How long does it take to read Building Construction?
Madan Mehta, Diane Armpriest, Walter Scarborough
Building Construction by Madan Mehta, Diane Armpriest, Walter Scarborough takes about 18 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 18 hours 29 minutes
A long haul
First published 2006. 1,008 pages, about 277,200 words.
37 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 30 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 18 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 11 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The authors have combined their diverse professional and educational backgrounds to produce a resource that presents the complexity of building construction in an accessible volume. It clearly provides the basics of building science as applied to the art of transforming materials and systems into constructible buildings. The book appropriately addresses each of the primary building assemblies - foundations, walls, floors, ceilings, and roofs - and how they join, seal and integrate with other components. The performance of building enclosures and systems is reviewed in detail, which enhances the reader's understanding of the comprehensive, integrated nature of the building design and construction process. Almost all building materials and systems have been covered in depth. The book is unique among other books on the subject because it is joining efforts of three authors, two of whom are engaged full time in academia, and the third who has an extensive background in the profession. Offers a new approach to construction principles, materials and methods.
Subjects: Building, House construction, Construction industry, Civil engineering
