Product Description

Blueprint Reading for the Construction Trades, Second Edition is written to guide readers through the visualization concepts absolutely necessary to interpret the information contained in blueprints. Typical construction blueprints contain two-dimensional drawings (plans, sections, and details), but the reader must visualize this construction information in three dimensions to visualize the building as it will be when actually built. This text presents this visualization process in simple, easy to understand steps using many illustrations and exercises. The main thrust of the book is to teach visualization skills though an understanding of orthographic drawings and the application of pictorial drawing methods to three-dimensional construction visualization.

An eBook version, a full table of contents, and downloadable sample pages are available on the publisher's web site at Micro-Press.com.

This Second Edition has been extensively reformatted and contains many additional illustrations. A four-sheet fold-out commercial drawing set is located in the Construction Sections chapter, while a seven-page fold-out solar residential drawing set in the Appendix is used for full visualization exercises. Line types, symbols and scale rules are fully covered. All answers to the extensive exercises are contained in the book. Although primarily a construction book, readers in any field will benefit from the visualization instruction.

The publisher offers an eBook version, sample pages, and a full table of contents on it's website at Micro-Press.com.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2056404 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-01
• Binding: Plastic Comb
• 230 pages

From the Publisher
Micro-Press.com publishes high-quality textbooks that focus on the areas of Blueprint Reading, Architecture and Construction, and MicroStation software. We feel that our customers should be able to purchase our texts at the lowest possible cost. To this end, all our books are spiral bound and have card covers, the most cost-effective method of publishing. In addition, spiral bindings allow our books to be opened flat or folded back on themselves for convenient desktop reading.

From the Author
Blueprint Reading for the Construction Trades is written to direct readers through blueprint visualization so that they fully understand the concepts involved and that they develop a full range of practical skill sets.

I have presented the information in easy step-by-step sequences and in a logical progression that builds and reinforces skill levels using an extensive selection of examples and exercises. The book is designed to be used equally by individual readers or as a classroom textbook.

About the Author
Peter A. Mann has been a college professor for twenty-five years, teaching MicroStation, AutoCAD, architecture, and building construction related subjects. Author of six textbooks and a six-course construction program. He has extensive experience in the construction industry.