The Second Edition of this highly visual text brings together sketching, plan reading, and working drawing as they are used in the construction process. Hundreds of details from actual and idealized working drawings, with explanatory photographs and drawings, show how construction graphics "translate" into construction methods and practices.

Informationen zum Autor Keith A. Bisharat, MS , is Professor and Construction Management Program Coordinator in the Department of Civil Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. He is a licensed general contractor with more than twenty-five years of experience in construction as a sole proprietor, partner, forensic construction consultant, developer, building designer, project manager, superintendent, project engineer, carpenter, and laborer. Klappentext A BUILDER'S GUIDE to Construction graphicsWhat do drawings mean to you as a builder?When you're in the midst of a construction project, you have to be able to bridge the gap between the outcome described by the design professional in the construction drawings and the myriad materials and processes required to build the structure. With hundreds of illustrations and photographs from actual working drawings, Construction Graphics: A Practical Guide to Interpreting Working Drawings, Second Edition demonstrates what construction graphics mean to managers of the construction process and how you can make the best use of them.From site excavation to forming, roof, and electrical systems, Construction Graphics provides up-to-date material and helpful exercises on the critical tasks involved in constructing a project from graphic depictions of it. This updated new edition gives you an overview of graphic communication, the construction business environment, the design professional's work product, and construction drawing fundamentals, and adds valuable new commentary on important topics, including:* Building Information Modeling (BIM)* Project delivery systems* Interpreting working drawings* The similarities between residential and commercial building construction drawings* Executing a site section in preparation for an earth quantity take-off* Additional commentary on welding and welding symbologyAdhering to the Construction Specifications Institute's UniFormat classification system, Construction Graphics, Second Edition will be a valuable aid to any building professional. Zusammenfassung A BUILDER'S GUIDE to Construction graphicsWhat do drawings mean to you as a builder?When you're in the midst of a construction project, you have to be able to bridge the gap between the outcome described by the design professional in the construction drawings and the myriad materials and processes required to build the structure. With hundreds of illustrations and photographs from actual working drawings, Construction Graphics: A Practical Guide to Interpreting Working Drawings, Second Edition demonstrates what construction graphics mean to managers of the construction process and how you can make the best use of them.From site excavation to forming, roof, and electrical systems, Construction Graphics provides up-to-date material and helpful exercises on the critical tasks involved in constructing a project from graphic depictions of it. This updated new edition gives you an overview of graphic communication, the construction business environment, the design professional's work product, and construction drawing fundamentals, and adds valuable new commentary on important topics, including:* Building Information Modeling (BIM)* Project delivery systems* Interpreting working drawings* The similarities between residential and commercial building construction drawings* Executing a site section in preparation for an earth quantity take-off* Additional commentary on welding and welding symbologyAdhering to the Construction Specifications Institute's UniFormat classification system, Construction Graphics, Second Edition will be a valuable aid to any building professional. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Chapter 1 Construction Graphics: An Overview 1 Introduction 2 Graphics and Builders 2 Challenges Facing the Design Professional: Telling a Complicated Story 2 Dialects and the Stan...

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Keith A. Bisharat, MS, is Professor and Construction Management Program Coordinator in the Department of Civil Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. He is a licensed general contractor with more than twenty-five years of experience in construction as a sole proprietor, partner, forensic construction consultant, developer, building designer, project manager, superintendent, project engineer, carpenter, and laborer.

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A BUILDER'S GUIDE to Construction graphics What do drawings mean to you as a builder? When you're in the midst of a construction project, you have to be able to bridge the gap between the outcome described by the design professional in the construction drawings and the myriad materials and processes required to build the structure. With hundreds of illustrations and photographs from actual working drawings, Construction Graphics: A Practical Guide to Interpreting Working Drawings, Second Edition demonstrates what construction graphics mean to managers of the construction process and how you can make the best use of them. From site excavation to forming, roof, and electrical systems, Construction Graphics provides up-to-date material and helpful exercises on the critical tasks involved in constructing a project from graphic depictions of it. This updated new edition gives you an overview of graphic communication, the construction business environment, the design professional's work product, and construction drawing fundamentals, and adds valuable new commentary on important topics, including: * Building Information Modeling (BIM) * Project delivery systems * Interpreting working drawings * The similarities between residential and commercial building construction drawings * Executing a site section in preparation for an earth quantity take-off * Additional commentary on welding and welding symbology Adhering to the Construction Specifications Institute's UniFormat classification system, Construction Graphics, Second Edition will be a valuable aid to any building professional.

Inhalt

Preface ix

Chapter 1 Construction Graphics: An Overview 1

Introduction 2

Graphics and Builders 2

Challenges Facing the Design Professional: Telling a Complicated Story 2

Dialects and the Standardization of Drawings 4

Participants in the Design Process: Owners, Design Professionals, and Contractors 5

Varying Professional Viewpoints: Legal Responsibilities, Education, Training, and the Consequences of Diversity 7

Summary 9

Chapter 2 The Construction Business Environment 11

The Construction Industry 12

Evolution of a Building Construction Project 14

What Contractors Do 20

Summary 22

Chapter 3 The Design Professional's Work Product 23

The Project Manual 24

Construction Drawings: Organization and Content 24

The International System of Units 28

Jurisdictional Confusion: Drawing Interdependence 30

Residential and Commercial Building Construction Drawings: A Comparison 31

Summary 34

Chapter 4 Construction Drawings 35

Scale, Scales, and Scaled Drawings 36

Determining Dimensions without a Scale 38

Projection Types 38

Views: Plans, Elevations, and Sections 40

Pictorial Drawings 42

Dimensioning: How Big Is It? Where Does It Go? 47

Lettering, Notes, and Leaders 48

Lines 49

Symbols 50

Schedules 51

What Constitutes Good Graphics? 53

Interpreting Working Drawings 56

Summary 60

Chapter 5 Sketching 61

Introduction 62

Drawing Instruments and Media 62

Manner and Style of the Presentation 62

Other Useful Geometric Construction Techniques 67

Formatting and Composing Properly Proportioned Sketches 72

Summary 72

**Chapter 6 Site Construc…