Facilities management manuals - a best practice guide. C581.
J. Armstrong. 2002.
One of the recurrent themes in facilities management is the failure of the design team to understand the needs of the building users. The end-user frequently feels aggrieved at the perceived lack of foresight applied by the design team. The operation and maintenance manuals provided are often neither practical nor useful. Examples of an impressive array of carefully indexed and titled "FM manuals" are often found collecting dust, with the construction record drawings becoming out of date as changes take place. There have been moves to bridge the gap between construction needs and end-user needs, with the introduction of the CDM Regulations, and various research initiatives. This has been primarily aimed at the construction industry rather than the building user. CIRIA has produced this guide to the facilities management manual to focus on the needs of the building user. The framework presented brings a clear understanding of the capabilities of premises, performance limits, costs, servicing, maintenance and breakdown procedures, and the long-term management strategy. This guide provides facility managers and other property operators with an improved understanding of the information required to successfully operate and maintain their facilities. Clear and specific guidelines are provided for a standard structure and content for the facilities management manual, which can be regularly updated during the life of the facility. Templates are provided for data presentation, together with a sample manual and a model specification for preparing a manual.
ISBN 0 86017 581 2  $162.00

Farm waste storage - guidelines for construction. R126.
P.A. Mason. 1992.
Guidance on preventing pollution from farms. In England and Wales, agriculture produces more than 100 tons of slurry and a million tons of silage effluent each year. This represents a major water pollution threat unless the wastes are adequately collected and stored. Farmers, landowners, designers, consultants and contractors will find guidance on construction requirements for farm waste facilities which conform to the Control of Pollution Regulations (1991) and the relevant British Standards and Codes. The first part of the book provides background information for the planning and design of waste storage, the nature and quantities of farm wastes, and the principles of storage and disposal. The second part gives design and construction guidance for specific types of store, including earth-banked compounds, weeping-wall stores, silos and silage effluent tanks. Also included is valuable guidance on materials, construction techniques, costs, maintenance and repairs.
ISBN 0 86017 352 6  $108.00

Faster construction on site by selection of methods and materials. C560.
A. Delves, R. Drayton & T. Sheehan. 2002.
Faster construction on site can contribute significantly to the speed of project delivery. This is achieved through a process of collective decision-making by the project team on the selection of construction methods and materials throughout the project process. Faster construction on site shows how the selection of appropriate methods and materials can be used to reduce construction times on site. It considers the approach and decisions needed for each stage of the project process. It gives advice on methods of selection as well as on other project development activities and provides supporting information on the major elements of a typical building sequence. The guidance gives clear examples and provides a separate section containing case studies. These examples come from direct consultation with the construction industry by means of a questionnaire. The responses were used as a basis for this report. This guidance will be of relevance to everyone involved in the procurement, design and construction of buildings or engineering structures.
ISBN 0 86017 560 X  $144.00

Fibre-reinforced polymer composites for blast resistant cladding. CON51.
CIRIA. 1998.
Due to the threat of terrorist bomb attacks, blast resistance for key commercial and government buildings has become increasingly important, both to ensure the safety of personnel and to enable business to be resumed with the minimum disruption. Blast-resistant facades are one way of achieving this. This summary describes a collaborative project between Pera and CIRIA to produce lightweight blast-resistant cladding panels from fibre-reinforced polymer materials. The objective of the project was to demonstrate that composite material technology used in the aerospace/defence industry could be successfully transferred to the construction industry.
no ISBN $20.00

