Encyclopedia of Architecture, Concrete-Lightweight Aggregates to Hunt, Richard Morris

Joseph A. Wilkes, Robert T. Packard

Wiley, Dec 14, 1988 - Architecture - 849 pages

This is the second of a five volume set comprising a comprehensive architecture reference work, with emphasis on architectural processes and building technology. It will contain approximately 500 articles, representing the efforts of 600 contributors, and total 4,000 pages. In addition to approximately 3,000 illustrations, the encyclopedia will contain 500 tables and 100 biographies of leading architectural professionals. The set offers practical coverage of design, engineering, construction, building types, materials, biographies of prominent architectural professionals and firms, and literature articles.

Contents

• ConcreteLightweight Aggregates: 1
• Concrete Masonry: 7
• ConcretePosttensioning: 19
• ConcretePrestressed: 26
• Construction Claims: 33
• Construction Documents: 41
• Construction Equipment: 52
• Construction Funding: 72
• Construction Industry: 79
• Construction Law: 88
• Construction Management: 100
• Construction Project Report Services: 109
• Contract Administration: 131
• Copper: 142
• Corrosion: 160
• Cram Goodhue and Ferguson: 166
• Daycare Centers: 186
• Demolition: 198
• Department Stores: 204
• Diagnostics Building: 223
• Drafting Architectural: 237
• Dudok Willem M: 250
• Ecole des Beaux Arts: 269
• Education Construction: 281
• Eiffel Gustave: 288
• Electrical Principles: 305
• Electrical Systems: 315
• Elementary Education Facilities: 331
• Embassies: 337
• EntrepreneurArchitect Relationship: 348
• EnvironmentPlanning with the Natural Environ: 372
• Epoxy Resins: 385
• Erickson Arthur: 391
• Estimating Cost: 398
• Facadism and Facade Preservation: 410

Bibliographic information

• Title: Encyclopedia of Architecture, Concrete-Lightweight Aggregates to Hunt, Richard Morris; Volume 2 of Encyclopedia of Architecture; Volume 2 of Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering & Construction, Joseph A. Wilkes; Wiley-Interscience publication
• Editors: Joseph A. Wilkes, Robert T. Packard
• Contributor: Joseph A. Wilkes
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Wiley, 1988
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Dec 21, 2006
• ISBN: 0471632465, 9780471632467
• Length: 849 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / General; Architecture / Reference; Reference / General