Manual of low-slope roof systems by Griffin, C. W. (Charles William), 1925-

Subjects: “…Flat roofs…”


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Manual of low-slope roof systems by Griffin, C. W. (Charles William), 1925-

Subjects: “…Flat roofs…”


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Flat roof construction manual : materials, design, applications /

Table of Contents: “…The evolution of the flat roof / Christian Schittich -- Structure / Rainer Barthel. …”


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Roofs for warm climates by Sperling, Reuben

Subjects: “…Flat roofs…”


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Best designed outdoor living : terraces, balconies, rooftops, courtyards by Kunz, Martin Nicholas

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Sloped roof conversions for small, flat-roof buildings / by Rosenfield, Myer J.

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Fundamental building technology by Charlett, Andrew J.

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Building construction handbook by Chudley, R.

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Structural failure in residential buildings

Table of Contents: “…v. 1. Flat roofs, roof terraces, balconies.--v. 2. External walls and openings.…”


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Truck company operations : training drills.

Table of Contents: “…Forcible entry -- Ground ladders on the fireground -- Fireground search, residential occupancies -- Vent-enter search -- Peaked roof ventilation -- Ventilating flat roofs.…”


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Fine homebuilding on frame carpentry.

Table of Contents: “…Building basics -- Wood foundations -- Capping a foundation -- Floor framing -- Parallel--chord floor trusses -- Laying out for framing -- Stud-wall framing -- Plumb and line -- Truss frame construction -- Making a structural model -- The engineered nail -- Toenailing -- Metal connectors for wood framing -- Framing with trigonometry -- Putting the lid on -- Roof framing simplified -- Dummy rafter tails -- Roof framing revisited -- Framing an open-plan saltbox -- Trouble spots in 19th-century framing -- A shed-dormer addition -- Shed-dormer retrofit -- Peaking over a flat roof -- Framing doghouse dormers -- Decking and sheathing -- Deck design -- Details.…”


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Chinese houses : a pictorial tour of China's traditional dwellings by Chen, Congzhou, 1918-2000-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Four-sided courtyard houses -- Huizhou houses -- Houses in the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River -- Earth buildings -- Houses inhabited by returned overseas Chinese and their relatives in Fujian and Guangdong -- Houses in Taiwan -- Houses with one main building, two wings and one screen wall & houses in the shape of a square seal -- Hanging houses -- Stilt houses -- Stone houses -- Flat-roof adobe houses -- Cave dwellings -- Yurts & heated houses -- Postscript -- Glossary -- Index -- Dynasties in Chinese history.…”


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Atomic ranch midcentury interiors by Gringeri-Brown, Michelle

Table of Contents: “…Work of art : daylight ranch, 1969 -- Family matters: split-level, 1956 -- Full metal jacket : demonstration ranch, 1957 -- Retro gem : traditional ranch, 1955 -- Crank up the volume : L-shaped tract house, 1964 -- On tract : modernist tract house, 1958 -- Artists' collective : raised ranch, 1953 -- Minimalist masterpiece : flat-roof modern, 1954.…”


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Materials for architects and builders by Lyons, Arthur (Arthur R.)

Table of Contents: “…Bricks and brickwork -- Blocks and blockwork -- Lime, cement and concrete -- Timber and timber products -- Ferrous and non-ferrous metals -- Bitumen and flat roofing materials -- Glass -- Ceramic materials -- Stone and cast stone -- Plastics -- Glassfibre-reinforced plastics, concrete and gypsum -- Plaster and board materials -- Insulation materials -- Sealants, gaskets and adhesives -- Paints, wood stains, varnishes and colour -- Energy-saving materials and components -- Recycled and ecological materials -- Sustainability and building information modelling.…”


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New roofs by Broto, Carles

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Types Of Roofs -- Requirements of roofs -- Pitched Roofs -- Monopitch roofs -- Gable end roofs -- Hipped roofs -- Polyhedral roofs -- Curved Roofs -- Flat Roofs -- Walk-on roofs -- Roofs with gravel finish -- Roof/Facade Systems -- Other Types Of Roof -- Swimingpool roofs -- Parking roofs -- Green roofs -- Auxiliary Elements -- Skylights -- Louvers -- Eaves -- Vents and chimney pots -- Gutters and drains -- Roofing Materials -- Tiles -- Bituminous and synthetic roofing -- Wood -- Glass.…”


