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BUILDING CONTRACTOR MANUALS
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- BUILDER 3 & 2, VOLUME 01 (314 pp)
- BUILDER 3 & 2, VOLUME 02 (342 pp)
- BUILDER ADVANCED (376 pp)
- CARPENTRY I (95 pp)
- CARPENTRY II (101 pp)
- CARPENTRY (222 pp)
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- CONCRETE AND MASONRY (PART I: CONCRETE)
- CONCRETE AND MASONRY (PART II: MASONRY) (both parts 323 pp)
- MASONRY (102 pp)
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- FRAME STRUCTURES (135 pp)
- SOILS AND GEOLOGY PROCEDURES FOR FOUNDATION DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES (204 pp)
- FOUNDATIONS IN EXPANSIVE SOILS (95 pp)
- CONSTRUCTION PRINT READING (500 pp)
- CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICIAN BASIC (346 pp)
- LIGHTING DESIGN (46 pp)
- PAINTING I (225 pp)
- LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND PLANTING CRITERIA
- UTILITIES I (180 pp)
- UTILITIES II (127 pp)
- CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING (250 pp)
- CHILDREN’S OUTDOOR PLAY AREAS (92 pp)
- SAFETY OF ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS (180 pp)
- TOOLS AND THEIR USES (368 pp)
- CARPENTRY AND MASONRY LESSONS (15 lessons)
- ELECTRICIAN LESSONS (11 lessons)
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BUILDER 3 & 2, VOLUME 01
The major topics addressed in this book include construction administration and safety;
drawings specifications; woodworking tools, materials and methods of woodworking; fiber line, wire rope,
and scaffolding; leveling and grading; concrete; placing concrete; masonry; and planning, estimating and
scheduling.
q Chapter 1. Construction Administration and Safety
q Chapter 2. Drawings and Specifications
q Chapter 3. Woodworking Tools, Materials, and Methods
q Chapter 4. Fiber Line, Wire Rope, and Scaffolding
q Chapter 5. Leveling and Grading
q Chapter 6. Concrete
q Chapter 7. Working with Concrete
q Chapter 8. Masonry
q Chapter 9. Planning, Estimating, and Scheduling
q APPENDIX I. Glossary AI-1
q APPENDIX II. References
q APPENDIX III. Hand Signals
BUILDER 3 & 2, VOLUME 02
The topics covered include floor and wall construction; roof framing; exterior and interior
finishing; plastering, stuccoing, and ceramic tile; paints and preservatives; advanced base field structures;
and heavy construction.
q Chapter 1. Light Floor and Wall Framing
q Chapter 2. Roof Framing
q Chapter 3. Roof
q Construction and Trim Carpentry
q Chapter 4. Exterior Finish of Walls
q Chapter 5. Interior Finish of Walls and Ceilings
q Chapter 6. Interior Finish of Floors, Stairs, Doors, and Trim
q Chapter 7. Plastering, Stuccoing, and Ceramic Tile
q Chapter 8. Structural Coatings and Preservatives
q Chapter 9. Advanced Base Field Structures and Embarkation
q Chapter 10. Heavy Construction
q APPENDIX I. Glossary
q APPENDIX II. References
q INDEX
BUILDER ADVANCED
Builders inspect and maintain existing structures and plan and construct new permanent and
field structures. This course covers technical administration, planning, estimating, scheduling, project
planning, concrete, masonry, and heavy construction, shop organization, millworking, quality control,
maintenance inspections, Advanced Base Functional Components Field Structures, and K-spans.
q Chapter 1. Technical Administration
q Chapter 2. Planning, Estimating, and Scheduling
q Chapter 3. Concrete Construction
q Chapter 4. Masonry Construction
q Chapter 5. Shop Organization and Millworking
q Chapter 6. Quality Control
q Chapter 7. Maintenance Inspections
q Chapter 8. Heavy Construction
q Chapter 9. Advanced Base Functional Components and Field Structures
q APPENDIX I. Math Tables
q APPENDIX II. References
q INDEX
CARPENTRY I
This course is designed to give you practical knowledge of basic carpentry. You will learn to
read, understand, and interpret construction prints (also called working drawings); to identify, use, and
requisition building materials; and to care for and use hand tools and power machinery.
q Subcourse Overview
q Lesson 1: Construction Prints and Building Materials
§ Part A:
q Construction Prints for Buildings
§ Part B: Bill of Materials (BOMs)
§ Part C: Building Materials
§ Practice Exercise
q Lesson 2: Tools and Equipment
§ Part A: Care and Use of Hand Tools
§ Part B:
q Care and Use of Power Machinery
§ Practice Exercise
q Appendix A: List of Acronyms
q Appendix B: Recommended Reading List
CARPENTRY II
The Carpentry II subcourse will provide you with enough knowledge to construct floor
systems, stairs, wall systems (including the installation of windows and door), and roof systems of wooden
structures.
q Subcourse Overview
q Lesson 1: Floor Construction
§ Part A: Floor Framing
§ Part B: Subflooring
§ Part C: Finish Flooring
§ Practice Exercise
q Lesson 2: Wall-System and Stairway Construction
§ Part A: Framing Members
§ Part B: Wall Sheathing
§ Part C: Moldings
§ Part D: Stairs
§ Practice Exercise
q Lesson 3: Roof Construction
§ Part A: Roof Types
§ Part B: Framing Members
§ Part C: Roof-Covering Material
§ Practice Exercise
q APPENDIX A: List of Acronyms
q APPENDIX B: Recommended Reading List
CARPENTRY
This manual is intended for use as a training guide and reference text for engineer personnel
responsible for planning and executing theater of operations (TO) construction. It provides techniques and
procedures for frame construction, preparation and use of bills of materials (BOMs), building layout,
forming for concrete slabs and foundations, framing and finish carpentry, roof framing and coverings,
bridge and wharf construction, and the materials used for these operations.
q Chapter 1. - Construction Drawings
q Chapter 2. - Construction Planning and Materials
q Chapter 3. - Bills of Materials
q Chapter 4. - Building Layout and Foundation
q Chapter 5. – Forms for Concrete
q Chapter 6. - Rough Framing
q Chapter 7. - Roof Systems and Coverings
q Chapter 8. - Doors and Windows
q Chapter 9. - Finish Carpentry
q Chapter 10. - Nonstandard Fixed Bridge
q Chapter 11. - Timber-Pile Wharves
q Appendix A. - Conversion Tables
q Appendix B. Carpentry Abbreviations and Symbols
q Appendix C. - Manpower Estimates
q Appendix D. – General Information
q Glossary
q Re
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