Construction Specification

Since the publication of the third edition in 1989, changes in quality control/assurance have affected the construction industry. This new fourth edition includes revised and new material relating to Section A, specifically Total Quality Management, ISO 9000, and quality control.

This book is written to present in sequence, and in a way that balances practice and theory, the fundamental principles in materials, design, fabrication, inspection, testing, operation, maintenance and integrity of plant piping systems and pipelines.

Provides a design example, typical checklist, and background information related to design of a wood frame structure in accordance with AF&PA’s Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two- Family Dwellings, 2005 Edition. The design example uses plans from a two-story residence as the basis for a structural design to resist wind, seismic and snow loads.

This is a textbook on software specification emphasizing formal methods that are relevant to requirements and design stages of software development. The aim of the book is to teach the fundamental principles of formal methods in the construction of modular and verifiable formal specifications. The book introduces several formal specification techniques and illustrates the expressive power of each technique with a number of examples. General Characteristics Traditional textbooks on software engineering discuss the difficulties and chal­ lenges that lie on the path from requirements analysis to implementation of a software product.