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No settlement, no conquest : a history of the Coronado Entrada by Flint, Richard, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the mechanics of the event -- Whys and wherefores -- Precious goods of greater India, China, and Antilia -- Cíbola, a name for the goal -- License from the king and his council -- Raising a force and paying for it -- Avoiding provocation, demanding submission -- Almost a highway -- By sea to Chichilticale -- Inside Cíbola -- Refusal to submit -- In the wake of disillusionment -- Overture from Cicuique -- The heart of the land of flat-roofed towns -- Vassalage denied -- To the farthest edge -- What was seen and what was not -- Disintegration and withdrawal -- Upshot -- One of a hundred and thirty -- Discontinuity at mid-century -- Enduring life of rumor -- Violence, expected but not sought -- Maps -- Major Spanish-led expeditions in the Western hemisphere, 1492-1598, by date, leader, and area -- Chronological context of the Coronado Entrada, A.D. 700-1609.…”


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Inspections and reports on dwellings. Inspecting by Melville, Ian A., Gordon, Ian A., Santo, Philip

Table of Contents: “…The exterior -- Pitched roof coverings -- Flat roofs -- Chimney stacks and roof detailing -- Rainwater disposal -- Foundations -- Main walls - ascertaining construction -- Main walls - cavity construction -- Main walls - solid brick construction -- Main walls - natural stone, clay and chalk -- Main walls - concrete construction -- Main walls - framed construction -- Innovative forms of construction -- Wall details and applied surfaces -- External joinery -- Pt. 3. …”


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Man and cultural heritage : papers in honor of Fred B. Kniffen

Table of Contents: “…The Turno in northern Chile. -- West, R.C. The flat-roofed folk dwelling in rural Mexico. -- Wagner, P.L. …”


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Rietveld's universe

Table of Contents: “…The early development of Rietveld's theoretical approach / Dolf Broekhuizen Rietveld's network in Utrecht / Roman Koot Rietveld's residential concepts: from manifesto to domestic privacy / Wolf Tegethoff Dutch 'Case study' houses: Rietveld's contribution to modern living in perspective / Maristella Casciato Materialization in Rietveld's architecture / Marieke Kuipers Flat roofs and open corners / Hielkje Zijlstra The hopmi chair and Rietveld's other pre-war tubular furniture / Jurjen Creman and Otakar Macel Factors of the visible: Rietveld's ideas about the renewal of architecture / Marie-Therese van Thoor Artificial lighting as a design task for the modern architect / Dietrich Neumann Rietveld and De Stijl / Marijke Kuper Perspective from the East: Rietveld's impact on the Soviet Union / Ivan Nevzgodin De Stijl as style / Ida van Zijl Rietveld's influence in America: the chair and the house / Anthony Alofsin Honest designs / Ole Bouman.…”


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Residential structure & framing : practical engineering and advanced framing techniques for builders

Table of Contents: “…Floor framing (Leveling the deck -- Floor framing with wood I-joists -- Floor framing with open-web trusses -- A fix for bouncy floors) -- Wall framing (Layout tricks for rough openings -- Framing rake walls -- Site-built panelized walls -- Building stiff two-story window walls -- Bracing foam-sheathed walls -- Framing for corner windows) -- Roof framing (Layout basics for common, hip, and jack rafters -- Laying out unequally-sloped gables -- Joining unequally pitched hips and valleys -- Stacking supported valleys -- Building doghouse dormers -- Roof framing with wood I-joist -- Flat roof framing options) -- Remodelers' specialties (Roughing in for kitchens and baths -- Tying into existing framing -- A second story in five days -- Case study: a retrofit ridge beam -- Jacking old houses) -- Pickup work (Fast fascia techniques -- Framing recessed ceilings -- Framing a simple radius stair) -- Section three: engineered lumber. …”


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