Mastering Math for The Building Trades
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Published: June 29, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780071360234
First sentence: The easiest way for contractors to find themselves facing difficulties today is for them not to have a sound understanding of the mathematics involved in their business.
Table of contents: title: Math and the building trades. Tables -- Calculators and computers -- Profiting from computerization -- Smart decisions -- MeasurIng tools. Rules and tapes -- Steel square -- Utilizing the framing tables of a steel square -- The surveyor’s transit -- Review questions -- Basic math for estimating. Bill of materials -- Materials take-off list -- The bill of materials -- Specialized computer software -- HVAC -- Estimating labor costs -- Taxes & insurance costs -- Review questions -- Grading and excavating math. Determining grade -- Measuring elevations -- Measuring grade -- Plotting areas -- Dimensions of excavation -- Costs of excavation -- The cost of money -- Financial functions of computers and calculators -- Review questions -- Math for concrete & other masonry work. Concrete work -- Selecting concrete & mix proportions -- Estimating materials -- Brick masonry -- Concrete block -- Stone masonry -- Review questions -- Math for floor framing & covering. Live loads & dead loads -- Beams -- Joists -- Subfloors -- Review questions -- Math for wall framing. Wall framing -- Steel framing -- Partition for framing -- Framing for windows & doors -- Ceiling joists -- Exterior walls -- Review questions -- Roofing math. Determining roof rise & span -- Rafters -- Using the steel square’s rafter table -- Valley rafter layout -- Jack rafter layouts -- Ridge rafter layout -- Framing shed roofs -- Roof sheathing -- Formulas for calculating roof area -- Roof coverings -- Determining quantities of roofing material -- Review questions -- Math used for finishing interiors. Stair construction -- Wall construction materials -- Finish flooring & coverings -- Calculating quantities of finish flooring -- Interior mill work -- Windows & doors -- Interior painting -- Wallpaper -- Review questions -- Math for heating & cooling. Load calculations -- Zones -- Ventilation effectiveness -- Piping insulation -- Duct insulation -- Air system balancing -- Hydronic system balancing -- Estimating heating requirements -- Sizing a heating system -- Estimating cooling system requirements -- Solving ventilation problems -- Review questions -- Plumbing math. Water supply systems -- Flow measurement -- The energy equation -- Kinds of flow -- Velocity head concept -- Basic principles of water measurement -- Private water supplies -- Water supply problems -- Math & pipe measurements -- Measuring pipe -- Planning a bathroom -- Septic tank systems -- Review questions -- Math for the electrician. Essential math -- Ohm’s law -- Wire types & sizes -- Fiber optics -- Estimating wire materials & costs -- Review questions -- Summary of construction math procedures. Performing mathematical functions with a calculator -- Performing mathematical calculations with a computer -- Summary of concepts & formulas -- Estimating -- Measuring grade -- Interest rates -- Proportional estimating of concrete -- Brick masonry -- Determining beam size -- Determining the amount of studs needed -- Determining roof rise & span -- Determining valley rafter length -- Formulas for calculating roof area -- Fahrenheit & centigrade conversions -- Calculating the required ventilation -- Water requirements -- Measuring pipe -- Applying math to electricity -- Appendix A : Metric conversions for the building trades -- Appendix B : Decimal equivalents of common fractions -- Appendix C : Answers to review questions.