Plumber's and Pipe Fitter's Calculations Manual

2. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-07-144868-0
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 633 g

NEW - Full coverage of estimating takeoffs - Job-simplifying Fast Code Facts - Sensible Shortcut tip boxes - Great for designing and estimating projectsReady-to-Run Solutions for Plumbing and PipefittingInstant results: Packed with charts and tables that allow readers to quickly look up time-saving answers, this handy tool is a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and, best of all, solutions.In addition to easy-to-find answers, this guide delivers: - A concise outline of trade mathematics - Plastic and copper pipe and copper tubing facts and figures - Standard and handicapped fixture layouts - Guidelines for sizing water heaters - Potable water standards - Equipment weight load standards - Friction tables - Relevant electrical factorsFor designing and estimating projects, this manual will prove to be invaluable. A great productivity booster, it will assist in delivering prompt, on-target, and even on-the-spot estimates. Look-It-Up Calculations for:

* Pipe fitting * Fabrication and layout * Fixture-units * Vent systems * Drains and sewers * Combination waste and vent systems * Piping offsets * Thermal efficiency * And more!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woodson, R.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ABOUT THE AUTHORINTRODUCTIONChapter 1: General Trade MathematicsChapter 2: Formulas for Pipe FittersChapter 3: Potable Water Systems CalculationsChapter 4: Drain-And-Sewer CalculationsChapter 5: Vent System CalculationsChapter 6: Storm-Water CalculationsChapter 7: Sizing Water HeatersChapter 8: Water PumpsChapter 9: Calculating Minimum Plumbing FacilitiesChapter 10: Calculating Proper Fixture Spacing and PlacementChapter 11: Math for MaterialsChapter 12: TroubleshootingChapter 13: Plumbing Code ConsiderationsChapter 14: Septic ConsiderationsAPPENDIX 1: NATIONAL RAINFALL STATISTICSINDEX

Über Autor(innen)

Woodson, R.
R. Dodge Woodson (Brunswick, ME) has over 20 years' experience as a home builder, contractor, master plumber, and real estate broker. He is the author of many McGraw-Hill books, including Be A Successful Building Contractor 2/e, and National Plumbing Codes Handbook 2/e.

R. Dodge Woodson is a Master Plumber with almost 30 years' experience in the construction field, 21 of them as a self-employed plumbing contractor. The author of numerous McGraw-Hill best-sellers, including Plumbing: Tips, Data, and Rules of Thumb, he has taught plumbing code classes and apprenticeship classes at Central Maine Technical College. As a consultant, Woodson works with a number of plumbing contractors and has frequently been interviewed on the radio on plumbing subjects. He lives in Maine.