Metric Architectural Drawing: A Manual for Designers and DraftsmenDemonstrates and explains the implications of the metric system for the fields of architectural design and construction. Covers metric usage, metric drawing practices, and metric building materials in detail. Also discusses the current state of metric conversion in the U.S. Contains sample metric designs and working drawings of actual buildings. |
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air film AIR SPACE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY BARNWOOD BATT INSULATION BEAM BEDROOM BLOCK WALL BRICK VENEER building CEDAR CEILING components CONCRETE BLOCK construction CORRIDOR cubic metre decimal digits dimension lines dimensional coordination DOOR drawing sheet ELEV example EXPANSION JOINT Figure FLASHING FLOOR JOISTS FRAME GYPROC GYPSUM BOARD GYPSUM SHEATHING hard-converted heat flow horizontal inch/pound system INSULATION 07 200 JOISTS kg/m³ kilogram kilonewton kilopascal line thicknesses LINTEL litre load M-Day manufacturers materials measurement Megapascals METAL DECK metric design metric system millimetres mm² mm³ PANEL PLATE PLYWOOD R-value REFER TO STRUCT REINF REINFORCED RIGID INSULATION RSI Value scale scale ratios second floor plan SHINGLES SI Derived Units sizes SKYLIGHT SLOPE SOFFIT soft conversion square metre STAIR standard steel deck STRAPPING Table TILE top of steel TRUSSES TYPICAL unit symbol VAPOUR BARRIER vertical Wall section WASHROOM Width WOOD