Understanding Construction Drawings
Huth, Mark W
Understanding Construction Drawings - 6th - Australia : Delmar/Cengage Learning, c2014 - x, 388 p. : ill
AUTHOR
Mark Huth
Mark Huth is a former editor at 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 UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS and 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.
Includes Bibliographical References and Index
22 Technical Drawings
SUMMARY
This proven, uniquely practical text provides your students with a thorough guide to reading, understanding and working with construction drawings. Now updated to reflect the 2012 International Building Code® and 2012 International Residential Code®, the Sixth Edition includes accurate, up-to-date information on current materials, practices, and standards to prepare students for career success in modern building trades. The text is designed from start to finish for real-world relevance, with topics organized by actual construction processes. It has realistic construction drawings integrated into chapter content, hundreds of practical questions and activities, and full-size residential and commercial construction prints. The author covers fundamental concepts including views, lines, basic dimensioning, and symbols, as well as more advanced principles and practices such as orienting and cross-referencing drawings, interpreting complex drawings, and working with commercial construction elements like structural steel, masonry, and reinforced concrete. A new feature highlights information on environmental considerations such as energy efficiency, sustainable materials, and "green" building practices, emphasizing the growing importance of these concepts to students entering the modern construction industry.
9781285061023
Structural Drawing
Dwellings Drawings
692.1 / HUT
Understanding Construction Drawings - 6th - Australia : Delmar/Cengage Learning, c2014 - x, 388 p. : ill
AUTHOR
Mark Huth
Mark Huth is a former editor at 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 UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS and 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.
Includes Bibliographical References and Index
22 Technical Drawings
SUMMARY
This proven, uniquely practical text provides your students with a thorough guide to reading, understanding and working with construction drawings. Now updated to reflect the 2012 International Building Code® and 2012 International Residential Code®, the Sixth Edition includes accurate, up-to-date information on current materials, practices, and standards to prepare students for career success in modern building trades. The text is designed from start to finish for real-world relevance, with topics organized by actual construction processes. It has realistic construction drawings integrated into chapter content, hundreds of practical questions and activities, and full-size residential and commercial construction prints. The author covers fundamental concepts including views, lines, basic dimensioning, and symbols, as well as more advanced principles and practices such as orienting and cross-referencing drawings, interpreting complex drawings, and working with commercial construction elements like structural steel, masonry, and reinforced concrete. A new feature highlights information on environmental considerations such as energy efficiency, sustainable materials, and "green" building practices, emphasizing the growing importance of these concepts to students entering the modern construction industry.
9781285061023
Structural Drawing
Dwellings Drawings
692.1 / HUT