Read Fundamentals of Building Construction Materials and Methods 5th Edition Edward Allen Joseph Iano 9780470074688 Books

Product details Hardcover 1008 pages Publisher John Wiley & Sons; 5th edition (December 3, 2008) Language English ISBN-10 047007468X

Fundamentals of Building Construction Materials and Methods 5th Edition Edward Allen Joseph Iano 9780470074688 Books Reviews

• I have to say it's really nice to be able to get it unbound - saves a lot of money, I just slung it into a binder and it's super handy to be able to take out the chapter I need and bring it with me instead of lugging the whole huge thing around. Most of my class got the digital version, but having the hardcopy in this format has been useful for when we need to refer to it. (We've taken to calling it the Tome of Doom.) Can't remember if this is the most recent edition, but it's definitely recent enough that it works fine in my grad school classes.
• Packaging fit for product, though a few front pages were bent (damaged). I am still happy with the book, you will need about 1.5” inch binder for it. It is full of information and a very dense and technical book. However there was no access to the interactive resource that was mentioned.
• This is also another must read if you are in the construction business or looking into getting into that field of study. I use this for my architecural engineering classes and my professor swears by it that it will be helpful to you even if you have years of experience.
• This book is required for my Building Construction classes (Architecture Major). The book itself is well written and is full of helpful drawings, details, diagrams, and photos.
  
  I opted to get the version, the ability to search the book by keyword and reducing the size and weight of the book down to my tablet being the biggest reasons. I really liked it but it has had its shortcomings.
  
  First off, it has no page numbers. Many kindle books have page numbers that coincide with their hardcopies (it may read Location 500 Page 60, Location 501 Page 60, Location 502 Page 61, etc) I can't see why it wouldn't be done here other than the fact that there are a lot of pages. Still, with the amount I am charged to buy the book I should expect these things.
  
  Next, there are periodic mistakes in the book. Some are simple like sentences with no spaces in them but other are more severe. For example in Chapter 14, Location 13563 Figures 14.43 and 14.44 the images for each Figure are exactly the same. 14.43 is supposed to show One-way sitecast concrete framing systems but instead it shows a copy of the two-way. Mistakes like these are unacceptable in a book like this.
  
  Lastly, there is on average one image for every two chapters that is "not available in this digital edition". I can understand that the copyright holders of some images may not want them available on a digital format but if that is the case why not come up with a substitute. Especially because, to my memory, all of the missing images I've seen are photographs of existing buildings (for example the end of Chapter 12 Location 11885 the photo of the sciences center at Dartmouth). Omitting the image shouldn't be the answer.
  
  The book is otherwise a fantastic book and over the 6 months I've owned it I have been able to use it as a reference even outside my BC classes.
• This booked helped me obtain my general contractor license!
• This book is a must for every architect major or enthusiast. If you know nothing about building and materials; you'll learn quickly. It is well written with many pictures and steps on how to use materials.
• I got this for my class and it serves it's purpose. The illustrations and diagrams are easy to understand and are very clear, however sometimes the way things are worded makes things harder to understand than they should be. I guess they didn't want to over simplify it so you feel that you're learning something important and difficult, but the writer(s) tend to over do it.
• Purchased because it was a required textbook for a course. The book is very comprehensive with lots of great diagrams and photos explaining the materials and concepts described in the text. I will keep the book long term as a reference.