Building construction / P C Varghese

Components of a building and building specifications -- Site preparation and setting out of works -- Earthwork and anti-termite treatment -- Construction of foundation -- Brick masonry -- Block masonry -- Stone masonry -- Arches and lintels -- DPC and waterproofing of basements -- Concrete work -- Temporary works: formwork and scaffolding -- Bending and placing of reinforcement in RCC works -- Plastering and pointing -- Flooring-general considerations -- Concrete and brick floors -- Stone floors -- Ceramic tile floors and walls -- Resilient floors -- Woodblock and parquet flooring -- Terrazzo work -- Flat-floor and flat-roofs constructions -- Sloped roofs -- Doors, windows and ventilators -- Timber joints and glazing -- Stairs and lifts -- Painting -- waterproofing and waterproofing RC roofs and waterproofing wet areas -- Roof drainage and repair of leakage -- Water supply in buildings -- Drainage of wastewater and sewage above ground -- Drainage of foul below the ground level -- Electricity supply in buildings -- Common equipment used in construction of ordinary buildings -- Municipal requirements in planning of buildings -- Design of buildings for comfort in hot climates -- Acoustics of buildings -- Welding and structural steelworks -- Joining pipes -- Miscellaneous works -- Maintenance of buildings -- Appendix A: Design of brick masonry walls -- Appendix B: Earthquake-resistant design of masonry buildings -- Appendix C: Estimating costs and material requirements -- Appendix D: Major items of works for construction of a single-storey residential building -- Equivalent plain areas of uneven surfaces for payment for painting of building works -- Appendix F: Syllabous for building construction -- References -- Index