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Building Construction: Type of Buildings Requirement of A Building Typical Building Structure Building Envelope
Building Construction: Type of Buildings Requirement of A Building Typical Building Structure Building Envelope
Building Construction: Type of Buildings Requirement of A Building Typical Building Structure Building Envelope
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Type of buildings
Requirement of a building
Typical building structure
Building envelope
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Types of building
Residential
Educational
Institutional
Business
Mercantile
Assembly, Industrial, Storage, Hazardous
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Construction Process
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Performance parameters
Appearance
Durability
Dimensional suitability
Strength and stability
Weather exclusion
Sound control
Thermal comfort and efficiency
Fire protection
Lighting and ventilation
Sanitation and drainage
Security
Cost
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Components of a Building
Sub structure and/or Foundation
Superstructure
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Substructure
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Superstructure
Primary elements
Masonry units
Floor elements
Roof Structures
Vertical Transportation
structures
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Framed structures
Load transfer
compared to solid
structures
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Superstructure
Secondary elements
Fenestrations
False ceilings
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Building Finishes
Plasters
Pointing
Painting
Varnish and polish
Roof tiles
Cladding
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Building envelope
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Sources
Chudley R. and Greeno R., Building Construction Handbook, Elsevier ,2006.
Osbourne, D. and Greeno, R., Introduction to Building ,Prentice hall, 2007
P. Venkateswara Rao , CIVIL ENGINEERING DRAWING (For the Course of Water Supply
and Sanitary Engineering) , State Institute of Vocational Education Andhra Pradesh,
Hyderabad.