Welding, Composites, and Building Materials
A Practical Guide to Basics, Methods, and Techniques for Architecture and Building ConstructionBy Ivar Lundqvist
Length15h 17m
About this audiobook
An illustrated practical guide to building materials and joining methods, covering wood, concrete, masonry, steel, welding, composites, and finishes for architecture and construction.
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GenreTechnology
Length15 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Welding, Composites, and Building Materials
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Important Safety Notice
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6Chapter 1: How Materials Carry Load
71.1 Stress, Strain and the Elastic Modulus
81.2 Shear, Bearing and Combined Stress
91.3 Yield Strength, Ultimate Strength and Ductility
101.4 Toughness, Hardness and Impact Behaviour
111.5 Creep, Fatigue and Temperature Effects
121.6 Selecting and Rejecting Materials on Site
13Chapter 2: Wood and Engineered Wood
142.1 Species, Grades and Design Values
152.2 Moisture Content, Shrinkage and Equilibrium
162.3 Plywood and Oriented Strand Board
172.4 Glued Laminated Timber
182.5 Laminated Veneer Lumber and Cross-Laminated Timber
192.6 Durability, Treatment and Fire Performance
20Chapter 3: Concrete
213.1 Cement Types and Hydration
223.2 Aggregates and Grading
233.3 Water-Cement Ratio, Strength and Durability
243.4 Admixtures and Supplementary Cementitious Materials
253.5 Slump, Air Content and Cylinder Testing
263.6 Curing, Shrinkage and Creep
273.7 Durability and Deterioration Mechanisms
28Chapter 4: Reinforcement and Prestressing
294.1 Deformed Bar Grades, Sizes and Properties
304.2 Welded Wire Reinforcement and Bar Supports
314.3 Placement, Cover and Tolerance
324.4 Development, Laps and Splices
334.5 Coatings, Corrosion Protection and Stainless Bars
344.6 Pretensioning and Post-Tensioning
35Chapter 5: Masonry, Mortar and Grout
365.1 Clay Brick and Concrete Masonry Units
375.2 Mortar Types, Proportions and Workability
385.3 Grout, Reinforcement and Placement
395.4 Prism Strength and Compressive Capacity
405.5 Movement Joints and Crack Control
415.6 Efflorescence, Water Penetration and Weather Resistance
42Chapter 6: Structural Steel
436.1 Carbon and High-Strength Low-Alloy Grades
446.2 Hot-Rolled Shapes, Plate and Hollow Sections
456.3 Toughness and Through-Thickness Properties
466.4 Galvanizing, Metallizing and Paint Systems
476.5 Fire Protection and Connection Interfaces
48Chapter 7: Welding Processes
497.1 Arc Welding Fundamentals and Power Sources
507.2 Shielded Metal Arc Welding
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