  
How to read and understand construction documents, blueprints, and schedules.
Every construction pro has to know how to read and understand construction documents, blueprints, and schedules--and Blueprint Reading for the Building Trades shows you how! This is an irreplaceable guide students, apprentices, craftsmen, technicians, and engineers.
Blueprint Reading for the Building Trades includes layouts of structural, mechanical, HVAC and electrical drawings. Shows how to interpret sectional views, follow diagrams and schematics, and covers common problems with construction specifications.
The author guides you, step by step, in the simplest terms, through all the practical details of construction documents, using the real-life examples:
- Why drawings and specs are necessary
- Layouts of structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings
- Symbols used for materials, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC
- Finding dimensions by scaling orthographic projections
- Interpreting sectional views
- Following diagrams: plumbing, HVAC, and schematics
- Understanding schedules
- Site plans and scaling them for dimensions
Every chapter ends with a Question and Answer section you can use to check your knowledge. This is the book you need if you want to understand and follow construction documents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface, ix
1. Building Construction Documents, 1
The Construction of a Building, 1
Construction Specifications, 9
Types of Construction Drawings, 9
Need of Construction Documents, 15
Practical Application of Working Drawings, 17
Summary, 21
Questions, 22
Answers to Questions, 22
2. Layout of Construction Documents, 23
Analyzing a Set of Working Drawings, 23
Structural Drawings, 28
Mechanical Drawings, 31
Electrical Drawings, 31
Summary, 37
Questions, 37
Answers to Questions, 38
3. Drawing Symbols, 39
Symbols for Materials, 39
Electrical Symbols, 48
Plumbing Symbols, 48
Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Symbols, 48
Summary, 53
Questions, 53
4. Orthographic Projections, 55
Orthographic Projection, 55
Using the Architect's Scale, 57
Architectural Dimensioning, 63
The Metric System, 68
Summary, 70
Questions, 71
Answer to Questions, 71
5. Sectional Views and Construction Details, 73
Sectional Views, 73
Hidden Lines, 79
Conventional Breaks, 80
Summary, 80
Questions, 80
Answers to Questions, 80
6. Diagrams, 83
Plumbing Diagrams, 91
HVAC Drawings, 96
Schematic Diagrams, 97
Summary, 101
Questions, 101
Answers to Questions, 101
7. Schedules and Their Use, 103
Material Schedules, 105
Lighting Fixture Schedules, 105
Panelboard Schedules, 105
HVAC Schedules, 105
Grille Schedule, 109
Hot-Water-Boiler Schedule, 109
Diffuser Schedule, 109
Exhaust Fan Schedule, 109
Radiation Schedule, 112
Cabinet Unit Heater Schedule, 114
Summary, 115
Questions, 115
Answers to Questions, 116
8. Site Plans, 117
Using the Engineer's Scale, 119
Other Scales, 121
Protractors, 125
Summary, 126
Questions, 126
Answers to Questions, 127
9. Construction Specifications, 129
Sections of the Specifications, 129
Interpreting Construction Specifications, 131
Common Conflicts, 132
Sample Specification, 132
Summary, 153
Questions, 153
Answers to Questions, 154
10. Reproduction of Drawings, 155
Blueprinting, 155
Whiteprinting, 155
Photocopying, 156
Microfilming, 156
Repair of Damaged Drawings, 156
Other Miscellaneous Means of Copying Drawings, 157
Summary, 160
Questions, 161
Answers to Questions, 161
Glossary, 163
Index, 173
Includes: Book
By: John Traister
Published by Craftsman Book Company
ISBN: 0-934041-05-9
192 Pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
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