Exercises in Building Construction: Forty-Five Homework and Laboratory Assignments to Accompany Fundamentals of Building Construction - Softcover

Allen, Edward; Iano, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471459690 ISBN 13: 9780471459699

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Exercises in Building Construction, Fourth Edition provides a fully revised, user-friendly exercise book to supplement the fourth edition of Fundamentals of Building Construction.
* Includes more than 40 exercises in "real world" construction problem solving; encourages students to apply information learned in classroom.
* Exercises are clearly presented with detailed line drawings; easy for student and instructor to follow.
* Revised to correspond with the fourth edition of Fundamentals of Building Construction.
* Includes companion web pages for instructor use, containing Answer Key and sample drawings.

About this title

About the Author

EDWARD ALLEN, AIA, has taught for more than thirty years as a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University, and as an invited guest at institutions in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He has designed more than fifty constructed buildings, and is the author of The Architect?s Studio Companion, Architectural Detailing, Fundamentals of Residential Construction, and Shaping Structures: Statics, all published by Wiley.

From the Back Cover

The updated collection of problem-solving construction assignments

This new Fourth Edition of Exercises in Building Construction involves students in the types of everyday issues faced by professional building architects.

This essential, up-to-date companion to Fundamentals of Building Construction, Fourth Edition offers students a hands-on way to apply material learned in the core book by featuring:

• Forty-five real-world construction problems
• Clear instructions for each exercise
• Informative, concise illustrations
• Ample space to work out answers

Complete with additional resources for students and instructors, Exercises in Building Construction, Fourth Edition provides expert, developmental guidance from the industry?s leading authorial team.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471459690
• ISBN 13: 9780471459699
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 160