Chapter 1 Construction Administration and Safety

• Directing Work Teams
• Preparing Requisitions
• Figure  1-2.Labor  codes.
• Figure 1-3.Typical timekeeping cards (A and B).
• Safety Program
• Safety Duties
• Recommended Reading List

Chapter 2 Drawings and Specifications

• Figure  2-1.Typical  light-frame  construction.
• Figure 2-3.Exploded view of a typical light-frame house.
• Drawings
• Construction Drawings
• Figure 2-6.-Architectural symbols for plans and elevations.
• Figure  2-7.Architectural  symbols  for  doors  and  windows.
• Figure 2-8. Site Plan
• Figure 2-9.Plot plan
• Foundation  Plan
• Figure  2-11.Floor  plan  development.
• Elevations
• Shop Drawings
• Sectional Views
• Figure 2-16.A typical section of a masonry building.
• Schedules
• Table 2-3.Finish Schedule
• Written Specifications
• Standard Specifications
• Other Specifications
• Guidance
• Recommended Reading List

Chapter 3 Woodworking Tools, Materials and Methods

• Figure 3-1.A shop radial arm saw.
• Band Saw
• Drill Press
• Figure 3-4.Drill press.
• Woodworking  Lathe
• Figure 3-5.A woodworking lathe with accessories.
• Jointer
• Figure 3-9.Six-inch jointer.
• Surfacer
• Shaper
• Portable Hand Tools
• Portable Electric Circular Saw
• Figure  3-16.-Circular  saw  blades.
• Saber Saw
• Figure  3-20.-Reciprocating  saw.
• Router
• Portable  Power  Plane
• Portable Power Drills
• Figure  3-26.-Portable  disk  sander.
• Materials
• Table  3-1.-Common  Woodscontinued
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• Lumber
• Classification of Lumber
• Table 3-4.-Softwood Lumber Grades
• Hardwood  Grades
• Laminated Lumber
• Plywood
• Figure 3-35.-Laminated beam.
• Table  3-7.-Plywood  Veneer  Grades
• Softwood Plywood Grades
• Table 3-9.-Plywood Uses
• Figure 3-39.-List of engineered grade of softwood plywood.
• Hardwood Plywood Grades
• Woodworking Methods
• Figure 3-46.-Dado and gain joints.
• Figure 3-47.-Tenon joints.
• Half-Lap  Joints
• Miter  Joints
• Mortise-and-Tenon Joints
• Figure 3-54.-Dado and rabbet joint.
• Dovetail Joints
• Box Corner Joints
• Figure 3-67.-Typical dimensions for cabinetwork.
• Millwork
• Shelves
• Cabinet Facing
• Installing Premade Cabinets
• Procedures
• Counters and Tops
• Figure 3-76.-Nail sizes given in penny (d) units.
• Staples
• Table 3-10.-Size, Type, and Use of Nails
• Figure 3-80.-Proper way to sink a screw.
• Bolts
• Table 3-13.-Drill and Auger Bit Sizes for Wood Screws
• Machine Bolts
• Corrugated Fasteners
• Glues
• Recommended Reading List

Chapter 4 Fiber Line, Wire Rope, and Scaffolding

• Types of Line Lays
• Strength of Fiber Line
• Handling and Care of Lines
• Grades of Wire Rope
• Safe Working Load
• Handling and Care of Wire Rope
• Kinks
• Lubrication
• Wire Rope Attachments
• Figure 4-15.Wedge socket attached properly.
• Block and Tackle
• Construction of Blocks
• Snatch Blocks and Fairleads
• Mechanical Advantage
• Types of Tackle
• Figure 4-27.Single-luff tackle.
• Reeving Tackle
• Lifting a Given Weight
• Tackle Safety Precautions
• Hoisting
• Safety Rules
• Shear Legs
• Tripods
• Erecting Tripods
• Scaffolding
• Pole Scaffold Construction
• Bracket Scaffolding
• Scaffold Safety

Chapter 5 Leveling and Grading

• Dumpy Level
• Hand Level
• Leveling a Level
• Leveling Rods
• Direct Readings
• Figure 5-11.Direct reading of 5.76 ft on Philadelphia rod.
• Rod Levels
• Care of Leveling Rods
• Principles of Differential Leveling
• Building Layout
• Perpendicular by 3:4:5 Triangle
• Recommended Reading List

