Modern methods of construction and innovative materials / Arthur Lyons.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024Description: 240 pages, 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781032419343
  • 9781032414829
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Modern methods of construction and innovative materialsDDC classification:
  • 690 L89 2024 23/eng/20240320
LOC classification:
  • TA403.6 .L89 2024
Contents:
Context -- Introduction to modern methods of construction -- Modern methods of construction : categories and benefits -- Off-site modern methods of construction -- On-site modern methods of construction -- Transportation and installation -- Foundations -- Fire -- Innovative materials : introduction -- Masonry and alternative units -- Cement, concrete and clay -- Timber and related products -- Ferrous and non-ferrous metals -- Glass -- Stone and ceramics -- Plastics -- Plaster -- Insulation materials -- Paints and surface treatments -- Biophilic design -- Acoustic control -- General recycling -- Carbon storage.
Summary: "This new textbook has two main themes. The first is Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) which is the off-site manufacture of a wide spectrum of products, ranging from whole buildings to be transported onto site, down to smaller units or components for site integration. The second theme is describing the innovation and progress towards carbon zero by the major generators of CO2 in the construction industry- namely cement, steel and masonry"-- Provided by publisher.
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English Book TUWAIQ 690 L89 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 1000000025478

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Context -- Introduction to modern methods of construction -- Modern methods of construction : categories and benefits -- Off-site modern methods of construction -- On-site modern methods of construction -- Transportation and installation -- Foundations -- Fire -- Innovative materials : introduction -- Masonry and alternative units -- Cement, concrete and clay -- Timber and related products -- Ferrous and non-ferrous metals -- Glass -- Stone and ceramics -- Plastics -- Plaster -- Insulation materials -- Paints and surface treatments -- Biophilic design -- Acoustic control -- General recycling -- Carbon storage.

"This new textbook has two main themes. The first is Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) which is the off-site manufacture of a wide spectrum of products, ranging from whole buildings to be transported onto site, down to smaller units or components for site integration. The second theme is describing the innovation and progress towards carbon zero by the major generators of CO2 in the construction industry- namely cement, steel and masonry"-- Provided by publisher.

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