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Reading Architectural Working Drawings Residential and Light Construction

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ISBN-10: 0139797823

ISBN-13: 9780139797828

Edition: 5th 2000

Authors: Edward F. Muller, Philip A. Grau

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For courses in Architectural Drawing/Design, and Residential Design and Construction. Unique in coverage, this text-workbook introduces concepts essential to a basic, introductory understanding of residential and light constructiondrawing, mathematics, geometry, terminology, materials, systemswhile providing hands-on experience in reading architectural working drawings.
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Book details

List price: $78.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 9/15/1999
Binding: Comb Bound 
Pages: 330
Size: 8.70" wide x 10.91" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English

Introduction
Early Working Drawings
Present Use of Construction Drawings
Working Drawings as a Means of Communication
Developing Visualization Ability
Regional Variations of Drawings
Construction Procedure: Residential and Light Commercial
Types of Construction Drawings
How Various Types of Prints Are Made
Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)
How to Get the Most from This Workbook
Background Principles
Principles of Technical Projection
Architectural Applications
Sections
Auxiliary Views
Pictorial Drawings
The Meaning of Lines on Drawings
Review of Construction Mathematics
Symbols Used on Working Drawings
Glossary of Construction Terms
Abbreviations Used on Working Drawings
Reading Scales and Dimensions
Reading Modular Dimensions
Metric Dimensions
Pencil Sketching
Exercises in Basic Principles
Residential Working Drawings
Survey Plats and Plot Plans (Site Plans)
Foundation (Basement) Plans
Floor Plans
Elevations
Sections and Details
Interior Elevations
Heating and Cooling Plans (HVAC)
Plumbing Plans
Electrical Plans
Framing Plans
Specifications
Their Purpose
How Specifications Relate to Drawings
How Information Is Arranged in Specifications
The CSI Format
How to Find Information Quickly in Specifications
Reading the Working Drawings of a Small Church
Start with a General Concept of the Building Structure
Reading the Small Church Drawings
Appendix
Index