Technical Principles of Building for Safety (Paperback, UK ed.)

This text presents principles and construction techniques applicable to builders, householders and communities who are building in disaster-prone areas. The principles are clearly and simply presented, with an emphasis on improving hazard-resistance for minimum cost. They seek to encourage builders to improve their current practices rather than setting building standards or providing hazard-resistance performance specifications.;The book includes sections on siting for safety - siting considerations in areas prone to high winds, earthquakes, flooding; and siting to avoid ground instability problems; building safely in masonry: principles of robust construction and building to resist earthquakes for buildings of brick, block, earth and stone masonry; building safely in timber - principles of robust construction and building to resist high winds and earthquake forces in timber framed buildings; and building safely in concrete - principles of robust construction and building to resist earthquake forces in reinforced concrete framed buildings.

General

Imprint:	Practical Action Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1995
Authors:	Andrew Coburn (Senior Vice President) • Richard Hughes • Antonios Pomonis • Robin Spence (Emeritus Professor of Architectural Engineering)
Dimensions:	245 x 173 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	80
Edition:	UK ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-85339-182-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > General Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Structural engineering > General Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building construction & materials > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85339-182-4
Barcode:	9781853391828

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