Lesson 1. Principles and Methods
Figure 1-1. Engineer's sketch compared to working drawing.
Line Conventions
Figure 1-2. Line conventions.
Figure 1-2. Continued.
Figure 1-4. Short break conventions.
Review Question 1
Section II. Projections, Views, and Dimensions
Figure 1-6. Orthographic versus perspective projection.
Figure 1-7. Third angle orthographic projection.
Projections
Figure 1-11. Pictorial projections of a cube.
Oblique drawings.
Figure 1-13. Two-point perspective drawing.
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Rotation.
Revolved section.
Dimensions
Figure 1-27. Development of a truncated pentagonal prism.
Figure 1-28. Exploded view.
Figure 1-29. Typical working drawing
Section Ill. Types of Prints
Handling Prints
Figure 1-30. Print and drawing storage.
Handling Prints - Continued
Section IV. Parts of a Print
Figure 1-31. Typical title block.
Military Drawings
Figure 1-33. Format for a construction drawing.
Application or usage block.
Section V. Interpretation of Drawings
Figure 1-36. Exercise in interpretation.
Figure 1-37. Completed exercises.
Answer to Review Question 9 - en011360037
Lesson 1. Self Test Exercises
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Construction Print Format
Figure 1-38. For use with exercises 17 through 20.
Section I: Working Drawings
Site Plans
Figure 2-2. Material conventions..
Figure 2-2. Material conventions.. - Continued
Figure 2-3. Typical site plan.
Elevations
Floor Plans
Figure 2-6. Typical floor plan.
Figure 2-7. Stairway and steps
Figure 2-8 Typical wall symbols.
Section II: Light and Heavy Wood Framing
Light Framing
Figure 2-9. Framing or light structure.
Heavy Framing
Figure 2-10. Typical light and heavy roof trusses.
Figure 2-11. Timber construction symbols and connectors.
Foundation Plans
Framing Drawings
Figure 2-14. Floor framing plan.
Figure 2-15. Typical wall section.
Figure 2-16. Typical door, window, and eave details.
Figure 2-17 Typical sill details.
Section III. Concrete and Masonry
Reinforced Concrete Details
Figure 2-19. Reinforcement shapes (symbols).
Figure 2-20. Typical reinforcing plan.
Figure 2-21. Common reinforced concrete sections.
Joints and Connections
Masonry Construction
Figure 2-23 Brick cuts and typical masonry joints.
Masonry Construction Drawings
Figure 2-24. Common types of brick bonds.
Figure 2-25. Types of hollow clay construction tile.
Figure 2-26. Standard types of building blocks.
Figure -2-27. Typical steel lintel detail.
Review Question 5
Section IV. Structural Steel
Table 2-3. Detail Dimensions of Typical American Standard Channels.
Table 2-5. Detail Dimensions of Typical Wide-Flange Shapes
Table 2-6. American National Coarse (NO and National Fine (NF) Series
Figure 2-31. Rivet conventions.
Figure 2-32. Forms of rivet heads.
Structural Drawings
Table 2-7. Designation of Welding Processes by Letters
Table 2-8. Designation of Cutting Processes by Letters
Figure 2-37. Shop drawing of a beam and a column.
Figure 2-38. Typical welded steel truss.
Prints of Prefabricated Structures
Figure 2-39. Typical foundation plan, concrete.
Figure 2-40. Typical erection diagram.
Figure 2-41. Elevation of prefabricated building.
Figure 2-42. Quonset assembly.
Figure 2-43. Quonset assembly detail.
Review Question 7 - en011360096
Answer to Review Question 7
Lesson 2 Self Test Exercises
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Lesson 2 Self Test Exercises - Continued
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Lesson 3. Utilities Drawings
Figure 3-1. Water supply system.
Distribution System
Figure 3-2. Water distribution plan.
Figure 3-3. Typical water tank ad tower detail plumbing diagram.
Figure 3-3. Typical water tank ad tower detail plumbing diagram. - Continued - en011360107
Figure 3-3. Typical water tank ad tower detail plumbing diagram. - Continued - en011360108
Figure 3-4. Flow diagram for a water treatment plan.
Review Question 1
Section II. Plumbing
Figure 3-6. Pipe fitting symbols.
Waste System Materials
Figure 3-7. Plumbing symbols for valves.
