Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction (Dover Art Instruction)

Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction (Dover Art Instruction) Review

This unique volume clearly demonstrates simple geometric techniques for making intricate knots, interlacements, spirals, Kellstype initials, human and animal figures in distinctive Celtic style. Features over 500 illustrations.

A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames

A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames Review

This revised edition of A Timber Framer s Workshop has over 150 new photos and includes updated engineering specifications for pegged joinery, along with expanded in-depth technical information on the joinery, design and construction of Traditional Timber Frames. Illustrated with over 500 photos and CAD drawings. The major portion of A Timber Framer's Workshop was first written back in 1983. Over a period of a number of years several revisions and additions took place, as it was used as the handout workshop manual for Fox Maple Timber Framing Workshops. At last, it was published for general distribution in 1998. When this book was first published in 1998, scientific testing results for pegged mortise and tenon joinery simply did not exist. The corollaries that could be made at that time were drawn from testing results for bolted connections. This is common in engineering as the essential physical laws concerning force and motion, primarily Newtonian physics, are symmetrical. However, nothing ever beats a direct test for a specific condition as the results end with an emphatic exclamation point. In the past five or six years testing has at last been carried out for a number of the most common pegged joinery conditions and the results have been published. The impetus for this revision was in large part to update and to include these new testing results so that the readers would be privy to the latest engineering results available for timber frame joinery. Along the way, over 150 new photos and drawings were added and editorial additions were made to clarify specific conditions, or to more fully explain a critical aspect of timber framing. While the essential book is the same, virtually every element is expanded in some way to paint a more vibrant picture of the technical aspects of how to build a traditional timber frame. In addition, there is an expanded element of color and nuance to help the reader more fully understand the magic of timber framing... and that timber framing really is the Jazz of building.

Construction Zone: Charlie (Construction Zone, Book 1)

Construction Zone: Charlie (Construction Zone, Book 1) Review

All About Chelsea Nolan

For me, it's all about sex. By day I crunch numbers and balance the books for my clients at Bergstrom and Allen, the accounting firm I work for. At night, I enjoy exploring the wild side of my nature, indulging in sexual encounters that leave my body aching and ready for more. But it's an ache well-worth having.

When I met Charlie, one of the construction workers repairing the apartment building where I live, I discovered there is something about a man with a tool belt that can definitely keep a woman like me satisfied.

For now.

WARNING: No happy ending. This is erotica — a book that is just about sex. No Relationships Allowed! May contain elements some readers may wish to avoid: casual sex, sex with strangers, sex in public, and forced seduction.

***ADULTS ONLY*** Short Story is Approximately 8000 words with and excerpt from Teach Me, Master

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction Review

Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux during the thirteenth century.

Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide to Field Construction Management

Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide to Field Construction Management Review

For more than thirty years, Construction Project Management by Clough and Sears has been considered the preeminent guide to the Critical Path Method (CPM) of project scheduling. It combines a solid foundation in the principles and fundamentals of CPM with particular emphasis on project planning, demonstrated through an example project.

This Fifth Edition features a range of improvements. New pedagogical devices improve absorption of the material. Updated labor, material, and equipment pricing is incorporated into the text. Coverage is enhanced by discussions of contemporary planning and management methods such as Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and the Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

A highway bridge with a complete cost estimate, including SI units, illustrates each of the principles of project management. Using this basic information and the case studies in the appendix, readers are given project management problems and hands-on project management experience.

The Fifth Edition features include:

• Complete coverage of planning and scheduling principles that apply to every type of construction project
  
• Expanded coverage of production planning
  
• Large foldout illustrations conveniently integrated throughout the book

Thorough and up to date, Construction Project Management, Fifth Edition is a superb text for students and an indispensable on-the-job reference for builders, architects, civil engineers, and other construction professionals.

Measure and Construction of the Japanese House (Contains 250 Floor Plans and Sketches Aspects of Joinery)

Measure and Construction of the Japanese House (Contains 250 Floor Plans and Sketches Aspects of Joinery) Review

A remarkable classic work on traditional Japanese architecture and its general integrative quality, the order of space and form, the flexibility of partitions and room functions and other important or unique qualities. The author describes in detail, and with numerous architectural plans and drawings, the influence of the anatomy of the Japanese human body on traditional units of measurement and on house construction. This work is not simply a description of the features of the Japanese house, but "an invitation to probe the possibilities of utilizing this architectural achievement of the Japanese . . . in modern living and building," according to the author, who further believes that the unique features of the Japanese house are better suited to serve as a pattern for contemporary housing than any other form of residential structure.

Materiality and Interior Construction

Materiality and Interior Construction Review

A comprehensive reference of materials for interior designers and architects

Choosing the right material for the right purpose is a critical—and often overlooked—aspect in the larger context of designing buildings and interior spaces. When specified and executed properly, materials support and enhance a project's overall theme, and infuse interior space with a solid foundation that balances visual poetry and functionality.

Materiality and Interior Construction imparts essential knowledge on how materials contribute to the construction and fabrication of floors, partitions, ceilings, and millwork, with thorough coverage of the important characteristics and properties of building materials and finishes. Individual coverage of the key characteristics of each material explores the advantages and disadvantages of using specific materials and construction assemblies, while helping readers discover how to make every building element count. In addition, Materiality and Interior Construction:

• Is highly illustrated throughout to show material properties and building assemblies

• Supplies rankings and information on the "green" attributes of each material so that designers can make informed decisions for specifications

• Is organized by application for easy and quick access to information

• Includes a companion website, featuring an extensive online image bank of materials and assemblies

Rather than a typical catalog of materials, Materiality and Interior Construction is efficiently organized so that the reader is guided directly to the options for the location or assembly they are considering. Reliable and easy to use, Materiality and Interior Construction is a one-stop, comprehensive reference for hundreds of commonly used materials and their integration as building components—and an invaluable resource that every interior designer or architect should add to their set of tools.

Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities

Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities Review

For psychotherapy students, teachers, and practitioners, this book describes the clinical application of the growing body of ideas and practices that has come to be known as narrative therapy. Clear and compelling demonstrations of narrative therapy practice, rich in case examples and creative strategies, are at the heart of this book.

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction (For Pros By Pros)

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction (For Pros By Pros) Review

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction (For Pros By Pros) Feature

• ISBN13: 9781600850233
• Condition: New
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The classic guide - revised and updated. The book that builders, architects, and students have relied on for almost 20 years has been completely updated to cover new materials, construction methods, and the latest building code revisions. The standard reference in its field, Rob Thallons Graphic Guide to Frame Construction is the ultimate visual guide to building with wood. Filled with hundreds of detailed drawings, helpful annotations, and field-tested advice, the guide covers foundations, floors, walls, roofs, and stairs. This third revised edition also offers additional information on advanced framing, engineered and composite materials, and construction in high-wind and seismic areas.

John Deere: Big Digs and Construction Sites (John Deere (DK Hardcover))

John Deere: Big Digs and Construction Sites (John Deere (DK Hardcover)) Review

Filled with hundreds of photographs illustrating different parts of the machines and the job sites, and showing the different tasks that occur each day, John Deere: Big Digs and Construction Sites takes an up-close look at the big, noisy, amazing world of construction sites.

©2009 John Deere & Company. Books created and produced by Parachute Publishing, L.L.C.

City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction Review

Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.