Building Engineering and Systems Design

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 1. New Directions in Building Design.
• 1.1. Change from Master Builders to Managers.
• 1.2. Basic Traditional Building Procedure.
• 1.3. Systems Design Approach to Building.
• 1.4. Design by Building Team.
• 2. Basic Building Elements and Their Representation.
• 2.1. Main Parts of Buildings.
• 2.2. Floors and Ceilings.
• 2.3. Roofs.
• 2.4. Exterior Walls and Openings.
• 2.5. Partitions, Doors, and Interior-Wall Finishes.
• 2.6. Structural Framing and Foundations.
• 2.7. Plumbing.
• 2.8. Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems.
• 2.9. Lighting.
• 2.10. Acoustics.
• 2.11. Electric Supply.
• 2.12. Vertical-Circulation Elements.
• 2.13. Why Drawings Are Necessary.
• 2.14. Drawing Conventions.
• 2.15. Types of Drawings.
• 2.16. Specifications.
• 2.17. Scales and Dimensions on Drawings.
• 2.18. Elevation Views.
• 2.19. Plan Views.
• 2.20. Lines.
• 2.21. Sections.
• 2.22. Details.
• 2.23. Survey and Plot Plans.
• 3. Systems Design Method.
• 3.1. Models.
• 3.2. Value Measures for Comparisons 643.3. Comparisons of Systems.
• 3.4. Return on Investment.
• 3.5. Constraints Imposed by Building Codes.
• 3.6. Zoning Codes.
• 3.7. Other Constraining Regulations.
• 3.8. Systems Design Steps.
• 3.9. System Goals.
• 3.10. System Objectives.
• 3.11. System Constraints.
• 3.12. Value Analysis.
• 3.13. Optimum Design of Complex Systems.
• 4. Application of Systems Design to Buildings.
• 4.1. Considerations in Adaptation of Systems Design.
• 4.2. Role of Owner.
• 4.3. Conceptual Phase of Systems Design.
• 4.4. Design Development Phase of Systems Design.
• 5. Contract Documents and Construction Methods.
• 5.1. Responsibilities Assigned by the Construction Contract.
• 5.2. Components of the Contract Documents.
• 5.3. Contract Drawings.
• 5.4. Specifications.
• 5.5. Bidding Requirements.
• 5.6. Contractors Drawings.
• 5.7. Construction and Occupancy Permits.
• 5.8. Construction Procedures.
• 6. Life Safety Concerns.
• 6.1. Windstorms.
• 6.2. Earthquakes.
• 6.3. Fire.
• 6.4. Fire Extinguishment.
• 6.5. Emergency Egress.
• 6.6. Fire Protection.
• 6.7. Security.
• 6.8. Barrier-Free Environments.
• 6.9. Toxic Materials.
• 6.10. Construction Safety.
• 7. Building Sites and Foundations.
• 7.1. Site Considerations.
• 7.2. Site Surveys.
• 7.3. Soil Considerations for Site and Foundation Design.
• 7.4. Shallow Bearing Foundations.
• 7.5. Deep Foundations.
• 7.6. Lateral and Uplift Forces on Structures.
• 7.7. Site Development Considerations 1917.8. Cofferdams and Foundation Walls.
• 7.9. Bewatering of Excavations.
• 7.10. Investigation and Testing.
• 7.11. Systems-Design Approach to Site Adaptation.
• 8. Structural Systems.
• 8.1. Building Loads.
• 8.2. Deformations of Structural Members.
• 8.3. Unit Stresses and Strains.
• 8.4. Idealization of Structural Materials.
• 8.5. Structural Materials.
• 8.6. Typical Major Constraints on Structural Systems.
• 8.7. Tension Members.
• 8.8. Columns.
• 8.9. Trusses.
• 8.10. Beams.
• 8.11. Arches and Rigid Frames.
• 8.12. Shells and Folded Plates.
• 8.13. Cable-Supported Roofs.
• 8.14. Pneumatic Structures.
