building materials, earth possesses particularly positive ecological qualities such as its energy balance and recyclability. Architects, engineers, students, manufacturers and distributors of building materials, building contractors, building biologists, public authorities and preservationists will benefit from this book’s ample coverage of restoring, optimizing and building with this material of the past, present and future.




Modern Trends in Manufacturing Technologies and Equipment


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The book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Modern Trends in Manufacturing Technologies and Equipment (ICMTME 2021), held in September 2021 in Sevastopol, Russia. The conference participants came from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Germany, USA, Bulgaria, Poland, China, Algeria, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Vietnam. The aim of the conference was to provide scientists and industrial researchers with the latest developments in manufacturing technologies, materials research, manufacturing equipment and tools, and to build up partnerships for future collaboration. Keywords: Welded Joints, Dry Building Mixtures, Tribological Properties of Sapphire, Direct Metal Deposition Modes, Production of Artificial Concrete, Wooden Structures, Rolls for Helical Rolling, Laser Treatments, Electromechanical Surfacing, Luminous Phosphate Coatings, Ventilated Brake Discs, Cutting Zone, Models for Wind Tunnels, Gas-Thermal Spraying, Water-Abrasive Cutting, Grinding Forces, CVD Coatings, Carbonate Concrete, Photocatalytic Activity of Tungsten Oxide, Maraging Steel, Corrosion of TiNi Alloy, 3D Printing, Production of Ultramarine, Injection Molding, Elastomeric Composites, Reinforcing Bars Inside Concrete Structures, Coatings for Cutting Tools, Hard Alloy Tools, Deformation of Elastic Polymer, Wearproof Composite Coatings. Rubber with Sensory Properties, Foamed Phosphate Glass for Oil Sorbents, Welded Trunk Pipelines, Biodegradable Extrusion Films, Asphalt Concrete, Mathematical Models, Electrically Conductive Materials, Belt Rotary Grinding of Aluminium Alloy Blanks.




4th International PHD Symposium in Munich Germany


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Illustrated Dictionary of Building


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An Illustrated Dictionary of Building is ideal for practitioners and students on GNVQ, NVQ Construction and The Built Environment and Building Craft Operative courses. The guide is also useful reference for those in Higher Education on Professional, Architectural and other associated courses with a building element. First published in 1989 as Building Terminology, this second edition has been expanded and updated to cover an even wider range of terms, concepts and new practices. Including slang and regional variations, these are clearly defined and cross-referenced, many with the aid of illustrations, to provide an insight into the building industry as a whole. The logical A-Z arrangement in each section makes this an ideal reference source. The book is also highly illustrated with over 350 diagrams and photographs. The subjects covered include: architectural style; building construction; documentation, administration and control; materials and scientific principles and services and finishes. Peter Brett was formerly a Head of Faculty for construction at Brooklyn College, Birmingham. He is now in private practice undertaking design, construction and consultancy projects. Brett is an Honorary Member of the City and Guilds of London Institute and a Construction Education Consultant, in addition to being a Chief Examiner and Assessor for various UK, overseas and NVQ schemes.




Water, Knowledge and the Environment in Asia


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The dramatic transformation of our planet by human actions has been heralded as the coming of the new epoch of the Anthropocene. Human relations with water raise some of the most urgent questions in this regard. The starting point of this book is that these changes should not be seen as the result of monolithic actions of an undifferentiated humanity, but as emerging from diverse ways of relating to water in a variety of settings and knowledge systems. With its large population and rapid demographic and socioeconomic change, Asia provides an ideal context for examining how varied forms of knowledge pertaining to water encounter and intermingle with one another. While it is difficult to carry out comprehensive research on water knowledge in Asia due to its linguistic, political and cultural fragmentation, the topic nevertheless has relevance across boundaries. By using a carefully chosen selection of case studies in a variety of locations and across diverse disciplines, the book demonstrates commonalities and differences in everyday water practices around Asia while challenging both romantic presumptions and Eurocentrism. Examples presented include class differences in water use in the megacity of Delhi, India; the impact of radiation on water practices in Fukushima, Japan; the role of the King in hydraulic practices in Thailand, and ritual irrigation in Bali, Indonesia.