Main entry:

McMullan, Randall.

Title & Author:

The Macmillan dictionary of building / Randall McMullan.

Publication:

London : Macmillan, 1988.

Description:

ix, 262 pages ; 25 cm

Series:

Macmillan reference books

Notes:
Major areas covered include: Carpentry and Joinery Bricklaying and Masonry -- Plumbing and Roofing Plastering and Decorating -- Civil and Structural Engineering -- Surveying and Levelling -- Strength and Stability -- Structures and Enclosures -- Heating and Ventilation -- Electrical and Water Supplies -- Acoustics and Sound Control -- Artificial and Natural Lighting -- Properties of Materials -- Fire and Security Energy, Climate and Environment -- Drainage and Refuse -- Measurement and Estimating -- Draughting and CAD -- Organisation and Project Management -- Building Surveying, Land Surveying, Quantity Surveying -- Do-It-Yourself, House Repairs -- Appendices.

Summary:

This dictionary is designed as a companion for anyone who works in the construction industry, and for the many students who study building, surveying or civil engineering. The book should also be helpful to everyone who needs to describe the building they live in.

ISBN:

0333424395 (cased)
9780333424391 (cased)
0333424409 (pbk.)
9780333424407 (pbk.)

Subject:

Building Dictionaries.
Building
Buildings Construction - Encyclopaedias.

Form/genre:

Dictionaries.
dictionaries.
Dictionnaires.

Added entries:

Macmillan reference books.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 187590
Call No.: ID TH9 REF; ID:89-B2350
Status: Available