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Temporary structures (Building)

Here are entered works on nonpermanent structures erected on the building site to provide access to, or support or protection of a facility undergoing construction or maintenance. Works on buildings erected and then dismantled after a stated period of occupancy are entered under Buildings, Temporary.

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• Building

• Scaffolding

• Construction, Temporary (Building)
• Structures, Temporary (Building)
• Temporary construction (Building)

• Scaffolding: A Treatise on the Design and Erection of Scaffolds, Gantries, and Stagings, With an Account of the Appliances Used in Connection Therewith, For the Use of Contractors, Builders, Clerks of Works, Etc.; With a Chapter on the Legal Aspect of the Question (London: B. T. Batsford, 1904), by A. G. H. Thatcher (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Scaffolding: A Treatise on the Design and Erection of Scaffolds, Gantries, and Stagings, With an Account of the Appliances Used in Connection Therewith, For the Use of Contractors, Builders, Clerks of Works, Etc.; With a Chapter on the Legal Aspect of the Question (second edition; London: B. T. Batsford, 1907), by A. G. H. Thatcher (multiple formats at archive.org)

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• The Mechanic's Companion (Philadelphia: P. Bell, 1853), by Peter Nicholson (multiple formats at Google)
• La Higiene Aplicada en las Construcciones (Alcantarillado, Agua Potable, Saneamiento, Calefacción, Ventilación, etc.) (3 volumes in Spanish; Santiago de Chile: Impr. Cervantes, 1909-1910), by Ricardo Larraín Bravo (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Bungalow Book (New York: Macmillan, 1923), by Charles E. White (page images at HathiTrust)

• Pain's British Palladio: or, The Builder's General Assistant (London: I. and J. Taylor, 1788), by William Pain (page images at Wisconsin)
• The Practical House Carpenter; or the Youth's Instructor (London: William Pain, 1792), by William Pain (page images at Wisconsin)
• The Five Orders of Architecture (Norwood, MA: Norwood Press, c1889), by Vignola, trans. by Tommaso Juglaris and Warren S. Locke (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Five Orders of Architecture According to Giacoma Barozzio of Vignola, to Which Are Added the Greek Orders (second edition; New York: W. T. Comstock, 1896), by Vignola, ed. by Arthur Lyman Tuckerman (page images at HathiTrust)

• A Non-Computer Approach to the Critical Path Method for the Construction Industry (second edition; Stanford: Dept. of Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1962), by John W. Fondahl (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Modern Builder's Guide (New York: Paine and Burgess, 1846), by Minard Lafever
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Technics and Architecture: The Development of Materials and Systems for Building (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, c1992), by Cecil D. Elliott (PDF files at MIT)

• Informes de la Construcción (partial serial archives)
• American Builder (1917-1969) (partial serial archives)
• Građevinar (partial serial archives)
• House and Home (partial serial archives)
• The Architectural Forum (partial serial archives)
• Construction Methods and Equipment (partial serial archives)
• The Contractor (partial serial archives)
• The Manufacturer and Builder (partial serial archives)
• The Builder (architecture journal, 19th and 20th centuries) (partial serial archives)
• Successful Construction Methods (full serial archives)
• Successful Methods (1919-1926) (full serial archives)
• American Carpenter and Builder (partial serial archives)
• The Architect (partial serial archives)
• The Architectural Magazine (1834-1839), ed. by J. C. Loudon (full serial archives)
• The Brickbuilder (full serial archives)
• The Building News and Engineering Journal (partial serial archives)
• Scientific American Building Monthly (partial serial archives)
• Cement Age (full serial archives)
• Deutsche Bauzeitung (partial serial archives)

• Construction Site Planning and Logistical Operations: Site-Focused Management for Builders (second edition; West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, c2025), ed. by Randy R. Rapp and Bradley L. Benhart (PDF files with commentary at Project MUSE)

• Structural Models for Architectural and Engineering Education (Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963), by Peter Jan Pahl and Keto Soosaar (page images at HathiTrust)

