Handbook of Construction Tolerances
by Ballast, David KentEdition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-03-16
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
This is an updated and expanded version of this book, which is the only comprehensive guide to construction tolerances primarily for architects. It is a single-source reference to the thousands of industry standard tolerances for the manufacture, fabrication, and installation of construction materials and components. The second edition will include tolerances of new materials and techniques that have developed since the publication of the first edition.
Author Biography
David Kent Ballast, AIA, CSI, a registered architect, has owned Architectural Research Consulting since 1981. The consulting firm offers applied research, technical advice, specifications, and information management services to architects, interior designers, and others in the construction industry. Since 1987, Ballast has been an instructor in Interior Construction and Basic Drafting at Arapahoe Community College. He is the author of a number of books on construction technology.
Table of Contents
| List of tables | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| Construction Tolerances | |
| Building Layout and Sitework | |
| Horizontal building layout | |
| Vertical building layout | |
| Concrete paving | |
| Asphalt paving | |
| Pedestrian paving | |
| Grading and sitework | |
| Right of way construction | |
| Concrete | |
| Reinforcement placement for flexural members | |
| Reinforcement placement in walls and columns | |
| Reinforcement placement of prestressing steel | |
| Concrete slabs on grade | |
| Footings and anchor bolts | |
| Piers | |
| Cast in place plumb tolerances | |
| Cast in place sectional tolerances | |
| Cast in place concrete elements in plan | |
| Cast in place stairs | |
| Glass fiber reinforced concrete panels | |
| Architectural precast concrete panels | |
| Precast ribbed wall panels | |
| Precast insulated wall panels | |
| Hollow core slabs | |
| Precast stairs | |
| Precast pilings | |
| Prestressed concrete beams | |
| Prestressed single tees | |
| Prestressed double tees | |
| Precast columns | |
| Prestressed tee joists or keystone joists | |
| Precast column erection | |
| Precast beam and spandrel erection | |
| Precast floor and roof member erection | |
| Precast structural wall panel erection | |
| Precast architectural wall panel erection | |
| Glass fiber reinforced concrete panel erection | |
| Autoclaved aerated concrete | |
| Tilt up concrete panels | |
| Steel | |
| Mill tolerances for W and HP shapes | |
| Mill tolerances for length of W and HP shapes | |
| Mill tolerances for S and M shapes and channels | |
| Mill tolerances for structural angles and tees | |
| Mill tolerances for pipe and tubing | |
| Steel column erection tolerances | |
| Location of exterior steel columns in plan | |
| Beam column connections | |
| Architecturally exposed structural steel | |
| Elevator shaft tolerances | |
| Unit Masonry | |
| Concrete unit masonry manufacturing | |
| Concrete unit masonry reinforcement placement | |
| Concrete unit masonry construction | |
| Prefabricated masonry panels | |
| Brick manufacturing | |
| Brick wall construction | |
| Glazed structural clay facing tile | |
| Facing, load bearing, and non load bearing clay tile | |
| Terra cotta manufacturing and erection | |
| Glass block manufacturing and erection | |
| Stone | |
| Granite fabrication | |
| Marble fabrication | |
| Limestone fabrication | |
| Granite and marble installation | |
| Limestone installation | |
| Fabrication and installation tolerances for slate | |
| Cast stone fabrication and installation | |
| Interior stone wall cladding | |
| Structural Lumber | |
| Glued laminated timber fabrication | |
| Manufacturing tolerances for structural lumber | |
| Plywood manufacturing | |
| Particleboard manufacturing | |
| Fiberboard manufacturing | |
| Rough lumber framing | |
| Wood floor framing and subflooring | |
| Metal plate connected wood truss fabrication | |
| Metal plate connected wood truss erection | |
| 0 Prefabricated structural wood | |
| 1 Structural insulated panels | |
| Finish Carpentry and Architectural Woodwork | |
| Manufacturing tolerances for board lumber | |
| Site built cabinets and countertops | |
| Site built stairs and trim | |
| Standing and running trim | |
| Architectural cabinets | |
| Modular cabinets | |
| Countertops | |
| Flush paneling | |
| Stile and rail paneling | |
| Stairwork | |
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