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082 0 4 _a721.0441
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100 1 _aGunn, Sarah.
245 1 0 _aStone house construction
_h[electronic resource].
260 _aMelbourne :
_bCSIRO Pub.,
_c2012.
300 _a1 online resource (233 p.)
505 0 _aCover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Stone house design; Thermal comfort; The basics of passive solar house design; Room layout; Daylighting; Construction considerations; Thinking outside the square; Cost-effective house design; Perimeter proportions; 2 Geology of building stones; Building stone; Igneous rock; Sedimentary rock; Metamorphic rock; Qualities of building stone; Stone for heritage work; 3 Siting and stone availability; The choice of stone; The site; Variety in stone or other materials; Where to quarry; The characteristics of a stone; 4 Small-scale quarrying.
505 8 _aMachine quarryingQuarrying with hand tools; Quarrying with explosives; Granite; Basalt; Sandstone and other sedimentary stone; Slate; Limestone; Loading and unloading; 5 Shaping stone; 6 Techniques of wall building; Footings; Differential loading -- doors and windows; Damp-proofing; Weatherproofing window openings; Setting out; Laying the stone; Rubble walls; Measuring; Ashlar; Mortar; External walls; Cavity stonework; Stone veneer; Formed masonry; Flagg's mosaic rubble; Framed formwork; Slipforms; One-sided formwork; Services; Finishing joints; Cleaning; 7 Upper wall construction.
505 8 _aWall thicknessScaffolding; Lintels; Flat arches; Arches; Arch stones; Windows; Dormer windows; Wall flashings and drip moulds; Arched windows; Arch centring; Vaults and domes; Roof fixing; Parapets and upper walls; 8 Stone in the landscape; Quarry reclamation; Water and rock; Symbolism; The stone barbecue; Garden spaces; Garden walls; The landscape as structure; Natural landscape; 9 Fireplaces and chimneys; Proportions; Dampers; Construction; Storing heated air in a rock bed; Chimneys; 10 Floors and steps; Floors; Heating and insulation; Steps; 11 Drawings and specifications; Sketch plans.
505 8 _aWorking drawingsSpecifications; Appendix 1: Stone footings; Appendix 2: Retaining walls; Appendix 3: Arches; Glossary of masonry terms; Endnotes; References; About the photographs; Index.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aStone buildings
_zAustralia.
_963078
650 0 _aBuilding, Stone
_zAustralia.
_963079
650 0 _aStone industry and trade
_zAustralia.
_963080
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aGunn, Sarah
_tStone house construction
_dMelbourne : CSIRO Publishing, c2012
_z9780643096370
856 4 0 _uhttps://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=456857
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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