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Tables of Contents for Reading Architectural Working Drawings
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
viii
Acknowledgments
x
1 INTRODUCTION
1
16
Commercial buildings
1
3
Architectural services
4
1
Construction drawings
4
5
Sketches
4
1
Presentation drawings
5
2
Preliminary drawings
7
1
Working drawings
7
1
Shop drawings
8
1
Construction procedure
9
5
Promotion
10
1
Design
10
2
Construction
12
2
Fast track construction
14
3
2 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
17
79
Masonry wall construction
17
8
Brick walls
18
3
Concrete block walls
21
3
Wall control joints
24
1
Reinforced-concrete construction
25
15
Concrete terminology
25
2
Reinforced concrete
27
1
Reinforcing steel
27
2
Reinforcement terminology
29
4
Types of concrete joints
33
1
Reinforced concrete structural systems
34
6
Prestressed concrete construction
40
3
Precast concrete construction
43
5
Lift-slab construction
48
2
Tilt-up construction
50
3
Steel-frame construction
53
27
Steel-strength terminology
55
4
Structural steel shapes
59
3
Steel structural systems
62
10
Steel member connections
72
7
Prefabricated steel buildings
79
1
Building foundations
80
6
Boring logs
80
1
Piling
80
1
Drilled piers
81
1
Grade beams
81
1
Wall footings
82
2
Column footings
84
2
Other building features
86
10
Bearing walls
86
1
Curtain walls
87
1
Partition walls
88
1
Windows and doors
89
1
Interior finishes
90
2
Stairs
92
1
Elevators
92
4
3 DRAFTING TECHNIQUES
96
36
Drawing organization
97
2
Linework and symbols
99
11
Sections and details
110
4
Schedules
114
8
Room finish schedules
115
1
Door schedules
115
1
Column and footing schedules
116
1
Slab and beam schedules
117
3
Mechanical and electrical schedules
120
2
Structural steel shop drawings
122
5
Beams
122
2
Columns
124
3
Computer-aided drafting
127
5
4 READING THE WORKING DRAWINGS FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
132
17
Use this procedure when reading commercial building drawings
133
1
Get a general impression of the building
133
1
Locate and identify the ``bones'' of the structure
133
1
Identify unusual drafting techniques employed by the drafter to show information
133
1
Relate sections and construction details to the larger views
134
1
Determine how the mechanical equipment, plumbing, and electrical wiring are related to the building
134
1
Reading the small post office building drawings
134
15
General impression of the building
136
1
The ``bones'' of the structure
137
1
Unusual drafting techniques employed
137
1
Sections and construction details
137
1
Mechanical, plumbing, and electrical features
138
11
Tests on the small post office building drawings
139
10
5 READING THE WORKING DRAWINGS FOR A STEEL-FRAME BUILDING
149
30
Reading the modern office building drawings
151
15
General impression of the building
151
1
The ``bones'' of the structure
152
1
Unusual drafting techniques employed
152
3
Sections and construction details
155
11
Mechanical, plumbing, and electrical features
166
1
The structural steel shop drawings
166
13
Tests on the modern office building drawings
169
10
6 READING THE WORKING DRAWINGS FOR A REINFORCED-CONCRETE BUILDING
179
18
Reading the outpatient services building drawings
180
17
General impression of the building
180
1
The `bones'' of the structure
181
1
Unusual drafting techniques employed
182
1
Sections and construction details
183
1
Mechanical, plumbing, and electrical features
184
13
Tests on the outpatient services building drawings
187
10
7 GLOSSARY
197
14
Index
211