Concrete Construction Manual (Birkhäuser / Edition Detail 2002) documents the potential and engineering principles of concrete in construction. The book is a part of Edition Detail’s manuals that provide important reference works in the specialist literature of this field.
Chapters cover the history of the material, the properties of plain, reinforced and prestressed concrete, surface finishes, the basic engineering principles of large and small structures, and the building requirements with respect to thermal and sound insulation, fire protection and moisture control, reflecting the most recent standards and statutory instruments. Finally, a large number of built examples are presented – from photographs of the completed structures down to detailed plans – to illustrate the broad spectrum of applications for concrete in contemporary building.
– Concrete Construction Manual (Birkhäuser / Edition Detail, 2002), excerpt from the book description
The text is in English. The book is richly lavishly illustrated with photographs and architectural detail drawings.
Our copy in stock is in good condition. The pages are clean, no markings. The binding is fine. The dust jacket shows only some small traces of edge wear, shelf wear and use.
