The construction of buildings. Vol. 1, Foundations and oversite concrete, walls, floors, roofs

Since publication of the first volume of The Construction of Buildings in 1958, the five-volume series has been used by both lecturers and students of architecture, building and surveying, and by those seeking guidance for self-built housing and works of alteration and addition. The series examines principles of building through the functional requirements common to building, with diagrams to illustrate the application of the requirements. Volume 1, which deals with foundations, walls, floors and roofs, has been updated to take into account changes in practice. A new presentation has been adopted for the latest edition, with text and illustrations integrated to provide a reader-friendly layout and to aid accessibility of information. A valuable resource, particularly for students who, whether budding architects or surveyors, should appreciate the detail of its explanations. Updated and revised, this latest edition integrates text with illustrations to provide a reader-friendly layout and to aid accessibility of information. Now revised and updated to take account of changes to the Building Regulations, the first volume of this five-volume series covers, foundations, walls, floors and roofs v. 1. Foundations and oversite concrete, walls, floors, roofs This is text book of civil engneering