Materials Books


Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods Best Price: $76.23 This is BY FAR one of the best and most thorough construction books I've seen to date. There are...	Design of Reinforced Concrete Best Price: $105.98 I'm a practicing engineer in Oregon. I have studied and reviewed concrete foundations for 5-6...	Structural Steel Design (4th Edition) Best Price: $94.35 I used the third edition of this book (LRFD) in my undergraduate and I used this edition for my...	Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden)) Best Price: $8.91 This book has a lot of great ideas, however it has a very strong bias in certain areas such as...	Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design (5th Edition) Best Price: $144.00 This is my favorite Concrete design book of all time. It is my first reference to anything...



Materials and Components of Interior Architecture (7th Edition) Best Price: $55.90 This book is very poorly written. It also does not adequately discuss estimating materials.	Materials for Design Best Price: $27.79 It is really a nice book. The definitions for each material are clearly represented. The case...	Reinforced Concrete Design Best Price: $64.87 Wayne Anderson is NOT ONE OF THE AUTHORS of the 6TH EDITION of Reinforced Concrete Design. The...	The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (A Ziggurat Book) Best Price: $5.00 I receipt the book very quikly and in excelent conditios of use, as a new book.	Reinforced Concrete Design (6th Edition) Best Price: $82.23 Helpful for designing retaining walls...



Basic Construction Materials (7th Edition) Best Price: $75.28 I bought this book for a construction materials class and it has proved to be very informative...	Reinforced Concrete (6th Edition) Best Price: $119.20 It shows me a "easy-understanding and practical" way on how to design reinforced...	Construction Materials, Methods, and Techniques Best Price: $96.95 Comprehensive in nature, this newly updated book extensively explores construction materials and...	Materials for Interior Environments Best Price: $60.80 There are thousands of products available for use in interior environments, every one with its...	Art of The Stonemason Best Price: $15.64 This is an excellent book, a stonemason myself, it really does give a true insight of the art or...

Prestressed Concrete: A Fundamental Approach (5th Edition) Best Price: $80.93 This book is full of errors. The publisher will do great service to the engineering profession...	Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall Buildings Best Price: $80.00 This book is the bible of structural engineering of tall buildings. Every designer should read...	Concrete (2nd Edition) Best Price: $63.47 This book provides a good introduction to deeper understanding of concrete. Good figures.	Pavement Design and Materials Best Price: $72.14 A comprehensive, state-of-the-art guide to pavement design and materials With...	Structural Concrete: Theory and Design Best Price: $90.16 If you are a Graduate Student or a Practicing Engineer this text is the way to go... Has many...

Concrete Structures Best Price: $54.98 Concrete structures have been built since the days of the Romans, the Pantheon being the most...	Reinforced Concrete, ACI 318-05 Update Edition (5th Edition) Best Price: $69.99 Overall, the book is good based on the content and depth of material provided. I bought this...	High-rise Manual Best Price: $27.72 This is a great book for anyone interested in high rises because it includes information on...	Handbook of Structural Steel Connection Design and Details Best Price: $71.82 This book is not the in depth resource that it claims to be. Salmon and Johnson's Steel...	Schaum's Outline of Reinforced Concrete Design Best Price: $10.64 Wow!!! Schaum's and Noel Everard really missed the boat on this one! I really wish engineers...

Prestressed Concrete Analysis and Design: Fundamentals Best Price: $135.00 This is the long awaited second edition to his 1st edition from 1982. It's not as clean and...	Concrete Architecture Best Price: $6.38 An ideal book that lent us all kinds of possibilities for the design of our new home. The full...	Metal Building Systems: Design and Specifications Best Price: $68.36 This book explains topics only treated in a consultant's office. If ever. Newman has accurately...	Immaterial/Ultramaterial: Architecture, Design, and Materials (Millennium Matters) Best Price: $13.98 Toshiko Mori has sadly fallen into the trap of confusing the practice of architecture with...	Working with Tile (Taunton's Build Like a Pro) Best Price: $8.98 I've done a few very minor tile projects and I'm ready to tackle a fireplace surround and...

