TY  - BOOK
AU  - Friedman,Donald
TI  - Historical building construction: design, materials & technology 
SN  - 9780393732689 (hardcover)
U1  - 690.24 FRI 23 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - W.W. Norton & Co.
KW  - Historic buildings
KW  - Maintenance and repair
KW  - Conservation and restoration
KW  - Building
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface to the second edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Traditional construction -- 3. Cast-iron facades -- 4. The emergence of the steel skeleton frame -- 5. The fireproof building (i) -- 6. Standardization of steel framing -- 7. Floor systems -- 8. Reinforced-concrete buildings -- 9. Curtain-wall systems -- 10. The fireproof building (ii) -- 11. "Modern" construction -- Appendix A. Notations used in formulas and descriptions -- Appendix B. Building examples -- Appendix C. Definition of terms used in building structure -- Appendix D. Material properties -- Appendix E. Iron, steel, and reinforced-concrete column formulas -- Appendix F. Design live loads -- Appendix G. Design data for floor systems -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Photo credits and acknowledgments -- Index
ER  -