Reading architectural plans
Subtitle: for residential and commercial construction
By: Ernest R. Weidhaas.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Architecture, Domestic -- Designs and plans; Commercial buildings -- Designs and plans; Architecture -- Details
Notes: Includes 36 folded architectural plans.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Architectural plans -- Projections -- Architectural symbols -- Architectural dimensions -- Metric dimensions -- Modular coordination -- Architectural calculations -- Light framing -- Floor plans -- Plot plans -- Roof framing plans -- Elevations and sections -- Window details -- Door details -- Schedules -- Stair details -- Fireplace and chimney details -- Electrical plans -- Piping and plumbing plans -- Heating and air conditioning plans -- Energy conservation -- Reading residential plans -- Timber construction -- Masonry construction -- Reinforced concrete construction -- Structural steel construction -- Fire protection -- Trusses -- Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Construction documents -- Reading commercial plans -- Exercises -- Appendix.