Construction & Building Trades - Methods & Materials
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Overview
An up-to-date revision of the successful, single-source handbook on construction materials. This comprehensive reference covers all currently-used materials from abrasives to zirconium. Contains new data, tables and illustrations.
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Booknews
Updated to reflect the development of new materials and older materials no longer in use, this edition presents information on nearly every type of material used in construction and architecture (some 2,000 materials in all). The alphabetical arrangement offers an overview of materials, with illustrations depicting uses, plus charts and tables with information on sizes and dimensions, specifications, standards, codes, and other requirements. All measurements include metric equivalents as well as the standard measurements used in the US. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
February 14, 1991
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
1040
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780471851455