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Reading Architectural Plans for Residential and Commercial Construction

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ISBN-10: 0130406384

ISBN-13: 9780130406385

Edition: 5th 2002

Authors: Ernest R. Weidhaas

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For an Architectural Plan Reading course at the undergraduate level. Informative, yet concise, this reputable text helps students become adept at reading both residential and commercial construction architectural plans. It offers thorough coverage on everything from projections to modular coordination, light framing to window details, and timber construction to trusses. It also provides actual photographs of the buildings under construction. Perforated exercises provide a neat and readily accessible means of applying material in the text. Can supplement any architectural drawing or design text.
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Book details

List price: $141.40
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 4/9/2001
Binding: Comb Bound 
Pages: 400
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Introduction to Architectural Plans
Architectural Plans
Projections
Architectural Symbols
Architectural Dimensions
Metric Dimensions
Modular Coordination
Architectural Calculations
Reading Residential Plans
Light Framing
Floor Plans
Plot Plans
Roof Framing Plans
Elevations and Sections
Window Details
Door Details
Schedules
Stair Details
Fireplace and Chimney Details
Electrical Plans
Piping and Plumbing Plans
Heating and Air Conditioning Plans
Energy Conservation
Reading Residential Plans
Reading Commercial Plans
Timber Construction
Masonry Construction
Reinforced Concrete Construction
Structural Steel Construction
Fire Protection
Trusses
Glossary of Architectural and Computer Terms
Abbreviations
Construction Documents
Reading Commercial Plans
Career Opportunities in Architectural Fields
Index
Exercises
Appendix
Metric plot plan of the M residence
Metric basement plan of the M residence
Metric floor plan of the M. residence
Metric front elevation of the M residence
Metric rear elevation of the M residence
Metric section A of the M residence
Computer-generated plot plan of the Z Residence
Floor plans of the Z residence
Elevations of the Z residence
Interior elevations of the Z residence
Sections of the Z residence
Computer-generated electrical plan and details of the Z residence
Drawing No. 1. Index of the South Hills Office Building