Modern Masonry
Subtitle: Brick, Block, Stone
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher
Published: March 2002
Place of publication: Tinley Park, IL
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781566379625
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Building construction & materials; Building skills; Science/Mathematics; Construction - General; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12); Science & Nature - General; Children's 12-Up - Technology
Table of contents: title: Section 1 : Introduction to masonry.; title: Tools and equipment; title: Safety; title: Print reading; title: Math for masonry trades; title: Section 2 : Materials.; title: Clay masonry materials; title: Concrete masonry units; title: Stone; title: Mortar and grout; title: Anchors, ties, and reinforcement; title: Section 3 : Techniques.; title: Laying brick; title: Laying block; title: Stone masonry; title: Construction details; title: Section 4 : Concrete.; title: Concrete materials and applications; title: Form construction; title: Concrete flatwork and formed shapes; title: Section 5 : Succeeding on the job.; title: Careers in the masonry trades; title: Job performance, leadership, ethics, and entrepreneurship; title: Reference section; title: Glossary