• Construction Site Planning and Logistical Operations: Site-Focused Management for Builders (second edition; West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, c2025), ed. by Randy R. Rapp and Bradley L. Benhart (PDF files with commentary at Project MUSE)

• Alcoa Structural Handbook: A Design Manual for Aluminum (revised edition; Pittsburgh: Aluminum Company of America, c1958), by Aluminum Company of America (page images at HathiTrust)

• Inspection and Other Strategies for Assuring Quality in Government Construction (1991), by National Research Council Building Research Board (page images with commentary at NAP)

• Materials of Engineering Construction: Civil Engineering 8 (UC extension correspondence course in 30 assignments; 1922), by Clement T. Wiskocil
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Construction Site Planning and Logistical Operations: Site-Focused Management for Builders (second edition; West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, c2025), ed. by Randy R. Rapp and Bradley L. Benhart (PDF files with commentary at Project MUSE)

• How to Build a California Adobe (Los Angeles: W. Ritchie Press and the Southwest Museum, c1948), by M. R. Harrington (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications (1995), by National Research Council Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (page images with commentary at NAP)

• Brick and Tile Engineering: Handbook of Design (Washington: Structural Clay Products Institute, 1957), by Harry C. Plummer (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Building Construction: Showing the Employment of Brickwork and Masonry in the Practical Construction of Buildings (2 volumes; London and Glasgow: W. Collins, Sons, and Co., 1877), by Robert Scott Burn (page images at HathiTrust)

• Plank-And-Beam Framing for Residential Buildings (c2003), by American Wood Council (PDF at awc.org)

• Modern Carpentry: A Practical Manual (second edition, 2 volumes in 1; Chicago: F. J. Drake and Co., 1938), by Fred T. Hodgson (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Amateur Carpenter (New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1915), by A. Hyatt Verrill (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Carpentry for Boys, in Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture (New York: New York Book Co., c1914), by J. S. Zerbe
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Cassell's Carpentry and Joinery (Philadelphia: D. McKay, 1907), ed. by Paul N. Hasluck (page images at HathiTrust)
• Jobbing Work for the Carpenter (New York: D. Williams Co., 1914), by E. H. Crussell (multiple formats at Google)
• A Manual of Carpentry and Joinery (London and New York: Macmillan, 1905), by J. W. Riley
  • multiple formats at Google; US access only
  • multiple formats at archive.org
• Modern Carpentry: A Practical Manual (Chicago: F. J. Drake and Co., c1902), by Fred T. Hodgson (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Our Workshop: Being a Practical Guide to the Amateur in the Art of Carpentry and Joinery (New York: T. O'Kane, 1873) (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Practical Carpentry, Joinery, and Cabinet-Making: Being a New and Complete System of Lines for the Use of Workmen, Founded on Accurate Geometrical and Mechanical Principles (London: Printed for T. Kelly, 1826), by Peter Nicholson (multiple formats at Google)
• Woodworking for Beginners: A Manual for Amateurs (New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1906), by Charles G. Wheeler (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Cabinetwork and Joinery: Comprising Designs and Details of Construction, With 2,021 Working Drawings and Twelve Coloured Plates (London et al.: Cassell and Co., ca. 1907), by Paul N. Hasluck
  • multiple formats at Google; US access only
  • multiple formats at archive.org
• The Mechanic's Companion (Philadelphia: P. Bell, 1853), by Peter Nicholson (multiple formats at Google)
• The Home Mechanic: A Manual for Industrial Schools and Amateurs (New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1905), by John Wright
  • multiple formats at Google; US access only
  • multiple formats at archive.org
• Practice of Architecture: Containing the Five Orders of Architecture, and an Additional Column and Entablature, With All Their Elements and Details Explained and Illustrated, For the Use of Carpenters and Practical Men (Boston: The author; et al, 1833), by Asher Benjamin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out, How Made and Where Used (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Co., n.d.), by William Fairham (multiple formats at archive.org)

More items available under broader and related terms at left.