Modernisation, mechanisation and industrialisation of concrete structures

Author

• Elliot, Kim S.

Additional Author(s)

• Hamid, Zuhairi Abd.

Publisher

Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2017

Language

English

ISBN

9781118876503

Series

Subject(s)

• BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / INDUSTRIES / GENERAL
• CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references and index

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Abstract

Modernisation, Mechanisation and Industrialisation of Concrete Structures discusses the manufacture of high quality prefabricated concrete construction components, and how that can be achieved through the application of developments in concrete technology, information modelling and best practice in design and manufacturing techniques.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xx, 483 p.)

Dimension

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Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Front Matter (Pages: i-xx)
Part 1 : Modernisation of Precast Concrete Structures
CHAPTER 1 Historical and Chronological Development of Precast Concrete Structures (Pages: 1-60)
CHAPTER 2 Industrial Building Systems (IBS) Project Implementation (Pages: 61-124)
CHAPTER 3 Best Practice and Lessons Learned in IBS Design, Detailing and Construction (Pages: 125-148)
CHAPTER 4 Research and Development Towards the Optimisation of Precast Concrete Structures (Pages: 149-175)
Part 2 : Mechanisation and Automation of the Production of Concrete Elements
CHAPTER 5 Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Software for the Design and Detailing of Precast Structures (Pages: 177-209)
CHAPTER 6 Mechanisation and Automation in Concrete Production (Pages: 210-300)
Part 3 : Industrialisation of Concrete Structures
CHAPTER 7 Lean Construction – Industrialisation of On‐site Production Processes: Part 1. Construction Production Process Planning (Pages: 301-345)
CHAPTER 8 Lean Construction – Industrialisation of On‐site Production Processes: Part 2. Planning and Execution of Construction Processes (Pages: 346-403)
CHAPTER 9 New Cooperative Business Model – Industrialization of Off‐Site Production: An Interdisciplinary Cooperation Network for the Optimization of Sustainable Life Cycle Buildings (Pages: 404-423)
CHAPTER 10 Retrospective View and Future Initiatives in Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) and Modernisation, Mechanisation and Industrialisation (MMI) (Pages: 424-452)
CHAPTER 11 Affordable and Quality Housing Through Mechanization, Modernization and Mass Customisation (Pages: 452-474)
Index (Pages: 475-483)

Exemplar(s)

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1.	01131/19	338.476241834 Ell M	Online !	Available