Masonry for Sustainable Construction
Durability, fire resistance, local economic growth, and historic preservation are just a few advantages that masonry has as a sustainable building material. Its usage in environmentally friendly building practices can lessen the environmental effect of buildings and provide durable constructions tha...
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| description | Durability, fire resistance, local economic growth, and historic preservation are just a few advantages that masonry has as a sustainable building material. Its usage in environmentally friendly building practices can lessen the environmental effect of buildings and provide durable constructions that can withstand the test of time. Also, masonry may be modified over time to meet evolving requirements and usage. Masonry is a versatile and adaptable building material because of its modular design, which enables the addition of new areas or the removal of existing ones. Technological advancements have created new issues, such as climate change, aging infrastructure, unorganized labor forces, and depleting resources. By summarizing the most essential and valuable applications of the numerous duties and tasks that distinguish modern cities, this book presents a well-grounded vision for the sustainable structures we need to live in. The book simultaneously illustrates and analyzes various ideas and ways to treat the subject of contemporary sustainable buildings and their impacts on human existence, using the notion of sustainability for the most common construction materials used in masonry. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1133852024-04-11T20:34:17Z Masonry for Sustainable Construction Almusaed, Amjad Almssad, Asaad sustainability simulation earthquake compressive strength clay deformation thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building::TNK Building construction and materials Durability, fire resistance, local economic growth, and historic preservation are just a few advantages that masonry has as a sustainable building material. Its usage in environmentally friendly building practices can lessen the environmental effect of buildings and provide durable constructions that can withstand the test of time. Also, masonry may be modified over time to meet evolving requirements and usage. Masonry is a versatile and adaptable building material because of its modular design, which enables the addition of new areas or the removal of existing ones. Technological advancements have created new issues, such as climate change, aging infrastructure, unorganized labor forces, and depleting resources. By summarizing the most essential and valuable applications of the numerous duties and tasks that distinguish modern cities, this book presents a well-grounded vision for the sustainable structures we need to live in. The book simultaneously illustrates and analyzes various ideas and ways to treat the subject of contemporary sustainable buildings and their impacts on human existence, using the notion of sustainability for the most common construction materials used in masonry. 2023-09-05T16:02:39Z 2023-09-05T16:02:39Z 2023 book ONIX_20230905_9781837681266_186 9781837681266 9781837681259 9781837681273 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/113385 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books/12061 https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/12061/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.104068 10.5772/intechopen.104068 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9781837681266 9781837681259 9781837681273 IntechOpen 122 open access |
| spellingShingle | sustainability simulation earthquake compressive strength clay deformation thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building::TNK Building construction and materials Masonry for Sustainable Construction |
| title | Masonry for Sustainable Construction |
| title_full | Masonry for Sustainable Construction |
| title_fullStr | Masonry for Sustainable Construction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Masonry for Sustainable Construction |
| title_short | Masonry for Sustainable Construction |
| title_sort | masonry for sustainable construction |
| topic | sustainability simulation earthquake compressive strength clay deformation thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building::TNK Building construction and materials |
| topic_facet | sustainability simulation earthquake compressive strength clay deformation thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TN Civil engineering, surveying and building::TNK Building construction and materials |
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