Figure 3-8. Symbols for plumbing fixtures.
Utility Plans
Figure 3-9. Typical utility pan for a bath house and latrine.
Figure 3-10. Typical plumbing details.
Figure 3-11. Typical building waste system arrangement.
Combination system
Section III. Sewerage Systems
Figure 3-12. Standard vitrified-clay and cast iron pipe fittings.
Manholes
Figure 3-13. Typical building connections.
Figure 3-15. Manhole construction.
Figure 3-17. Typical small septic tank.
Figure 3-18. Typical small sewerage system, plan view.
Figure 3-19. Imhoff tank, 25,000-gallon capacity.
Figure 3-19. Imhoff tank, 25,000-gallon capacity. - Continued
Sewerage System Plans
Figure 3-21. Typical subsurface irrigation construction.
Figure 3-22. Typical sand-filter fields.
Figure 3-23. Typical small sewerage system, profile view.
Table 3-1. Soil Absorption Rates
Review Questions 5
Section IV. Electrical Distribution System
Figure 3-24. Line symbols for electric power distribution.
Figure 3-25. Conventional symbols for electric distribution equipment.
Table 3-2. Characteristics of Bare Solid Copper Wire
Figure 3-26. Typical electric distribution plan.
Table 3-5. Characteristics of Weatherproof Stranded Copper Wire
Figure 3-28. Typical tabulation of electrical loads.
Figure 3-29. Typical electrical secondary distribution details.
Figure 3-30. Transformer installation on a platform.
Table 3-6. Classification of Wood Poles
Table 3-7. Typical Sag Table for Primary Distribution Wiring
Review Question 7 - en011360147
Section V. Electrical Wiring
Table 3-9. Minimum Wire Sizes
Table 3-9. Minimum Wire Sizes - Continued
Figure 3-31. Line symbols for electrical wiring.
Figure 3-32. Symbols for electrical fixtures and controls.
Figure 3-32. Symbols for electrical fixtures and controls. - Continued
Electrical Plans
Figure 3-33. Typical electrical plan.
Figure 3-34. Typical ceiling wiring diagram.
Figure 3-36. Wiring diagram for a three-way switch.
Answer to Review Question 9 - en011360158
Lesson 3. Self Test Exercises
Lesson 3. Self Test Exercises - Continued
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Lesson 4. Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Drawings
Hot - Water Heating Systems
Figure 4-2. Heating symbols.
Figure 4-3 Ventilating symbols.
Figure 4-4. Heat power symbols.
Figure 4-5. Fluid power diagram symbols.
Figure 4-6. One-pipe hot-water heating system diagram.
Warm-Air Heating Systems
Figure 4-9. Warm air heating system.
Design Principles.
Figure 4-10. Duct connections.
Figure 4-11. Typical warm air heating stem plan.
Section II. Air Conditioning
Figure 4-13 Air-conditioning symbols.
Figure 4-14. Air-conditioning system plan.
Review Question 3
Section III. Refrigeration
Figure 4-16. Refrigeration symbols.
Figure 4-17. Typical small refrigerated warehouse or ice house, all climates.
Review Question 4
Answer Review Question 4
Lesson 4. Self Test Exercises
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Lesson 5. Bills of Materials
Compilation
Section II. Reading Bills of Materials
Figure 5-1. Construction drawing for 50-man barracks.
Figure 5-1. Construction drawing for 50-man barracks. - Continued - en011360191
Figure 5-1. Construction drawing for 50-man barracks. - Continued - en011360192
Figure 5-2. Bill of materials for 50-man barracks.
Figure 5-3. Construction drawing for frame for officer's tent.
Figure 5-4. Bill of materials for frame for officer tent.
Answer to Review Question 2
Lesson 5. Self Test Exercises
Lesson 5. Self Test Exercises - Continued
Lesson 1 Answer to Self Test Exercises
Lesson 1 Answer to Self Test Exercises - Continued
Lesson 2 Answer to Self Test Exercises
Lesson 2 Answer to Self Test Exercises - Continued
Lesson 3 Answer to Self Test Exercises
Lesson 3 Answer to Self Test Exercises - Continued
Lesson 4 Answer to Self Test Exercises
Lesson 5 Answer to Self Test Exercises
Construction Print Reading
Figure 1-1. Engineer's sketch compared to working drawing.
