The Construction Manuals from Edition Detail are among the most important reference works in the specialist literature. The latest volume shows the potential of the material concrete and documents comprehensively the technical principles of using concrete in construction. Chapters cover the history of the material, the properties of concrete, reinforced concrete, and prestressed concrete, the treatment of its surface. Also covered are the basic principles of statics for large and small structures, and the building requirements with respect to heat, damp, sound-proofing and fire protection according to the most recent norms and standards. Finally a large number of built examples are presented from illustrations of the complete structure down to detailed plans, showing the broad spectrum of applications for concrete in contemporary building. All plans have been specially produced by the editorial department Detail for this book and for ease of comparison, they have been drawn to the same scale. Part 1. Concrete in architecture The development of concrete technology Lime mortar applications in antiquity Roman buildings with opus caementitium The production of cement and concrete First trials with reinforced concrete The development of prestressed concrete Reinforced concrete in the Modern Movement Early industrial and commercial structures The early 20th century The development of stressed skin structures Expressionism The early Modern Movement Frank Lloyd Wright Le Corbusier Shell structures Pier Luigi Nervi Architecture at the height of the Modern Movement Late-Modern and Postmodern Dutch structuralism The use of precast concrete Contemporary architecture References Part 2. Fundamentals Concrete - the material The composition of concrete Types of concrete Properties of concrete Exposure classes Reinforcement Concrete masonry Application References The concrete surface Design concepts The constituents of the concrete mix The effects of formwork Finishing the concrete surface The use of coatings The effects of the weather References Building science General Basic requirements The interior climate Energy economy and thermal insulation The effect of noise and sound insulation Behaviour in fire and fire protection Building science requirements - overview The properties of components References Part 3. Reinforced concrete in buildings Multistorey structures Aspects of industrial production Joints in structures Roofs Floors Walls Columns Service cores, stairs Facades High-rise buildings Suspended high-rise buildings Single-storey sheds Single-storey sheds of trusses and frames Stressed skin structures Suspended roofs Foundations Shallow foundations Deep foundations, pile foundations Securing excavations Building below the water table References Part 4. Construction details Loadbearing external wall Loadbearing internal wall Non-loadbearing facade Flat roof of impermeable concrete Solid roof Joints Fixing of facade panels Stairs Part 5. Built examples Built examples in detail - overview Examples 1-33 Appendix Index and glossary Index of names Picture credits The original German edition of this book was conceived and developed by Detail, review of architecture.
