Description
Construction Science & Materials is designed to cover topics studied at levels 2 - 5 on Construction HND courses and is also suitable for first year undergraduates on construction courses as well as Building surveying, Architectural Technology and Quantity Surveying. It is an essential text for those who have done no science since their GCSEs.
Divided into 17 chapters, each with written explanations supplemented by solved examples and relevant diagrams to substantiate the text. Chapters end with numerical questions covering a range of problems and their answers are given at the end of the book and on the book's website.
Author: Surinder Singh Virdi
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 02/06/2017
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.60h x 7.20w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781119245056
ISBN10: 1119245052
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Construction | General
- Technology & Engineering | Civil | General
About the Author
About the Author
SURINDER SINGH VIRDI is a lecturer in construction at South and City College Birmingham and visiting lecturer at City of Wolverhampton College. He worked as a civil and structural engineer for a number of years before starting his career in further and higher education. He has been teaching construction science, environmental science, mathematics, ICT and CAD on BTEC National and Higher National courses for over 25 years.