• 8.15. Horizontal Framing Systems.
• 8.16. Vertical Structural Systems.
• 8.17. Systems-Design Approach to Structural Systems.
• 9. Plumbing.
• 9.1. Water Supply.
• 9.2. Wastewater Disposal.
• 9.3. Basic Principles of Plumbing.
• 9.4. Water-supply Systems.
• 9.5. Sizing of Water-Supply Pipes.
• 9.6. Wastewater-Removal Systems.
• 9.7. Sizing of Wastewater and Vent Pipes.
• 9.8. Piping for Heating Gas.
• 9.9. Systems Design of Plumbing.
• 10. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning.
• 10.1. Design Considerations.
• 10.2. Measurement of Heat.
• 10.3. Heat Flow and Human Comfort.
• 10.4. Thermal Insulation.
• 10.5. Prevention of Damage from Condensation.
• 10.6. Ventilation.
• 10.7. Heat Losses.
• 10.8. Heat Gains.
• 10.9. Methods of Heating Buildings.
• 10.10. Methods of Cooling and Air Conditioning Buildings.
• 10.11. Passive Design.
• 10.12. Systems-Design Approach to HVAC.
• 11. Lighting.
• 11.1. Accident Prevention.
• 11.2. Quantity of Light.
• 11.3. Quality of Light.
• 11.4. Color.
• 11.5. Lighting Strategies.
• 11.6. Daylight.
• 11.7. Lighting Equipment.
• 11.8. Systems-Design Approach to Lighting.
• 12. Sound and Vibration Control.
• 12.1. Nature of Sounds and Vibrations.
• 12.2. Measurement of Sounds.
• 12.3. Acoustic Properties of Materials.
• 12.4. Sound and Vibration Design Criteria.
• 12.5. Sound and Vibration Control.
• 12.6. Systems-Design Approach to Sound and Vibration Control.
• 13. Electrical Systems.
• 13.1. Characteristics of Direct Current.
• 13.2. Characteristics of Alternating Current.
• 13.3. Electrical Loads.
• 13.4. Electrical Conductors and Raceways.
• 13.5. Power-Systems Apparatus.
• 13.6. Electrical Distribution in Buildings.
• 13.7. Communication Systems.
• 13.8. Systems-Design Approach to Electrical Distribution.
• 14. Vertical Circulation.
• 14.1. Ramps.
• 14.2. Stairs.
• 14.3. Escalators.
• 14.4. Elevators.
• 14.5. Dumbwaiters.
• 14.6. Pneumatic Tubes and Vertical Conveyors.
• 14.7. Systems-Design Approach to Vertical Circulation.
• 15. Systems for Enclosing Buildings.
• 15.1. Roofs.
• 15.2. Roofmg.
• 15.3. Exterior Walls.
• 15.4. Single-Enclosure Systems.
• 15.5. Windows.
• 15.6. Doors in Exterior Walls.
• 15.7. Systems-Design Approach to Building Enclosure.
• 16. Systems for Interior Construction.
• 16.1. Interior Walls and Partitions.
• 16.2. Ordinary Doors.
• 16.3. Special-Purpose Doors.
• 16.4. Floor-Ceiling and Roof-Ceiling Systems.
• 16.5. Interior Finishes.
• 16.6. Systems-Design Approach to Interior Systems.
• 17. Building Systems.
• 17.1. Mishaps and Corrective Measures.
• 17.2. Design of a Building System.
• 17.3. Case-Study One: McMaster Health Sciences Center.
• 17.4. Case-Study Two: Xerox International Center for Training and Management Development.
• 17.5. Case-Study Three: Suburban Office Building for AT & T.
• 17.6. Case-Study Four: A Glass-Enclosed Office Tower.
• 17.7. Case-Study Five: An Office Building on a Tight Site.
• 17.8. Case-Study Six: Office Building for Prudential Insurance Company.
• 17.9. Case-Study Seven: Rowes Wharf Harbor Redevelopment Project.