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008			100227s2009 nju 001 0 eng
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020			_a9789812818614 (pbk.)
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082	0	4	_a690 _2 22
100	1		_aChew, M. Y. L. _97830
245	1	0	_aConstruction technology for tall buildings / _c Chew Yit Lin, Michael.
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aNew Jersey : _b World Scientific, _c c2009.
300			_axvi, 397 p. : _b ill., maps ; _c 22 cm.
500			_a"6887 sc"--P. [4] of cover.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aAssembly of Building -- Safety and Health -- Site Investigation -- Foundation -- Basement Construction -- Materials Handling and Mechanisation -- Wall and Floor Construction -- External Wall Construction -- Roof Construction .
520			_aThis book introduces the latest construction practices and processes for tall buildings from foundation to roof. It attempts to acquaint readers with the methods, materials, equipment and systems used for the construction of tall buildings. The text progresses through the stages of site investigation, excavation and foundations, basement construction, structural systems for the superstructure, site and material handling, wall and floor construction, cladding and roof construction. The construction sequence, merits and limitations of the various proprietary systems commonly used in these respective stages are discussed. This third edition also includes several new topics not covered in the previous edition. The target readers are practitioners and students in the related professions including architecture, engineering, building, real estate, construction, project and facilities management, and quantity and land surveying.
650	0		_aTall buildings _x Design and construction. _97831
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999			_c2948 _d2948