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Introduction - en0069a0004
Lesson 1 Construction Print Reading
Achitectural Drawings Prints
Line Conventions
Figure 1-1. Types of lines and convention breaks
Figure 1-2. Types of scales
Figure 1-3. Scaling a dimension
Symbols and Specifications
Figure 1-4. Architectural views
Figure 1-5. Material conventions
Figure 1-6. Typical door and window symbols
Oblique butt joint
Figure 1-8. Butt and lap joints
Splices
Figure 1-11. Compression, tension, and bending-resistant splices
Types of Wood
Seasoning
Causes of Decay
Grades of Lumber
Board Measure
Types of nails
Figure 1-15. Nail lengths
Screws
Bolts
Table 1-6. Drill and Auger Bit Sizes or Wood Screws
Figure 1-19. Types of bolts
Corrugated Fasteners
Excavations
Foundations
Framing
Figure 1-26. Types of columns or piers
Girders
Figure 1-28. Types of sills
Floor Joists - en0069a0037
Method of Connecting Joists to Sills and Girders
Bridging
Reinforced Joists
Figure 1-35. Headers and trimmers
Figure 1-36. Method of laying out a simple rectangular building
Batter Boards
Figure 1-38. Batter boards
Figure 1-39. Establishing building lines from batter boards
Squaring Building Lines
Self Test - en0069a0047
Self Test -Cont. - en0069a0048
Self Test -Cont. - en0069a0049
Lesson 2 Superstructures-Framing
Figure 2-2. T-post construction
Top plate and sole plate
Plumbing Vertical Members and Straightening Walls
Braces
Figure 2-9. Common types of bracing
Figure 2-11. Rafter layout terms
Rafter Design and Layout
Figure 2-12. Types of rafters
Steel square - step-off method
Figure 2-14. Rafter layout, scale method
Figure 2-17. Rafter table, back of blade
Collar Beams
Figure 2-19. Typical rafter truss for a TO type building
Figure 2-20. Rafter-truss jigs
Heavy Trusses
Figure 2-22. Types of trusses
Purlins
Figure 2-23. Typical heavy roof truss
Figure 2-24. TO framing details
Self Test - en0069a0070
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Lesson 3 Roofing-Finishing Details
Roof Sheating
Roofing Installion
Roof Finish
Exterior Wall Finishes
Interior Finishes
Figure 3-9. Single inside door
Window and door details
Design of Theater-of-Operations Stairs
Stringer Layout
Figure 3-16. First tread cut
Fire Prevention
Figure 3-21. Electrical symbols
Figure 3-21. Electrical symbols (continued)
Figure 3-22. Smoke pipe through roof ridge
Self Test - en0069a0088
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Lesson 4 Materials Estimating
Preparing A Bill of Materials
Development of Take-Off List
Figure 4-1. Scrub table detail.
Development of Take-Off List -Cont. - en0069a0095
Development of Take-Off List -Cont. - en0069a0096
Consoldation
Consoldation -Cont.
Waste Allowance
Nail Requirements
Grouping and Arranging
Figure 4-4. Finalized bill of materials
Self Test - en0069a0103
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Figure 4-5. For use with exercises 8 through 14
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Lesson 5 Construction Methods and Standards Planning Estimates
Requisitions
Installations
Fist digit codes
Standards of construction for Troop Camps
Six digit codes
Labor Estimates
Concrete Floors
Methods of Erection
Figure 5-2. Marking a pattern
Nonstandard Construction
Table 5-1. Working Stresses
Table 5-2. Beam Stresses
Table 5-3. Beam Design, Horizontal Shear
Table 5-4. Column Design
Table 5-5. Averge Construction Rates for Building Parts Installed by Carpenters
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Lesson 1 Answers to Self Test
Lesson 1 Answers to Self Test -Cont.
Lesson 2 Answers to Self Test
Lesson 2 Answers to Self Test -Cont.
Lesson 3 Answers to Self Test
Lesson 3 Answers to Self Test -Cont.
Lesson 4 Answers to Self Test
Lesson 4 Answers to Self Test -Cont.
Lesson 5 Answers to Self Test
Lesson 5 Answers to Self Test -Cont.
Frame Structures