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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Construction Graphics: An Overview | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Graphics and Builders | |
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| Challenges Facing the Design Professional: Telling a Complicated Story | |
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| Dialects and the Standardization of Drawings | |
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| Participants in the Design Process: Owners, Design Professionals, and Contractors | |
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| Varying Professional Viewpoints: Legal Responsibilities, Education, Training, and the Consequences of Diversity | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Construction Business Environment | |
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| The Construction Industry | |
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| Evolution of a Building Construction Project | |
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| What Contractors Do | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Design Professional's Work Product | |
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| The Project Manual | |
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| Construction Drawings: Organization and Content | |
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| The International System of Units | |
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| Jurisdictional Confusion: Drawing Interdependence | |
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| Summary | |
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| Construction Drawings | |
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| Scale, Scales, and Scaled Drawings | |
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| Determining Dimensions without a Scale | |
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| Projection Types | |
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| Views: Plans, Elevations, and Sections | |
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| Pictorial Drawings | |
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| Dimensioning: How Big Is It? Where Does It Go? | |
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| Lettering, Notes, and Leaders | |
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| Lines | |
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| Symbols | |
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| Schedules | |
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| What Constitutes Good Graphics? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Sketching | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Drawing Instruments and Media | |
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| Manner and Style of the Presentation | |
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| Other Useful Geometric Construction Techniques | |
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| Formatting and Composing Properly Proportioned Sketches | |
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| Summary | |
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| Site Construction | |
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| Site Construction: Preparation and Improvements | |
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| What to Expect in the Drawings | |
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| Graphic Expression in Site Construction Drawings | |
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| Translating the Drawings into Work | |
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| Summary | |
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| Foundation Systems | |
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| Purpose of Foundations | |
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| What to Expect in the Drawings | |
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| Graphic Expression in Foundation Drawings | |
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| Translating the Drawings into Work | |
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| Summary | |
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| Framing Systems | |
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| Purpose of Framing Systems | |
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| What to Expect in the Drawings | |
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| Common Graphic Conventions | |
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| Framing System Drawings: Subject Matter and Orientation | |
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| Translating the Drawings into Work | |
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| Design Decisions Affecting the Construction Process | |
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| Summary | |
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| Cladding, Glazing, and Exterior Doors | |
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| Purpose of Cladding, Glazing, and Exterior Doors | |
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| What to Expect in the Drawings | |
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| Common Graphic Conventions in Cladding, Glazing, and Exterior Doors | |
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| Translating the Drawings into Work | |
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| Summary | |
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| Roof Systems | |
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| Purpose of Roof Systems | |
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| What to Expect in the Drawings | |
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| Common Graphic Conventions in Roof Structures and Coverings | |
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| Correlating the Drawings with Work Concerns | |
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| Summary | |
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| Interior Construction | |
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| Purpose of Interior Construction | |
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| What to Expect in the Drawings | |
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| Schedules | |
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| Common Graphic Conventions in Interior Construction | |
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| The Takeoff | |
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| Summary | |
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| Mechanical Systems | |
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| Purpose of Mechanical Systems | |
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| What to Expect in the Drawings | |
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| Deciphering the Drawings | |
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| Plumbing Systems | |
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| Common Graphic Conventions in Mechanical Systems | |
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| The Takeoff | |
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| Summary | |
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| Electrical Systems | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Elements of Electrical Systems | |
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| What to Expect in the Drawings | |
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| Common Graphic Conventions in Electrical Drawings | |
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| Translating the Drawings into Work | |
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| Summary | |
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| Fabrication Drawings | |
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| Problems Inherent in the Design and Construction Processes | |
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| Submittals Defined | |
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| Submittal Process | |
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| Shop Drawing Production | |
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| What to Expect in the Drawings | |
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| Summary | |
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| Estimating and the Takeoff--A Brief Overview | |
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| Answers to the Exercises | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Selected References | |
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| Index | |