| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 521 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Preface -- Abbreviations -- A concise (oft times not so concise), illustrated, lexicon, of construction terms and phrases -- Organizations that affect construction |
| Summary |
This authoritative and comprehensive resource offers all levels of professionals in the building industries--from architects and construction engineers to builders, contractors, and inspectors to suppliers and facilities engineers--the first up-to-date reference on construction terms and phrases to have been published in recent years. The coverage is wide ranging, from familiar terms like "concrete" to arcane terms like "elutriator." Entries are explained in terms of their use in specific types of construction. Common construction math formulas are also explained |
| Analysis |
Construction terminology |
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construction abbreviations |
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architectural terminology |
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construction math formulas |
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construction dictionary |
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construction practices |
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construction trade associations |
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construction government agencies |
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construction industry societies |
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building services |
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building inspection |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebook Library, viewed February 11, 2014) |
| Subject |
Building -- Terminology -- Encyclopedias
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Building -- Dictionaries
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- General.
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Building
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| Genre/Form |
encyclopedias.
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dictionaries.
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Encyclopedias
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Dictionaries
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Encyclopedias.
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Dictionaries.
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Encyclopédies.
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Dictionnaires.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schmid, Karl F.
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| ISBN |
9781606506196 |
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1606506196 |
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1306052556 |
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9781306052559 |
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1606506188 |
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9781606506189 |
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