Parking Structures: Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0792372131 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 856 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It addresses how to select the best functional and structural designs for a given situation, ensure long-term durability, design for easy maintenance, decide on the number and placement of entrances and exits, design an easily understood wayfinding system, design for ADA compliance, plan for internal auto and pedestrian traffic circulation, select the most effective and energy efficient lighting system, avoid the most common design and construction pitfalls, provide for adequate patron safety and security, carry out needed repairs, and extend the parking structure life. This third edition is still the only such book. New in the third edition: This third edition of Parking Structures includes new material on metric dimensions and recommendations for functional design globally, new research on flow capacity and queuing at parking entry/exits, an entirely new chapter on planning for a new parking structure, including cost issues and alternatives to s
Parking Structures J. Lindner This book will never make any best seller list, but if your job includes maintaining a parking ramp then this book is not to be missed. It gives complete detail on planning, design, construction, maintenance, and repair of parking ramps in a way that anyone with a smidgeon of technical knowledge can read and understand. It shows what can go wrong due to weather and time and ho. "Thorough and Indepth" according to Kurt D. Beres. As an architect and lighting designer who has personally been the project manager for 5 Parking Garages and involved in countless others there is no book available that is more complete. An excellent aid to anyone looking to enhance their understanding of the design of, construction, or maintenance of parking facilities. For those looking for just an understanding of the basic. Foremost authority in parking. A Customer This book is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to all the important issues involved in parking today. There is no other publication for parking structures in the markert place today that comes in a close secom If you think the design of parking structures is simple and straightforward -- think again! Only those who have never designed a parking s