P
Parallel and perpendicular lines, 3-6
Parallel projection, 5-1 to 5-28
Parallel straightedge, 2-9
Particleboard, 6-12
Partition, wall framing, 6-18 to 6-19
Pen, drop bow, 2-14
Penciling, order of, 3-26 to 3-27
Pencils, drafting, 2-5
Permit for electrical plan, 9-17
Perspective projection and perspective
drawing, 5-28
Phantom lines, 3-24
Pictorial sketches, 5-34 to 5-36
Plain concrete, 7-2
Plan, mechanical, 8-17 to 8-24
Plane figures, 4-4 to 4-10
Plane surveying, 11-1 to 11-2
Plane table and alidade, 11-33 to 11-35
Plants, avoiding or treating poisoning from,
12-28 to 12-30
Plumbing, mechanical systems, 8-1 to 8-17
sanitary drainage system, 8-10 to 8-17
water distribution system, 8-1 to 8-10
Plywood, 6-8 to 6-11
grades, 6-10
identification stamps, 6-10 to 6-11
sizes, 6-9
types, 6-9 to 6-10
Precision level, 11-28 to 11-32
Polygons, 1-8 to 1-9
Power distribution system, electrical, 9-1 to
9-6
overhead power distribution, 9-2 to 9-6
underground power distribution, 9-6
Powers, roots, exponents, and radicals,
1-4 to 1-6
Precast concrete, 7-10 to 7-13
advantages of precast concrete, 7-13
precast concrete floors, roof slabs,
walls, and partitions, 7-11 to 7-12
precast concrete joists, beams, girders,
and columns, 7-12 to 7-13
Precision in leveling: mistakes and errors in
leveling, 14-21 to 14-25
mistakes and errors in leveling, 14-22 to
14-25
precision in leveling, 14-21
Presentation drawings, 10-1
Pressure measurement, 1-31
Prestressed concrete, 7-14
Professional duties, 16-11 to 16-12
assignment to drafting/reproduction
section, 16-11
assignment to materials testing section,
16-12
assignment to surveying section, 16-11 to
16-12
Profile leveling, 14-15 to 14-17
Project drawing, main divisions, 10-12 to 10-33
architectural drawings, 10-14 to 10-20
elevations, 10-18 to 10-20
floor plan, 10-14 to 10-18
bill of materials, 10-32 to 10-33
civil drawings, 10-12 to 10-14
details, 10-29 to 10-31
electrical drawings, 10-26
schedules, 10-31
sections, 10-27 to 10-29
structural drawings, 10-20 to 10-26
foundation plan, 10-21
framing plan, 10-22 to 10-26
Project drawing preparation, 10-3 to 10-12
dimensioning and tolerancing, 10-6 to
10-8
application of dimensions, 10-7 to
10-8
units of measure, 10-7
drawing notes, 10-9 to 10-12
drawing sheet size and format, 10-5 to
10-6
drawing numbers, 10-5
drawing revisions, 10-6
graphic scales, 10-6
line conventions and lettering, 10-6
title blocks, 10-5
drawing symbols, 10-9
order of drawings, 10-5
policy and standards, 10-3
Proportional dividers, 2-16
Protractors, 2-10 to 2-11
Pythagorean theorem, 1-20
R
Ratio and proportion, 1-7 to 1-8
Reciprocal leveling, 14-15
Reciprocals, 1-6 to 1-7
Rectangle: given length and width, 4-6
Reinforced concrete, 7-2 to 7-10
reinforced concrete structural members,
7-2 to 7-6
reinforcing steel, 7-6 to 7-10
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