Line Conventions
Figure 1-2. Line conventions.
Figure 1-2. Continued.
Figure 1-4. Short break conventions.
Review Question 1
Section II. Projections, Views, and Dimensions
Figure 1-6. Orthographic versus perspective projection.
Figure 1-7. Third angle orthographic projection.
Projections
Figure 1-11. Pictorial projections of a cube.
Oblique drawings.
Figure 1-13. Two-point perspective drawing.
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Rotation.
Revolved section.
Dimensions
Figure 1-27. Development of a truncated pentagonal prism.
Figure 1-28. Exploded view.
Figure 1-29. Typical working drawing
Section Ill. Types of Prints
Handling Prints
Figure 1-30. Print and drawing storage.
Handling Prints - Continued
Section IV. Parts of a Print
Figure 1-31. Typical title block.
Military Drawings
Figure 1-33. Format for a construction drawing.
Application or usage block.
Section V. Interpretation of Drawings
Figure 1-36. Exercise in interpretation.
Figure 1-37. Completed exercises.
Answer to Review Question 9 - en011360037
Lesson 1. Self Test Exercises
Special Views - en011360039
Construction Print Format
Figure 1-38. For use with exercises 17 through 20.
Section I: Working Drawings
Site Plans
Figure 2-2. Material conventions..
Figure 2-2. Material conventions.. - Continued
Figure 2-3. Typical site plan.
Elevations
Floor Plans
Figure 2-6. Typical floor plan.
Figure 2-7. Stairway and steps
Figure 2-8 Typical wall symbols.
Section II: Light and Heavy Wood Framing
Light Framing
Figure 2-9. Framing or light structure.
Heavy Framing
Figure 2-10. Typical light and heavy roof trusses.
Figure 2-11. Timber construction symbols and connectors.
Foundation Plans
Framing Drawings
Figure 2-14. Floor framing plan.
Figure 2-15. Typical wall section.
Figure 2-16. Typical door, window, and eave details.
Figure 2-17 Typical sill details.
Section III. Concrete and Masonry
Reinforced Concrete Details
Figure 2-19. Reinforcement shapes (symbols).
Figure 2-20. Typical reinforcing plan.
Figure 2-21. Common reinforced concrete sections.
Joints and Connections
Masonry Construction
Figure 2-23 Brick cuts and typical masonry joints.
Masonry Construction Drawings
Figure 2-24. Common types of brick bonds.
Figure 2-25. Types of hollow clay construction tile.
Figure 2-26. Standard types of building blocks.
Figure -2-27. Typical steel lintel detail.
Review Question 5
Section IV. Structural Steel
Table 2-3. Detail Dimensions of Typical American Standard Channels.
Table 2-5. Detail Dimensions of Typical Wide-Flange Shapes
Table 2-6. American National Coarse (NO and National Fine (NF) Series
Figure 2-31. Rivet conventions.
Figure 2-32. Forms of rivet heads.
Structural Drawings
Table 2-7. Designation of Welding Processes by Letters
Table 2-8. Designation of Cutting Processes by Letters
Figure 2-37. Shop drawing of a beam and a column.
Figure 2-38. Typical welded steel truss.
Prints of Prefabricated Structures
Figure 2-39. Typical foundation plan, concrete.
Figure 2-40. Typical erection diagram.
Figure 2-41. Elevation of prefabricated building.
Figure 2-42. Quonset assembly.
Figure 2-43. Quonset assembly detail.
Review Question 7 - en011360096
Answer to Review Question 7
Lesson 2 Self Test Exercises
Lesson 2 Self Test Exercises - Continued - en011360099
Lesson 2 Self Test Exercises - Continued
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Lesson 3. Utilities Drawings
Figure 3-1. Water supply system.
Distribution System
Figure 3-2. Water distribution plan.
Figure 3-3. Typical water tank ad tower detail plumbing diagram.
Figure 3-3. Typical water tank ad tower detail plumbing diagram. - Continued - en011360107
Figure 3-3. Typical water tank ad tower detail plumbing diagram. - Continued - en011360108
Figure 3-4. Flow diagram for a water treatment plan.
Review Question 1
Section II. Plumbing
Figure 3-6. Pipe fitting symbols.
Waste System Materials
Figure 3-7. Plumbing symbols for valves.
