Blueprint Reading

LENGTH FROM TO MULTIPLY BY centimeters (cm) inches (in) 0.3937 chains (ch) meters (m) 20.117 feet (ft) meters (m) 0.3048 inches ...

MASS FROM TO MULTIPLY BY drams (dr) kilograms (kg) 0.0017718 grains (gr) kilograms (kg) 0.000064798 hundredweights (cwt) kilogra ...

VOLUME FROM TO MULTIPLY BY cubic centimeters (cm^3 ) cubic inches (in^3 ) 0.06102 cubic feet (ft^3 ) cubic meters (m^3 ) 0.0283 ...

TEMPERATURE FROM TO MULTIPLY BY Celsius (degrees C) Fahrenheit (degrees F) 9/5 C 32 Celsius (degrees C) Kelvin (K) C 273.15 F ...

ENERGY FROM TO MULTIPLY BY British thermal units (Btu) joules (J) 1055.1 calories (cal) joules (J) 4.1868 joules (J) kilocalorie ...

Common Conversion Factors 343 MISCELLANEOUS CONVERSIONS FROM TO MULTIPLY BY acres sq. feet 43,560 acres sq. kilometer 0.00405 ac ...

FROM TO MULTIPLY inches centimeters 25.40 in squared meters 6.4516 kilograms (kg) pounds 2.2046 kg/hectare pounds/acre 0.892 kg/ ...

Appendix 4 Test Questions and Answers CHAPTER 1 (BLUEPRINT STANDARDS) Questions Are blueprints today generally blue? Diazo prin ...

346 Appendix 4 What do designers use a t-square for? Lettering is used on construction drawings as a means to provide written i ...

Test Questions and Answers 347 What are break lines? Contour lines define the boundaries of a property. True or False? Answers ...

348 Appendix 4 True The scale is usually noted in the title block or just below the view when it differs in scale from that giv ...

Test Questions and Answers 349 CHAPTER 6 (UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS) Questions Construction drawings are often referr ...

350 Appendix 4 In machine drawings dimensions should not be duplicated. Reference dimensions can be used if necessary to duplic ...

Test Questions and Answers 351 CHAPTER 9 (UNDERSTANDING SCHEDULES) Questions What is the primary purpose of incorporating sched ...

352 Appendix 4 Coordination of the specifications with the construction drawings is not necessary, as they do not complement ea ...

Test Questions and Answers 353 All elevators must be accessible from the entry route and all public floors. True or False? Ans ...

354 Appendix 4 Mainly because they greatly misjudge the amount of money needed to get their small business off the ground, and ...

INDEX. 355 A Acronyms/abbreviations, 301–312 Actual size dimensions, 68 Addendum, 189 Addendum circle, 189 American Institute of ...

356 Index Center lines, 40 Chordal pitch, 189 Circular pitch, 189 Civil drawings, 115–116 Civil engineer’s scale, 61 Clearance, ...

Index 357 Finish marks, 170–171 Finish schedules, 229 Fire-resistant materials and finishes, 264–269 First-angle projection, 74 ...