LESSON 5
CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND STANDARDS
PLANNING ESTIMATES
CREDIT HOURS .......................................................... 2
TEXT ASSIGNMENT................................................... Attached memorandum.
MATERIALS REQUIRED ........................................... None.
SUGGESTIONS ............................................................ Review pars 1-28 through 1-31, lesson 1.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this lesson you should be
criteria given in the technical manuals of AFCS.
able to accomplish the following in the indicated
3. Methods of erection. Evaluate the
topic areas:
various methods of erection commonly used and
determine which is the most suitable for the existing
1. Reference texts and the Army
Facilities Components System (AFCS). Be able to
situation.
locate and use such construction information as
4. Nuclear warfare considerations.
needed from the library sets provided to engineer
Make necessary changes in construction standards as
construction units, and the Army Technical Manuals
governed by Department of the Army policy and
which constitute the AFSC.
outlines in appropriate directives, when the
Prepare labor
possibility of nuclear warfare must be considered.
2. Labor estimates.
estimates for a TO type construction based upon
ATTACHED MEMORANDUM
mission of the unit. Current authorizations for
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SUGGESTIONS
engineer construction units include the following
Building operations, like other engineering
works:
activities, provide a continuing challenge to the
Handbook of Heavy Construction, Stubbs;
engineer's resourcefulness and construction know-
how. Within the scope of this subcourse, it is
Data Book for Civil Engineers, Vol. II,
possible only to introduce you to fundamentals, but
Specifications and Costs, Seelye;
mention should be made of reference works that will
Architectural Graphic Standards, Ramsey
help you to solve other building problems that you
and Sleeper;
may encounter in the field.
Construction Estimates and Costs, Pulver;
a. Library reference sets. Provision is
made in tables of organization and equipment for
Electrical Engineers Handbook, Electrical
library reference sets which contain standard civilian
Power, Pender and Delmar;
texts and handbooks on subjects pertinent to the
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