Part 1. Concrete in architecture -- The development of concrete technology -- Lime mortar applications in antiquity -- Roman buildings with opus caementitium -- The production of cement and concrete -- First trials with reinforced concrete -- The development of prestressed concrete -- Reinforced concrete in the Modern Movement -- Early industrial and commercial structures -- The early 20th century -- The development of stressed skin structures -- Expressionism -- The early Modern Movement -- Frank Lloyd Wright -- Le Corbusier -- Shell structures -- Pier Luigi Nervi -- Architecture at the height of the Modern Movement -- Late-Modern and Postmodern -- Dutch structuralism -- The use of precast concrete -- Contemporary architecture -- References -- Part 2. Fundamentals -- Concrete - the material -- The composition of concrete -- Types of concrete -- Properties of concrete -- Exposure classes -- Reinforcement -- Concrete masonry -- Application -- References -- The concrete surface -- Design concepts -- The constituents of the concrete mix -- The effects of formwork -- Finishing the concrete surface -- The use of coatings -- The effects of the weather -- References -- Building science -- General -- Basic requirements -- The interior climate -- Energy economy and thermal insulation -- The effect of noise and sound insulation -- Behaviour in fire and fire protection -- Building science requirements - overview -- The properties of components -- References -- Part 3. Reinforced concrete in buildings -- Multistorey structures -- Aspects of industrial production -- Joints in structures -- Roofs -- Floors -- Walls -- Columns -- Service cores, stairs -- Facades -- High-rise buildings -- Suspended high-rise buildings -- Single-storey sheds -- Single-storey sheds of trusses and frames -- Stressed skin structures -- Suspended roofs.

Foundations -- Shallow foundations -- Deep foundations, pile foundations -- Securing excavations -- Building below the water table -- References -- Part 4. Construction details -- Loadbearing external wall -- Loadbearing internal wall -- Non-loadbearing facade -- Flat roof of impermeable concrete -- Solid roof -- Joints -- Fixing of facade panels -- Stairs -- Part 5. Built examples -- Built examples in detail - overview -- Examples 1-33 -- Appendix -- Index and glossary -- Index of names -- Picture credits.