Construction Graphics - Keith A. Bisharat

Construction Graphics

A Practical Guide to Interpreting Working Drawings
Buch | Hardcover
480 Seiten
2008 | 2nd edition
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-470-13750-5 (ISBN)
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The Second Edition of this highly visual text brings together sketching, plan reading, and working drawing as they are used in the construction process. Hundreds of details from actual and idealized working drawings, with explanatory photographs and drawings, show how construction graphics "translate" into construction methods and practices.
A BUILDER'S GUIDE to Construction graphics What do drawings mean to you as a builder?

When you're in the midst of a construction project, you have to be able to bridge the gap between the outcome described by the design professional in the construction drawings and the myriad materials and processes required to build the structure. With hundreds of illustrations and photographs from actual working drawings, Construction Graphics: A Practical Guide to Interpreting Working Drawings, Second Edition demonstrates what construction graphics mean to managers of the construction process and how you can make the best use of them.

From site excavation to forming, roof, and electrical systems, Construction Graphics provides up-to-date material and helpful exercises on the critical tasks involved in constructing a project from graphic depictions of it. This updated new edition gives you an overview of graphic communication, the construction business environment, the design professional's work product, and construction drawing fundamentals, and adds valuable new commentary on important topics, including:



Building Information Modeling (BIM)


Project delivery systems


Interpreting working drawings


The similarities between residential and commercial building construction drawings


Executing a site section in preparation for an earth quantity take-off


Additional commentary on welding and welding symbology



Adhering to the Construction Specifications Institute's UniFormat classification system, Construction Graphics, Second Edition will be a valuable aid to any building professional.

Keith A. Bisharat, MS, is Professor and Construction Management Program Coordinator in the Department of Civil Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. He is a licensed general contractor with more than twenty-five years of experience in construction as a sole proprietor, partner, forensic construction consultant, developer, building designer, project manager, superintendent, project engineer, carpenter, and laborer.

Preface ix

Chapter 1 Construction Graphics: An Overview 1

Introduction 2

Graphics and Builders 2

Challenges Facing the Design Professional: Telling a Complicated Story 2

Dialects and the Standardization of Drawings 4

Participants in the Design Process: Owners, Design Professionals, and Contractors 5

Varying Professional Viewpoints: Legal Responsibilities, Education, Training, and the Consequences of Diversity 7

Summary 9

Chapter 2 The Construction Business Environment 11

The Construction Industry 12

Evolution of a Building Construction Project 14

What Contractors Do 20

Summary 22

Chapter 3 The Design Professional’s Work Product 23

The Project Manual 24

Construction Drawings: Organization and Content 24

The International System of Units 28

Jurisdictional Confusion: Drawing Interdependence 30

Residential and Commercial Building Construction Drawings: A Comparison 31

Summary 34

Chapter 4 Construction Drawings 35

Scale, Scales, and Scaled Drawings 36

Determining Dimensions without a Scale 38

Projection Types 38

Views: Plans, Elevations, and Sections 40

Pictorial Drawings 42

Dimensioning: How Big Is It? Where Does It Go? 47

Lettering, Notes, and Leaders 48

Lines 49

Symbols 50

Schedules 51

What Constitutes Good Graphics? 53

Interpreting Working Drawings 56

Summary 60

Chapter 5 Sketching 61

Introduction 62

Drawing Instruments and Media 62

Manner and Style of the Presentation 62

Other Useful Geometric Construction Techniques 67

Formatting and Composing Properly Proportioned Sketches 72

Summary 72

Chapter 6 Site Construction 75

Site Construction: Preparation and Improvements 76

What to Expect in the Drawings 76

Graphic Expression in Site Construction Drawings 79

Translating the Drawings into Work 86

Summary 100

Chapter 7 Foundation Systems 101

Purpose of Foundations 102

What to Expect in the Drawings 102

Graphic Expression in Foundation Drawings 102

Translating the Drawings into Work 107

Summary 118

Chapter 8 Framing Systems 119

Purpose of Framing Systems 120

What to Expect in the Drawings 121

Common Graphic Conventions 121

Framing System Drawings: Subject Matter and Orientation 127

Translating the Drawings into Work 128

Design Decisions Affecting the Construction Process 160

Summary 164

Chapter 9 Cladding, Glazing, and Exterior Doors 167

Purpose of Cladding, Glazing, and Exterior Doors 168

What to Expect in the Drawings 169

Common Graphic Conventions in Cladding, Glazing, and Exterior Doors 170

Translating the Drawings into Work 180

Summary 193

Chapter 10 Roof Systems 195

Purpose of Roof Systems 196

What to Expect in the Drawings 196

Common Graphic Conventions in Roof Structures and Coverings 197

Correlating the Drawings with Work Concerns 215

Summary 218

Chapter 11 Interior Construction 219

Purpose of Interior Construction 220

What to Expect in the Drawings 220

Schedules 220

Common Graphic Conventions in Interior Construction 220

The Takeoff 258

Summary 258

Chapter 12 Mechanical Systems 265

Purpose of Mechanical Systems 266

What to Expect in the Drawings 266

Deciphering the Drawings 270

Plumbing Systems 272

Common Graphic Conventions in Mechanical Systems 281

The Takeoff 304

Summary 305

Chapter 13 Electrical Systems 307

Purpose 308

Elements of Electrical Systems 308

What to Expect in the Drawings 309

Common Graphic Conventions in Electrical Drawings 309

Translating the Drawings into Work 328

Summary 334

Chapter 14 Fabrication Drawings 335

Problems Inherent in the Design and Construction Processes 336

Submittals Defined 336

Submittal Process 337

Shop Drawing Production 338

What to Expect in the Drawings 339

Summary 355

Appendix A Estimating and the Takeoff—A Brief Overview 357

Appendix B Answers to the Exercises 359

Appendix C Residential Construction Drawings 365

Appendix D Drawing Review: A Journey through Commercial Building Construction Drawings 401

Appendix E Welding in Construction 427

Appendix F MasterFormat™ 2004 Division Numbers and Titles 443

Appendix G Executing a Site Section 445

Glossary 451

Selected References 459

Index 463

Erscheint lt. Verlag 10.10.2008
Zusatzinfo Photos: 78 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 337 B&W, 0 Color
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 221 x 285 mm
Gewicht 1361 g
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Technik Bauwesen
ISBN-10 0-470-13750-9 / 0470137509
ISBN-13 978-0-470-13750-5 / 9780470137505
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