Building Engineering and Systems Design

Merritt, Frederick S.

ISBN 10: 0442249691 / ISBN 13: 9780442249694

Published by Florence, Kentucky, U.S.A.: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1979

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large hardcover in near fine condition with near fine dust jacket. name stamp inside.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Building Engineering and Systems Design
• Publisher: Florence, Kentucky, U.S.A.: Van Nostrand Reinhold
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0442249691
• ISBN 13: 9780442249694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
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Synopsis

1. New Directions in Building Design.- 1.1. Change from Master Builders to Managers.- 1.2. Basic Traditional Building Procedure.- 1.3. Systems Design Approach to Building.- 1.4. Design by Building Team.- 2. Basic Building Elements and Their Representation.- 2.1. Main Parts of Buildings.- 2.2. Floors and Ceilings.- 2.3. Roofs.- 2.4. Exterior Walls and Openings.- 2.5. Partitions, Doors, and Interior-Wall Finishes.- 2.6. Structural Framing and Foundations.- 2.7. Plumbing.- 2.8. Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems.- 2.9. Lighting.- 2.10. Acoustics.- 2.11. Electric Supply.- 2.12. Vertical-Circulation Elements.- 2.13. Why Drawings Are Necessary.- 2.14. Drawing Conventions.- 2.15. Types of Drawings.- 2.16. Specifications.- 2.17. Scales and Dimensions on Drawings.- 2.18. Elevation Views.- 2.19. Plan Views.- 2.20. Lines.- 2.21. Sections.- 2.22. Details.- 2.23. Survey and Plot Plans.- 3. Systems Design Method.- 3.1. Models.- 3.2. Value Measures for Comparisons.- 3.3. Comparisons of Systems.- 3.4. Return on Investment.- 3.5. Constraints Imposed by Building Codes.- 3.6. Zoning Codes.- 3.7. Other Constraining Regulations.- 3.8. Systems Design Steps.- 3.9. System Goals.- 3.10. System Objectives.- 3.11. System Constraints.- 3.12. Value Analysis.- 3.13. Optimum Design of Complex Systems.- 4. Application of Systems Design to Buildings.- 4.1. Considerations in Adaptation of Systems Design.- 4.2. Role of Owner.- 4.3. Conceptual Phase of Systems Design.- 4.4. Design Development Phase of Systems Design.- 5. Contract Documents and Construction Methods.- 5.1. Responsibilities Assigned by the Construction Contract.- 5.2. Components of the Contract Documents.- 5.3. Contract Drawings.- 5.4. Specifications.- 5.5. Bidding Requirements.- 5.6. Contractors Drawings.- 5.7. Construction and Occupancy Permits.- 5.8. Construction Procedures.- 6. Life Safety Concerns.- 6.1. Windstorms.- 6.2. Earthquakes.- 6.3. Fire.- 6.4. Fire Extinguishment.- 6.5. Emergency Egress.- 6.6. Fire Protection.- 6.7. Security.- 6.8. Barrier-Free Environments.- 6.9. Toxie Materials.- 6.10. Construction Safety.- 7. Building Sites and Foundations.- 7.1. Site Considerations.- 7.2. Site Surveys.- 7.3. Soil Considerations for Site and Foundation Design.- 7.4. Shallow Bearing Foundations.- 7.5. Deep Foundations.- 7.6. Lateral and Uplift Forces on Structures.- 7.7. Site Development Considerations.- 7.8. Cofferdams and Foundation Walls.- 7.9. Dewatering of Excavations.- 7.10. Investigation and Testing.- 7.11. Systems-Design Approach to Site Adaptation.- 8. Structural Systems.- 8.1. Building Loads.- 8.2. Deformations of Structural Members.- 8.3. Unit Stresses and Strains.- 8.4. Idealization of Structural Materials.- 8.5. Structural Materials.- 8.6. Typical Major Constraints on Structural Systems.- 8.7. Tension Members.- 8.8. Columns.- 8.9. Trusses.- 8.10. Beams.- 8.11. Arches and Rigid Frames.- 8.12. Shells and Folded Plates.- 8.13. Cable-Supported Roofs.- 8.14. Pneumatic Structures.- 8.15. Horizontal Framing Systems.- 8.16. Vertical Structural Systems.- 8.17. Systems-Design Approach to Structural Systems.- 9. Plumbing.- 9.1. Water Supply.- 9.2. Wastewater Disposal.- 9.3. Basic Principles of Plumbing.- 9.4. Water-Supply Systems.- 9.5. Sizing of Water-Supply Pipes.- 9.6. Wastewater-Removal Systems.- 9.7. Sizing of Wastewater and Vent Pipes.- 9.8. Piping for Heating Gas.- 9.9. Systems Design of Plumbing.- 10. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning.- 10.1. Design Considerations.- 10.2. Measurement of Heat.- 10.3. Heat Flow and Human Comfort.- 10.4. Thermal Insulation.- 10.5. Prevention of Damage from Condensation.- 10.6. Ventilation.- 10.7. Heat Losses.- 10.8. Heat Gains.- 10.9. Methods of Heating Buildings.- 10.10. Methods of Cooling and Air Conditioning Buildings.- 10.11. Passive Design.- 10.12. Systems-Design Approach to HVAC.- 11. Lighting.- 11.1. Accident Prevention.- 11.2. Quantity of Light.- 11.3. Quality of Light.- 11.4. Color.- 11.5. Lighting Strategies.- 11.6. D