The CSI Construction Specifications Practice Guide
Author: Construction Specifications Institute | Size: 1.7 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: Construction Specifications Institute | Year: 2011 | pages: 274 | ISBN: 9780470635209, 9780470904855
The must-have specifications writing reference—and essential study aid for the Certified Construction Specifier (CCS) Exam
The CSI Practice Guides are a library of comprehensive references specifically and carefully designed for the construction professional. Each book examines important concepts and best practices integral to a particular aspect of the building process. The CSI Construction Specifications Practice Guide is focused on the roles and responsibilities of the specifications professional in meeting the challenges of the changing world of construction. In this volume, guidelines on topics like writing quality construction specifications and product selection are meshed with best practices for managing project information, working with Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery, and writing sustainable design specifications. Other material covered in this guide includes:
The Construction Specifications Institute's collected best practices for authoring specifications
Specialized guidance on presentation and management of project information in the context of Building Information Modeling and sustainable design
Includes access to a password-protected web site with bonus content, including a PDF of the printed book and copies of CSI format documents, such as UniFormat and SectionFormat/PageFormat
An authoritative resource for effective written communication of design intent, The CSI Construction Specifications Practice Guide presents construction professionals and students studying for the Certified Construction Specifier (CCS) Exam with a solid foundation for improving their methods of collecting and delivering important specifications data.
Serves as an authoritativeresource for effective writing of design intent
Includes CSI's best practicesfor authoring specifications
Offers specialized guidance on project information in the context of BIM and sustainable design
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The book discusses the different types of claim common to construction contracts and presents a step-by-step guide which demonstrates the process of building up the submission of a claim.
It includes guidelines as to how to set out the claim, section by section in a logical manner to ensure that the essentials of a successful claim are included. Worked examples of claims for variations, extensions of time and additional payment are included together with sample wording showing precisely how the claim may be presented in a manner which will lead the reviewer to a logical conclusion - or at least contain a persuasive argument to support the claimant’s case.
The vast majority of claims are managed without the need to resort to case law or legal matters. Construction Claims: effective writing & responses therefore discusses what the claim is trying to achieve and how to do this in a logical and persuasive manner This is a practical, hands-on guide for the construction industry professional which explains how to approach the preparation of the claim document, what topics to cover, how to present the essential elements and how to compile the submission document into a user friendly and comprehensive document.
For those whose job it is to review such submissions, it advises how to prepare responses which set out the respondent’s counter arguments, points of view and determinations.
The guide covers:
The various types of claim.
How the claim may be split into sections dealing with the details of the contract, the cause, the effect, entitlement and quantum.
What this section is attempting to demonstrate or achieve and why.
What should be included within the section and why.
Worked examples of typical claims and responses with sample wording.
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Author: Peter A. Barnes, Matthew Davies | Size: 1.2 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell | Year: 2008 | pages: 422 | ISBN: 9781405177887
These days, subcontractors in the construction industry are generally aware of their rights and obligations, and main contractors and clients' advisers need to keep abreast of developments in subcontract law. As the majority of work is carried out under JCT contracts, all parties need to understand the rights and obligations of the latest JCT 05 suite of subcontracts, against the background of the general principles of contract law.
A companion to Peter Barnes' first book, The JCT 05 Standard Building Sub-Contract, this book deals with all the other JCT 05 subcontracts including:
Design and Build Subcontract, Major Project Subcontract, Intermediate Subcontract, Intermediate Subcontract with subcontractor's design, Intermediate Named Subcontract, Short Form of Subcontract and the Sub-Subcontract
The book is organised around issues, such as payment, time, variations, and loss and/or expense, and, where appropriate it compares and contrasts the differing approaches of individual subcontracts. The book features a range of standard letters.
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Sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time. How can we develop prosperity, without compromising the life of future generations? Companies are integrating ideas of sustainability in their marketing, corporate communications, annual reports and in their actions. It is for that reason that 'sustainability' will find its way to project management methodologies and practices. This book explores the concept of sustainability and its application to project management. It aims to provide practical guidance to organizations and individuals that find themselves faced with the questions that surround the integration of sustainability in project management.
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This book examines 200 contractual problems which regularly arise on building and engineering projects and provides a detailed explanation of their solutions, citing standard contract conditions and key parts of legal judgements as authority. A succinct summary is provided at the end of each detailed solution.
