Construction Technology Fourth Edition
There are two general aspects to the construction of buildings:
n conventional or traditional methods;
fl modern Ol' industrialised l'T19ThOdS.
Conventional or traditional methods are studied inthe hrst two years of most
construction courses, with the intention of forming a sound knowledge base
before proceeding to studies of advanced techniques in the hnal years.
There is, nevertheless, an element of continuity and overlap between traditional and
contemporary, and both are frequently deployed on the same building, e_g_
traditional brick facing to a prefabricated steel-framed commercial building or
to a factory-made timber-framed house.
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There are two general aspects to the construction of buildings:
n conventional or traditional methods;
fl modern Ol' industrialised l'T19ThOdS.
Conventional or traditional methods are studied inthe hrst two years of most
construction courses, with the intention of forming a sound knowledge base
before proceeding to studies of advanced techniques in the hnal years.
There is, nevertheless, an element of continuity and overlap between traditional and
contemporary, and both are frequently deployed on the same building, e_g_
traditional brick facing to a prefabricated steel-framed commercial building or
to a factory-made timber-framed house.
45.8MB
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