Concrete Best Price: $87.40 A thorough and complete coverage of concrete material. Clearly written and easy to understand. ...	Simplified Design of Steel Structures (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides) Best Price: $75.24 I am working as a civil engineer in a design office active in constructing light gauge steel...	Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification Best Price: $56.60 I love this book. If you are interested in Green Building, I would highly recommend purchasing...	Building Construction: Methods and Materials for the Fire Service (Brady Fire) Best Price: $44.60 A very detailed and exhaustive text on building construction. This book goes a long way to...	Ductile Design of Steel Structures Best Price: $71.20 This book is the most important book in steel structural system. I have never seen this amazing...

Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture Best Price: $39.30 The Hand-Sculpted House: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage (The Real...	Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings Best Price: $169.75 This is an important book to all the structural engineers that will work in seismic areas.	Simplified Design of Concrete Structures (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides) Best Price: $50.95 This is a decent introduction to reinforced concrete design, but I do not like the way the...	Concrete Repair and Maintenance Illustrated: Problem Analysis, Repair Strategy, Techniques Best Price: $48.21 This is the best book out there on this subject. The author has done an excellent job explaining...	Structural Renovation of Buildings: Methods, Details, & Design Examples Best Price: $63.84 While this text explores renovation of a wide variety of building systems -- reinforced and...

Formwork For Concrete Structures Best Price: $51.68 Dramatically slash the cost of formwork design and construction. With the expense of creating...	Masonry Design and Detailing Best Price: $75.66 If you want to build more than a backyard wall or barbeque, the information contained here will...	Failed Stone: Problems and Solutions with Concrete and Masonry Best Price: $45.70 Concrete and stone seem made to last forever. But the fact is they develop problems. It is not...	Steel Structures: Design and Behavior (4th Edition) Best Price: $138.97 This book covers the basics and fundamentals of steel design in such a way that provides a great...	Cooking for 1 or 2 (A Nitty Gritty Cookbook) Best Price: $5.54 This is a great cookbook for singles who are pressed for time. I also like the fact that the...

Time-Saver Details for Exterior Wall Design (Time Saver Details) Best Price: $63.80 A must have for all architects in the 7-14 yrs experience range. If you are fixing to take the...	Highway Materials, Soils, and Concrete (3rd Edition) Best Price: $6.01 This clear, concise text provides a user-friendly introduction to the most current civil...	Kiln Construction: A Brick by Brick Approach Best Price: $29.25 Having never built a kiln before this book is an invaluable source for how to construct a...	Time-Saver Standards for Building Types Best Price: $139.99 rich in graphics and details, perfect companion when you need quick answers, specially if you...	Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook: Clay and Concrete Masonry, Fifth Edition Best Price: $127.96 Despite the fact that this book was published in 1998 and is based on the 1994 UBC, it is still...

Basics Materials (Basics) Best Price: $12.38 The Materiality of buildings and constructions is an important aspect of architectural design....	Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Concrete Best Price: $26.78 This book did a fantastice job of conveying the limitless possibilities of concrete as an art...	Concrete Manual: Concrete Quality and Field Practices Best Price: $69.94 Gain the guidance and information that inspectors and related professionals need to conduct...	Building Construction Before Mechanization Best Price: $22.87 An excellent read for those interested in architecture or construction techniques. It is also a...	Construction Materials and Processes Best Price: $128.60 Construction Materials and Processes provides comprehensive coverage while following the format...

Concrete: Design, Construction, Examples (Detail Practice) Best Price: $30.48 This book is produced by the creators of Detail Magazine. With this in mind I expected there to...	Material World 2: Innovative Materials for Architecture and Design Best Price: $61.83 Although this book covers a wide range of materials, the descriptions of the materials are...	Wood: Craft, Culture, History Best Price: $2.63 I can appreciate the other reviews criticisms that this is an ambitious book. Green seems quite...	Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods Best Price: $38.64 If you have read few other books on alternate construction this is a good book for a general...

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