Building Construction Handbook, Eighth Edition

2 SITE WORKS

Site investigations

Soil investigation

Soil assessment and testing

Site layout considerations

Site security

Site lighting and electrical supply

Site office accommodation

Materials storage

MATERIALS TESTING†BRICKS AND CONCRETE

MATERIALS TESTING†SOFTWOOD CHARACTERISTICS

TIMBER DECAY AND TREATMENT

Setting out

Levels and angles

Road construction

Tubular scaffolding and scaffolding systems

Shoring systems

Demolition