Understanding Construction Drawings - Softcover

Huth, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0766815803 ISBN 13: 9780766815803

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, 1999

Synopsis

Understanding Construction Drawings, 3E is a comprehensive textbook on print reading for all members of the construction industry. The content is organized into 4 sections, with each section referencing a set of drawings (blueprints) for a different building. Beginning with a simple residential building, the buildings become more complex as the student progresses through the book, with the last building being an addition to a high school. Realism and replication of conditions the student will find on the job is an important theme in this book. The drawings packaged with the book are real prints from real projects printed the same size as real world drawings. Unlike other print reading textbooks, Understanding Construction Drawings requires the student to cross reference information between drawings. After completing this textbook a student will be comfortable with finding information in different parts of a drawing set and using those pieces to understand the whole. Each unit ends with Review Questions that require the student to apply the knowledge they gained through study and apply it to the prints in the drawing package. A separate Instructor's Guide contains the answers to all of the review questions and section tests in the textbook and an additional test for each section.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Huth is a former editor at Delmar Cengage Learning, a role that took him inside hundreds of classrooms and allowed him to glean the best teaching methods for his students and readers. He travels extensively throughout North America, gaining first-hand knowledge of construction methods and materials. In addition to BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR CONSTRUCTION, he is the author of several other respected texts on construction principles, technology, and mathematics. Mr. Huth has also taught high school building construction and worked as a professional carpenter and subcontractor. He holds a master of science degree in curriculum and instruction, as well as permanent certification in building construction from the New York State Education Department.

Review

Preface. Part I: DRAWINGS-THE LANGUAGE OF CONSTRUCTION. 1. The Design-Construction Sequence and the Design Professions. 2. Views. 3. Scales. 4. Alphabet of Lines. 5. Use of Symbols. 6. Plan Views. 7. Elevations. 8. Sections and Details. Part I Test. Part II: READING DRAWINGS FOR TRADE INFORMATION. 9. Clearing and Rough Grading the Site. 10. Locating the Building. 11. Site Utilities. 12. Footings. 13. Foundation Walls. 14. Drainage, Insulation, and Concrete Slabs 15. Framing Systems. 16. Columns, Piers, and Girders. 17. Floor Framing. 18. Laying Out Walls and Partitions. 19. Framing Openings in Walls. 20. Roof Construction Terms. 21. Roof Trusses. 22. Common Rafters. 23. Hip and Valley Framing. 24. Cornices. 25. Windows and Doors. 26. Exterior Wall Coverings. 27. Decks. 28. Finishing Site Work. 29. Fireplaces. 30. Stairs. 31. Insulation and Room Finishing. 32. Cabinets. Part II Test. Part III: MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTION. 33. Orienting the Drawings. 34. Party Walls. 35. Plumbing. 36. Electrical. Part III Test. Part IV: COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION. Unit 37. Commercial Construction. Unit 38. Coordination of Drawings. Unit 39. Structural Drawings. Unit 40. Mechanical Drawings. Unit 41. Electrical Drawings. Part IV Test. School Addition Master Keynotes. Glossary. Appendix. Math Reviews. Material Symbols in Sections. Plumbing Symbols. Electrical Symbols. Abbreviations. Index. DRAWING PACKET. Duplex Drawings. Lake House Drawings. Town House Drawings. School Addition Drawings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0766815803
• ISBN 13: 9780766815803
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 378