Plumber's and Pipefitters Calculations Manual

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ISBN: 978-0-07-071857-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 717 g

Get results almost instantly without putting pencil to paper or fiddling with a calculator. Packed with charts and tables that let you simply look up the answers you need, this handy new tool for plumbers and pipe fitters gives you a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and, best of all, solutions. In addition to easy-to-find answers, this guide also gives you a concise outline of trade mathematics; standard and handicapped fixture layouts; equipment weight load standards; friction tables; relevant electrical factors; guidelines for sizing water heaters; potable water standards; plastic pipe facts and figures; copper tubing and pipe facts and figures; welding and fabrication techniques; glossary of plumbing terms and abbreviations; lists of trade associations and current standards; and much, much more. For designing and estimating projects, this manual is unmatched. A great productivity booster, it will assist you in delivering prompt, on-target, and on-the-spot estimates. It could be the most valuable tool in your kit!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woodson, R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. General Trade Mathematics. Reference and Conversion Tables. Pipe-Fitting Calculations. Welding Fabrication, Layout and Calculations. Calculations and Sizing for Gas Piping. Fixture-Unit Calculations. Square Roots and Cubes. Storm-Water Calculations. Sizing Water Heaters. National Rainfall Statistics. Portable Water Systems Calculations. Vent-System Calculations. Drain-and-Sewer Calculations.Water Pumps. Calculating Minimum Plumbing Facilities. Standard Fixture Layout. Handicap Fixture Layout. Facts and Figures About Pipe and Tubing. Electrical Factors for the Plumbing Trade. Useful Tables.Appendices: 1: Glossary. 2: Trade Associations. 3: Troubleshooting. 4: Blueprint Symbols.

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.