6 Print Reading for Construction
Introduction to Orthographic
Projection
.................................80
Creating Orthographic
Drawings
..................................81
Dimensioning Practices
.............85
Creating Drawings with CADD
....87
Activity 5-1: Sketching Lines
........91
Activity 5-2: Angles
.........................92
Activity 5-3: Arcs and Circles
.......93
Activity 5-4: Floor Plan
..................94
Activity 5-5: Commercial Wall
Section
.......................................95
Activity 5-6: Parking Lot
................96
Activity 5-7: Matching Views
.........97
Section 3
Specifi cations and Materials
Unit 6
Specifi cations and Building
Codes
...................................................99
Overview of Specifi cations and
Scope of Use
.........................99
Contents of Specifi cations
......100
Specifi cation Divisions
.............100
Organization of Information in
Specifi cations
.......................101
Reading Specifi cations
............102
Building Codes
............................102
Activity 6-1: Reading
Specifi cations
........................105
Unit 7
Construction Materials—
Types and Uses
..........................111
Division 31—Earthwork
...........111
Division 03—Concrete
.............112
Division 04—Masonry
..............116
Division 05—Metals
..................123
Division 06—Wood, Plastics,
and Composites
..................127
Division 09—Finishes
...............128
Glass
...............................................130
Plastics
...........................................131
Insulation
.......................................131
Material Symbols on
Drawings
................................132
Introduction to Green Building
Technology
............................132
Section 4
Reading Prints
Unit 8
Site Plans
........................................141
Features of Site Plans
..............141
Activity 8-1: Site Plan for a
Residence
...............................153
Activity 8-2: Plans for a Commercial
Building Project
.....................154
Unit 9
Architectural Drawings
.......155
Introduction
...................................155
Architectural Drawing
Organization
.........................156
Activity 9-1: Plan Drawings for a
Commercial Building
Project
......................................166
Activity 9-2: Elevations, Details,
and Sections for a Commercial
Building Project
.....................169