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This proven, uniquely practical text provides your students with a thorough guide to reading, understanding and working with construction drawings. Now updated to reflect the 2012 International Building Code (R) and 2012 International Residential Code (R), the Sixth Edition includes accurate, up-to-date information on current materials, practices, and standards to prepare students for career success in modern building trades. The text is designed from start to finish for real-world relevance, with topics organized by actual construction processes. It has realistic construction drawings integrated into chapter content, hundreds of practical questions and activities, and full-size residential and commercial construction prints. The author covers fundamental concepts including views, lines, basic dimensioning, and symbols, as well as more advanced principles and practices such as orienting and cross-referencing drawings, interpreting complex drawings, and working with commercial construction elements like structural steel, masonry, and reinforced concrete. A new feature highlights information on environmental considerations such as energy efficiency, sustainable materials, and 'green' building practices, emphasizing the growing importance of these concepts to students entering the modern construction industry.Product Identifiers
PublisherCengage Learning, Inc
ISBN-139781285061023
eBay Product ID (ePID)139938361
Product Key Features
Subject AreaBuilding Services Engineering
Publication NameUnderstanding Construction Drawings with Drawings
SubjectEngineering & Technology
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
AuthorMark Huth
Number of Pages416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height280 mm
Item Weight1775 g
Item Width220 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorMark Huth
