Mechanical and electrical systems for construction managers
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: American Technical Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Orland Park, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 678
ISBN-13: 9780826993601
Subjects: Buildings; Mechanical equipment; Electric equipment
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Mechanical and electrical systems; title: Plumbing materials; title: Sanitary drainage, vent, and stormwater drainage piping; title: Sizing sanitary drainage and vent piping; title: Sizing water suppply piping; title: Plumbing fixtures and appliances; title: Testing and inspecting plumbing systems; title: Comfort; title: Psychrometrics; title: Forced-air heating systems; title: Steam and hydronic heating systems; title: Refrigeration principles; title: Air conditioning systems; title: Heat pumps; title: Building automation control systems; title: Heating and cooling loads; title: Load calculations; title: Forced-air system design; title: Hydronic system design; title: Electrical principles, tools, and safety; title: Basic quantities; title: Test instrument abbreviations and measurements; title: Ohm's law, the power formula, and series and parallel circuits; title: Electrical plans and connections; title: Switches and receptacles; title: Nonmetallic-sheathed cable, metallic-sheathed cable, and conduit; title: Service entrances; title: Transformers; title: Resistance, inductance, and capacitance; title: Commercial circuits.