It covers problems together with their solutions in respect of:
Procurement matters
Tenders and bidding
Design issues
Letters of intent
Contractor's programme
Contractor's float
Delays
Concurrent Delays
Extensions of time
Liquidated/delay damages
Unliquidated damages
Variations
Loss and expense/additional cost claims
Acceleration
Global claims
Payment
Damage to the works
Exclusion clauses
Retention of title
Practical completion
Defect correction
Adjudication
This book deals with a broad range of construction contracts including JCT Standard Form and Design and Build, New Engineering Contract NEC3, ICE and GC/Works/1.
This book was first published under the title of One Hundred Contractual Problems and Their Solutions, with a second edition entitled One Hundred and Fifty Contractual Problems and their Solutions. This third edition adds 50 new problems and replaces 15 of those in the last edition. Of the remainder half have been the subject of revision.
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Author: Jack Stroud Foster; Roger Greeno; Raymond Harington | Size: 13 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall | Year: 2007 | pages: 244 | ISBN: 9780131970946, 9781405891127
Talks about the principles and practices used in the construction of houses and other low-rise buildings. This work is intended as preliminary reading to the companion volume "Structure and Fabric: Part 2". It is suitable for students of architecture, construction management, facilities management, construction technology, surveying, and others
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The modern quantity surveyor (QS) plays a central role in the management of construction projects, although the exact nature of the role depends on who employs the QS. The Professional Quantity Surveyor engaged by the client and the Contractor's Quantity Surveyor have different roles to play in any construction project, with the contractor's QS role extending beyond measurement to the day-to-day running of building projects, estimating, contract administration and construction planning, as well as commercial, cost and project management.
This book aims to provide readers with a practical guide into quantity surveying from a main contractor's perspective. Readers will acquire an understanding of the skills and competencies required by the contractor’s quantity surveyor. Following a brief introduction, the book's early chapters cover measurement methodology and the contractor's business, with the rest of the chapters discussing commercial and contractual management of a construction project, including day-to-day running from commencement through to completion, in a highly practical way.
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Article/eBook Full Name: A Method for Interpretation of Plate Load Test Results
Author(s): Reznik, YM
Edition: Volume 17, Issue 1
Publish Date: 1994
Published By: ASTM
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Interactive Mechanical Model for Shear Strength of Deep Beams (With Discussion & Closure)
Author: Tang, C. and Tan, K. | Size: 298 KB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: ASCE | Year: 2004 | pages: 15
The current American Concrete Institute code states that the nominal shear strength Vn of a reinforced concrete deep beam
consists of the concrete contribution Vc and shear reinforcement contribution Vs, i.e., Vn=Vc+Vs. In this paper, however, a very different
yet original approach is presented. The method is based on strut-and-tie approach, with the effect of transverse tensile stresses on concrete
compressive strength of the diagonal strut properly accounted for. Two common failure modes, namely, diagonal splitting and concrete
crushing, are examined in the paper. Premature failures such as shear tension failure (due to insufficient anchorage of main longitudinal
reinforcement) and bearing failures are not considered. The resistance to diagonal splitting is mainly provided by the main and shear
reinforcement. Additional resistance from concrete tensile strength is included in the analysis. The resistance to crushing of concrete is
contributed by the concrete compressive strength. Ultimate shear strengths of deep beams are governed by both the transverse tensile
stresses perpendicular to the diagonal strut, and the compressive stresses in the diagonal strut, resulting in an interaction between the two
failure modes. Predictions by the proposed modal are compared with experimental results and other established calculation methods.
Generally, the predictions are not only accurate and consistent in each case study, but also conservative.
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Size Effect on Shear Strength of Deep Beams: Investigating with Strut-and-Tie Model
Author: Tan, K. and Cheng, G. | Size: 583 KB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: ASCE | Year: 2006 | pages: 13
Since a diagonally cracked deep beam behaves as a tied arch, the conventional plane section remaining plane approach is not
applicable to analyses of deep beams. Besides, for beams without web reinforcement, it has been shown that shear strength decreases as
member size increases. This is associated with a phenomenon called size effect. In this study, the causes of size effect on shear strength
of deep beams are investigated using both the strut-and-tie model STM and finite element model. The study shows that size effect in
concrete beam arises primarily from an inappropriate adoption of the shear transfer concept for steel beams. In addition, size effect also
depends on secondary factors such as the geometry of strut, and the spacing and diameter of web reinforcement. The modified STM is
verified with three published case studies comprising a total of 36 beams. Generally, the predictions are accurate and consistent, with a
uniform safety margin for different member sizes considered.
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