Modern Concrete Construction Manual maps the full arc of concrete as a construction material — from manufacturing and structural design through to digital production processes, sustainability, and interior applications — making it a definitive planning reference for built environment practitioners.
About This Book
Concrete remains one of architecture's most demanding and rewarding materials, and this manual addresses it with the depth the subject warrants. Structured as a standard reference work, it moves through the material's fundamentals — manufacturing, structural characteristics, load-bearing design — before turning to the questions that define contemporary practice: cost-effectiveness, energy performance, sustainability, and renovation. Digital design and production processes receive dedicated attention, reflecting the current state of the industry. An extensive index of built projects grounds the technical content in real outcomes, giving designers both the knowledge to specify intelligently and the visual language to design with ambition. Essential for anyone working with reinforced concrete or reconsidering its possibilities.
Key Features
- 272 pages of technical reference content covering concrete manufacturing, structural design, digital fabrication, sustainability, and interior applications
- Extensive index of real-life built project examples for design inspiration and specification reference
- Published by Birkhauser Verlag
What You'll Discover
- How concrete's material characteristics inform structural and load-bearing design decisions at the planning stage
- Current digital design and production process options, and how they are reshaping concrete construction
- Approaches to cost-effectiveness, energy performance, and sustainability within concrete construction
- Renovation strategies and interior design applications that extend concrete's role beyond raw structure
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 272
- Dimensions: 300 x 230 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783955532055
- Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, structural designers, and construction planners working with concrete; students seeking a comprehensive technical reference on concrete design and specification.