Mechanical and
Electrical Systems for Construction Managers
Overview
of Mechanical, HVAC, and Electrical Systems for Construction
Managers and Supervisors
2nd Edition
Construction managers must understand all aspects of a wide range
of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
Mechanical and
Electrical Systems for Construction Managers provides an overview of
these systems as required by general contractors, construction
managers, and supervisors. This textbook can be used as part of a
comprehensive mechanical construction management program.
Contents include:
- Mechanical and Electrical Systems
- Plumbing Materials
- Sanitary Drainage, Vent, and Storm Water Drainage Piping
- Sizing Sanitary Drainage and Vent Piping
- Sizing Water Supply Piping
- Plumbing Fixtures and Appliances
- Testing and Inspecting Plumbing Systems
- Comfort
- Psychrometrics
- Forced-Air Heating Systems
- Steam and Hydronic Heating Systems
- Refrigeration Principles
- Air Conditioning Systems
- Heat Pumps
- Control Systems
- Heating and Cooling Loads
- Load Calculations
- Forced-Air System Design
- Hydronic System Design
- Electrical Principles, Tools, and Safety
- Basic Quantities
- Test Instrument Abbreviations and Measurements
- Ohm's Law, The Power Formula, and Series and Parallel
Circuits
- Electrical Plans and Connections
- Switches and Receptacles
- Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable, Metallic-Sheathed Cable, and
Conduit Service Entrances
- Transformers
- Resistance, Inductance, and Capacitance
- Commercial Circuits
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Index
680 Pages,
694 illustrations, soft
cover.
ISBN: 0826993605
ISBN-13: 978-0826993601
Published July 2009
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