Building Construction - Metric 1. [antikvár]

mmmmiim PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION In this edition the various units have been converted to metric terms. Since the first appearance of this volume in 1938, the materials of construction for simple two-storey structures have hardly changed although techniques have been modified. As the earlier editions were published obsolete methods were given a secondary place and this has been continued once more. They cannot be oniitted entirely whilst thirty per cent of building expenditure is still devoted to repair and alteration work. The chapter contents have been extended and amended. Several of the drawings have been revised or replaced to illustrate up-to-date applications. Eleven new Figures are included as follows: 10, on foundations; 38a, trussed rafter roofs; 39, showing a built-up timber roof truss and interlocking tiles; 55, a storm lipped timber window and cavity walling; 62, metal windows; 65, stairs; 68, portable power tools; 70 and 71, giving larger details of slating; 78, domestic water services and 81, a vocabulary of structural steel components; the associated text has been added and sections on plastering are included. 1970 J. K. McKay.