Fibre-reinforced polymer composites in construction. C564.
Andrew Cripps. 2002.
In the construction industry, fibre-reinforced polymer composites are widely used in applications such as cladding, pipes, for repair and in strengthening work. However, there are many situations where they are not used, where they can offer a solution through their high strength-to-weight ratio, their ability to survive harsh environments, and the fact that they can be formed into complex shapes. They can be fire resistant, and their low weight brings installation benefits in space-cramped and time-critical projects. These benefits mean that the composite solution can be cheaper than any other alternative, particularly in terms of whole life cost. This report seeks to address the reasons why FRP composites are not used more widely in construction, and to encourage their appropriate use in the future. This is carried out through a series of steps that aim: 1 to increase the confidence (through case studies) of designers and clients in the ability of the materials to 'deliver the goods' over the desired life time 2 to demonstrate the types of application that are practical now or could be in the future 3 to help designers to choose the 'right' materials and design with them. Chapters 3 and 4 give a set of case studies, in full color, showing examples of what has already been built with FRP composites and what can be achieved in the future. This book addresses the many potential applications of FRP, attempting to balance the wide variety of possibilities with the need to provide more detail in key areas. It explains the differences between the techniques and the potential for each one to produce different products. It also helps to make sense of sales and other literature from the industry. The book discusses the key design areas: structural, fire performance, joining, finishes, environmental resistance and environmental impact.
ISBN 0 86017 564 2  $234.00

Final report on action research with the Construction Productivity Network. PR071.
Tavistock Institute. 1999.
This project report gives the background to the CIRIA research into the effectiveness of learning networks. It is linked to PR66 (Networks, learning and innovation in the UK construction industry).
ISBN 0 86017 871 4  $80.00

Fixings in cracked concrete - the probability of coincident occurrence and likely crack width. TN136.
A.W. Beeby. 1990.
ISBN 0  86017 315 1  $80.00

Flow through partly-lined conduits. TN114.
CIRIA. 1983.
A report on the investigation to determine the effective resistance coefficient of a pipe flowing full with a perimeter consisting of two portions with different internal roughnesses.
ISBN 0 86017 195 7  $80.00

Formwork striking times - criteria, prediction and methods of assessment. R136.
T.A. Harrison. 1995.
State-of-the-art advice on striking times. Since the beginning of concrete construction, the decision to remove formwork and allow the structure to support itself has been a matter for judgment between the needs for speed of construction and for avoidance of collapse or damage. This publication describes the criteria governing the striking of formwork. It reviews methods for predicting striking times using computer programs and describes the applications of these systems. Users are also guided on techniques for reducing striking times where these are considered excessive. The methods for determining formwork striking times are described, together with their advantages and weaknesses. The detailed appendices include a method for calculating the concrete strength required for a structure to withstand wind loading shortly after removal of formwork, and an example of the calculation of maturity using the Sadgrove formula.
ISBN 0 86017 431 X  $80.00

Freeze-thaw resisting concrete - its achievement in the UK. C559.
T.A. Harrison, J.D. Dewar, B.V. Brown. 2001.
While traditional, partly prescriptive, methods of specifying for freeze-thaw resistance have been largely successful, it does not follow that they are necessarily economic or appropriate for today. Economic pressure from many sources requires consideration and development of performance-based specifications. Current measures to prevent freeze-thaw damage to concrete have not been entirely successful in two main areas. The first is on flat horizontal surfaces (e.g. pavements and aprons and other exposed slabs). The second is saturated concrete structures exposed to severe freeze-thaw conditions, (e.g. sea walls, marine structures and water storage structures). C559 is the outcome of a joint CIRIA/Concrete Society project. It gives recommendations for the design, specification, production, workmanship and maintenance of concrete to achieve freeze-thaw resistance under environmental conditions in the United Kingdom. It includes descriptions of the principal mechanisms of freeze-thaw action and the four types of resulting damage. This guide reviews the effects of new construction techniques on the freeze-thaw resistance, particularly those enabling increased protection of the more vulnerable outer surface or the near-to- surface zone of concrete. The report also examines performance tests and their relevance to design. This guide reviews the effects of new construction techniques on the freeze-thaw resistance, particularly those enabling increased protection of the more vulnerable outer surface or the near-to- surface zone of concrete. The report also examines performance tests and their relevance to design. Improving freeze-thaw resisting concrete in the UK is aimed at supervising engineers involved in design, specification and construction of reinforced or pre-stressed concrete and concrete and component materials suppliers.
ISBN 0 86017 559 6  $144.00