Blueprint Reading in Building Construction

For classes in Blueprint Reading and Architectural Drafting and Design. Based on the author's extensive practical experience in construction as a crew member in the field as well as a contractor and professional estimator, this text covers the whole spectrum of construction blueprint readingfrom what a blueprint is to how to make use of a set of plans. It teaches the proper meaning of the construction symbols, abbreviations, and keynotes common to construction for all trades; the difference in the plan groups and how they are applied to a project; how to associate plans, sections, and details on blueprints to get a better understanding of the object(s) noted; and how to determine the coordination of the plans and how to reference the plans to each other.Fatzinger, James A. S. is the author of 'Blueprint Reading in Building Construction ', published 2003 under ISBN 9780131108110 and ISBN 0131108115.