Fundamentals of Building Construction Materials and Methods Fifth Edition by Edward Allen and Joseph Iano
Contents of Fundamentals of Building Construction Materials and Methods
1 Making Buildings.
2 Foundations
3 Wood4 Heavy Timber Frame Construction
4 Heavy Timber Frame Construction
5 Wood Light Frame Construction
6 Exterior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction
7 Interior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction
8 Brick Masonry
9 Stone and Concrete Masonry
10 Masonry Wall Construction
11 Steel Frame Construction
12 Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction
13 Concrete Construction
14 Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems
15 Precast Concrete Framing Systems
16 Roofing
17 Glass and Glazing
18 Windows and Doors
19 Designing Exterior Wall Systems
20 Cladding with Masonry and Concrete
21 Cladding with Metal and Glass
22 Selecting Interior Finishes
23 Interior Walls and Partitions
24 Finish Ceilings and Floors
Preface of Fundamentals of Building Construction Materials and Methods
First published almost a quarter century ago, Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, now in its fifth edition, has wrought a revolution in construction education. It has been instrumental in making a previously unpopular area of study not merely palatable but vibrant and well liked. It has taken a body of knowledge once characterized as antithetical to design excellence and has made it widely recognized as being centrally relevant to good building design.
It has replaced dry, unattractive books with a well designed, readable volume that students value and keep as a reference work. It was the first book in its field to be even-handed in its coverage and profusely and effectively illustrated throughout.
It was the first to release the teacher from the burden of explaining everything in the subject, thereby freeing class time for discussions, case studies, field trips, and other enrichments. Gaining a useful knowledge of the materials and methods of building construction is crucial and a necessity for the student of architecture, engineering, or construction, but it can be a daunting task. The field is huge, diverse, and complex, and it changes at such a rate that it seems impossible to ever master.
This book has gained its preeminent status as an academic text in this field because of its logical organization, outstanding illustrations, clear writing, pleasing page layouts, and distinctive philosophy: It is integrative, presenting a single narrative that interweaves issues of building science, materials science, legal constraints, and building craft so that the reader does not have to refer to separate parts of the book to make the connections between these issues. Building techniques are presented as whole working systems rather than component parts. It is selective rather than comprehensive. This makes it easy and pleasant for the reader to gain a basic working knowledge that can later be expanded, without piling on so many facts and figures that the reader becomes confused or frightened away from wanting to learn about construction. Reading other texts was once like trying to drink from a fire hose; reading this one is like enjoying a carefully prepared meal.
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