Explains the characteristics of various important construction materials (masonry, timber, concrete, steel, glass). The book familiarizes the reader with the most common construction systems, their rules and applications, and enables them to contemplate creative solutions that may also be outside the standardized solutions offered by the industry
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Masonry construction / Nils Kummer -- Concrete construction / Katrin Hanses -- Timber construction / Ludwig Steiger -- Steel construction / Katrin Hanses -- Glass construction / Andreas Achilles, Diane Navratil
