Residential Construction Academy

Basic Principles for Construction

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Prepare for your career in the building trades with RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY: BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR CONSTRUCTION, 4E. This student-friendly, full color book helps you stay current with industry standards and trends and develop the basic skills you'll need for success in the field, such as work ethics, safety procedures, construction mathematics, communication, print reading, and common tools. The author also provides vital information on careers in the construction industry.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-03-09
Mått226 x 22 x 284 mm
Vikt1 000 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor368
Upplaga4
FörlagCengage Learning
ISBN9781305088627

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Mark Huth is a former editor at Cengage Learning, a role that took him inside hundreds of classrooms and allowed him to glean the best teaching methods for his students and readers. He travels extensively throughout North America, gaining first-hand knowledge of construction methods and materials. In addition to UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS and BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR CONSTRUCTION, he is the author of several other respected texts on construction principles, technology, and mathematics. Mr. Huth has also taught high school building construction and worked as a professional carpenter and subcontractor. He holds a master of science degree in curriculum and instruction, as well as permanent certification in building construction from the New York State Education Department.

SECTION I: THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.1. Organization of the Industry.2. Working in the Industry.3. Green Construction.SECTION II: SAFETY.4. Jobsite Safety.5. Safety with Ladders, Scaffolds, and Machines.SECTION III: CONSTRUCTION MATH.6. Whole Numbers.7. Decimals.8. Fractions.9. Linear Measure.10. Percent (Percentage).11. Area and Volume.12. Right Angles.13. Combined Operations.14. Hand Tools-Selection, Use and Care.15. Power Tools-Selection, Use, and Care.16. Fasteners.17. Rigging.SECTION V: PRINT READING.18. Views.19. Scales.20. Alphabet of Lines.21. Use of Symbols.22. Plan Views.23. Elevations.24. Sections and Details.Appendix A.Appendix B.Glossary.Index.