Chapter 6 Concrete

• Concrete Ingredients
• Figure  6-1.The  principal  properties  of  good  concrete.
• Air-Entrained  Cement
• Purpose of Aggregates
• Quality Standards
• Handling and Storage
• Concrete Mix Design
• Table 6-3.-Normal Concrete
• Material Estimates
• Slump Testing
• Workability
• Batching
• Mixing Concrete
• Charging the Mixer
• Handling and Transporting Concrete
• Precast and Tilt-up Concrete
• Casting
• Forms
• Reinforcement and Inserts
• Point Pickup Methods
• Figure 6-11.-Different types of pickup points.
• Recommended Reading List

Chapter 7 Working with Concrete

• Form Design
• Form Construction
• Columns
• Figure 7-6.-Form for a concrete column.
• Construction
• Figure  7-10.-Removing  wood  spreaders.
• Stair Forms
• Figure 7-17.-Typical beam and girder form.
• Oiling and Wetting Forms
• Figure 7-19. Beam and Floor Forms.
• Reinforced Concrete
• Carrying Wire
• Location for Reinforcing Steel
• Figure 7-25.-Reinforcing steel for a floor slab.
• Figure 7-28.-Steel in place in a wall.
• Concrete Construction Joints
• Control  Joints
• Table 7-1.-Suggested Spacing of Control Joints
• Sawing Concrete
• Placing Concrete
• Consolidating Concrete
• Vibration
• Finishing Concrete
• Mechanical Screed
• Hand Tamping
• Troweling
• Grinding
• Curing Concrete
• Table 7-2.-Curing Methods
• Form Removal
• Inspections
• Recommended Reading List

Chapter 8 Masonry

• Jointer
• Concrete Masonry
• Figure  8-4.-Typical  unit  sizes  and  shapes  of  concrete  masonry  units.
• Figure 8-4.-Typical unit sizes and shapes of concrete masonry unitsContinued.
• BLock Sizes and Shapes
• Water Retentivity
• Mixing Mortar
• Estimating Mortar
• Table 8-2.-Nominal Lengths of Concrete Masonry Walls in Stretchers
• Table 8-3.-Nominal Heights of Modular Concrete Masonry Walls in Courses
• Safe Handling of Material
• Steps in Construction
• Figure  8-9.-Vertical  joints.
• Figure 8-12.-Checking horizontal block spacing.
• Figure 8-14.-Installing a closure block.
• Figure  8-17.-Tooling  mortar  joints.
• Control Joints
• Walls
• Figure 8-24.-Lintel made from blocks.
• Bond Beams, Lintels, and Sills
• Figure 8-27.Pilaster masonry units.
• Reinforced Block Walls
• Retaining Walls
• Brick Masonry
• Strength of Brick Masonry
• Bonds
• Figure 8-33.-Types of masonry bonds.
• Mortar Joints and Pointing
• Figure 8-36.-Picking up and spreading mortar.
• Figure 8-38.-Making a bed joint in a stretcher course.
• Figure 8-41.-Inserting a brick in a wall space.
• Figure 8-43.-Making a closure joint in a header course.
• Cutting Brick
• Templet
• Recommended Reading List

Chapter 9 Planning, Estimating, and Scheduling

• Manpower Estimates
• Planning Documentation
• Project Folder
• Estimating
• Accuracy as a Basis for Ordering and Scheduling
• Activity Estimates
• Figure  9-2.-Typical  Estimating  Work  Sheet
• Figure 9-4.-Sample Bill of Material (BM) sheet.
• Figure 9-5.-Sample equipment estimate (sheet 1 of 2).
• Figure 9-6.-Sample equipment estimate (sheet 2 of 2).
• Labor
• Preliminary
• Table 9-2.Production Efficiency Guide Chart
• Figure  9-7.Production  efficiency  graph.
• Scheduling
• Precedence Diagraming
• Use of Diagram Connectors
• Figure 9-11.Lead on start of a preceeding activity.
• Precedence Diagrams
• Figure  9-20.Example  of  forward-pass  calculations.
• Figure 9-22.PDM network with total and free float calculations.
• Advantages  of  Diagraming
• Figure 9-26. Typical Precedence diagram for a 40-by-100 foot rigid-frame building.
• Recommended Reading List

Appendix I Glossary

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Appendix II References Used to Develop the Traman

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