xiv SECTION 3 SPECIFICATIONS AND MATERIALS Unit 6 Specifications and Building Codes . . . 93 Overview of Specifications and Scope of Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Contents of Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Specification Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Organization of Information in Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Reading Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Building Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Activity 6-1: Reading Specifications . . . . 99 Activity 6-2: General Notes for a Residential Building Project . . . . 105 Unit 7 Construction Materials—Types and Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Division 31—Earthwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Division 03—Concrete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Division 04—Masonry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Division 05—Metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Division 06—Wood, Plastics, and Composites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Division 09—Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Material Symbols on Drawings . . . . . . . 127 Introduction to Green Building Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 SECTION 4 READING PRINTS Unit 8 Site Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Features of Site Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Activity 8-1: Site Plan for a Residence . . 147 Activity 8-2: Plans for a Commercial Building Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Unit 9 Architectural Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Architectural Drawing Organization . . . . 149 Activity 9-1: Plan Drawings for a Residential Building Project . . . . . . . . 162 Activity 9-2: Plan Drawings for a Commercial Building Project. . . . . . . . 164 Activity 9-3: Elevations, Details, and Sections for a Commercial Building Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Unit 10 Foundation Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Footings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Foundation Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Grade Beams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Piles and Caissons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Foundation Elevations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Slab-on-Grade Construction . . . . . . . . . 176 Slab Reinforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Expansion Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Foundation Waterproofing . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Activity 10-1: Concrete Foundation for a Residential Building Project . . . . 183 Activity 10-2: Concrete Foundation for a Residential Building Project . . . . 184 Activity 10-3: Structural Plans for a Commercial Building Project . . . 186