Reading Architectural Working Drawings: Residential and Light Construction, Volume 1

by Muller, Edward J.; Grau, Philip A.

• ISBN13: 9780139797828
• ISBN10: 0139797823
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(28)
Early Working Drawings	1	(2)
Present Use of Construction Drawings	3	(1)
Working Drawings as a Means of Communication	3	(5)
Developing Visualization Ability	8	(1)
Regional Variations of Drawings	8	(1)
Construction Procedure: Residential and Light Commercial	9	(3)
Types of Construction Drawings	12	(4)
How Various Types of Prints Are Made	16	(3)
Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)	19	(8)
How to Get the Most from This Workbook	27	(2)
Background Principles	29	(110)
Principles of Technical Projection	29	(3)
Architectural Applications	32	(3)
Sections	35	(5)
Auxiliary Views	40	(1)
Pictorial Drawings	41	(2)
The Meaning of Lines on Drawings	43	(2)
Review of Construction Mathematics	45	(17)
Symbols Used on Working Drawings	62	(5)
Glossary of Construction Terms	67	(6)
Abbreviations Used on Working Drawings	73	(2)
Reading Scales and Dimensions	75	(6)
Reading Modular Dimensions	81	(3)
Metric Dimensions	84	(4)
Pencil Sketching	88	(13)
Exercises in Basic Principles	101	(38)
Residential Working Drawings	139	(100)
Survey Plats and Plot Plans (Site Plans)	139	(5)
Foundation (Basement) Plans	144	(6)
Floor Plans	150	(26)
Elevations	176	(8)
Sections and Details	184	(15)
Interior Elevations	199	(2)
Heating and Cooling Plans (HVAC)	201	(3)
Plumbing Plans	204	(1)
Electrical Plans	205	(1)
Framing Plans	206	(33)
Specifications	239	(28)
Their Purpose	239	(1)
How Specifications Relate to Drawings	240	(1)
How Information Is Arranged in Specifications	240	(2)
The CSI Format	242	(7)
How to Find Information Quickly in Specifications	249	(18)
Reading the Working Drawings of a Small Church	267	(16)
Start with a General Concept of the Building Structure	270	(1)
Reading the Small Church Drawings	271	(12)
Appendix	283	(14)
Index	297