Basics Roof Construction

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2007 - Architecture - 76 pages

Roof structures are often treated in connection with masonry construction in the student’s first designs. What are the different ways to create a protective canopy for a building, and what are the different forms such a structure may take?

Themes:

  • Types and function of roofs
  • Frames
  • Construction principles
  • Coverings
  • Building physics of roof construction

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Contents

Foreword_7
7
Flat roofs
55
In conclusion
71
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About the author (2007)

Tanja Brotrück is a freelance architect in Dortmund with a primary focus on housing construction. She has worked in a number of prominent architectural firms (e.g. Kleihues). She has also been a researcher at the University of Dortmund.

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