Figure 3-8. Symbols for plumbing fixtures.
Utility Plans
Figure 3-9. Typical utility pan for a bath house and latrine.
Figure 3-10. Typical plumbing details.
Figure 3-11. Typical building waste system arrangement.
Combination system
Section III. Sewerage Systems
Figure 3-12. Standard vitrified-clay and cast iron pipe fittings.
Manholes
Figure 3-13. Typical building connections.
Figure 3-15. Manhole construction.
Figure 3-17. Typical small septic tank.
Figure 3-18. Typical small sewerage system, plan view.
Figure 3-19. Imhoff tank, 25,000-gallon capacity.
Figure 3-19. Imhoff tank, 25,000-gallon capacity. - Continued
Sewerage System Plans
Figure 3-21. Typical subsurface irrigation construction.
Figure 3-22. Typical sand-filter fields.
Figure 3-23. Typical small sewerage system, profile view.
Table 3-1. Soil Absorption Rates
Review Questions 5
Section IV. Electrical Distribution System
Figure 3-24. Line symbols for electric power distribution.
Figure 3-25. Conventional symbols for electric distribution equipment.
Table 3-2. Characteristics of Bare Solid Copper Wire
Figure 3-26. Typical electric distribution plan.
Table 3-5. Characteristics of Weatherproof Stranded Copper Wire
Figure 3-28. Typical tabulation of electrical loads.
Figure 3-29. Typical electrical secondary distribution details.
Figure 3-30. Transformer installation on a platform.
Table 3-6. Classification of Wood Poles
Table 3-7. Typical Sag Table for Primary Distribution Wiring
Review Question 7 - en011360147
Section V. Electrical Wiring
Table 3-9. Minimum Wire Sizes
Table 3-9. Minimum Wire Sizes - Continued
Figure 3-31. Line symbols for electrical wiring.
Figure 3-32. Symbols for electrical fixtures and controls.
Figure 3-32. Symbols for electrical fixtures and controls. - Continued
Electrical Plans
Figure 3-33. Typical electrical plan.
Figure 3-34. Typical ceiling wiring diagram.
Figure 3-36. Wiring diagram for a three-way switch.
Answer to Review Question 9 - en011360158
Lesson 3. Self Test Exercises
Lesson 3. Self Test Exercises - Continued
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Lesson 4. Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Drawings
Hot - Water Heating Systems
Figure 4-2. Heating symbols.
Figure 4-3 Ventilating symbols.
Figure 4-4. Heat power symbols.
Figure 4-5. Fluid power diagram symbols.
Figure 4-6. One-pipe hot-water heating system diagram.
Warm-Air Heating Systems
Figure 4-9. Warm air heating system.
Design Principles.
Figure 4-10. Duct connections.
Figure 4-11. Typical warm air heating stem plan.
Section II. Air Conditioning
Figure 4-13 Air-conditioning symbols.
Figure 4-14. Air-conditioning system plan.
Review Question 3
Section III. Refrigeration
Figure 4-16. Refrigeration symbols.
Figure 4-17. Typical small refrigerated warehouse or ice house, all climates.
Review Question 4
Answer Review Question 4
Lesson 4. Self Test Exercises
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Lesson 4. Self Test Exercises - Continued - en011360186
Lesson 5. Bills of Materials
Compilation
Section II. Reading Bills of Materials
Figure 5-1. Construction drawing for 50-man barracks.
Figure 5-1. Construction drawing for 50-man barracks. - Continued - en011360191
Figure 5-1. Construction drawing for 50-man barracks. - Continued - en011360192
Figure 5-2. Bill of materials for 50-man barracks.
Figure 5-3. Construction drawing for frame for officer's tent.
Figure 5-4. Bill of materials for frame for officer tent.
Answer to Review Question 2
Lesson 5. Self Test Exercises
Lesson 5. Self Test Exercises - Continued
Lesson 1 Answer to Self Test Exercises
Lesson 1 Answer to Self Test Exercises - Continued
Lesson 2 Answer to Self Test Exercises
Lesson 2 Answer to Self Test Exercises - Continued
Lesson 3 Answer to Self Test Exercises
Lesson 3 Answer to Self Test Exercises - Continued
Lesson 4 Answer to Self Test Exercises
Lesson 5 Answer to Self Test Exercises
Construction Print Reading
