Construction, Carpentry and Masonry Collection

This collection includes 11 of our training courses all within one book. You can easily use the bookmarks to navigate between each training course. This collection includes:

- The Carpentry Manual

- Carpentry Training Series

- Frame Structures

- Concrete and Masonry

- Masonry - Bricklaying

- Design Forms for Concrete Walls

- Design Forms for a Concrete Column

- Design Forms for an Overhead Concrete Slab

- Estimate Materials for a Wall Form

- Painting

- Use and Care of Handtools and Measuring Tools

Full illustrations and diagrams included.

Includes question and answer sections.

The Carpentry Manual

This manual is intended for use as a training guide and reference text for engineers responsible for planning and executing construction. It provides techniques and procedures for frame construction, preparation and use of bills of materials, building layout, forming for concrete slabs and foundations, framing and finish carpentry, roof framing and coverings, bridge and wharf construction, and the materials used.

Carpentry Training Series

Carpentry is the art/science of measuring, cutting, fitting, and assembling wood and other materials to construct buildings or other structures. Carpenters not only work with wood, other building materials and tools they also work with metals, plastic, and other synthetic materials. The carpentry trade also includes skills required to construct buildings, bridges, docks, wharfs and other construction projects. Work must be accomplished in a manner consistent with environmental laws and regulations.

Frame Structures

The erection of frame structures has always been an important responsibility for large scale operations. The objective of this training course is to provide you with the fundamentals of planning and supervising the construction of frame structures which comprise the basic types of buildings and temporary structures. It will also orient you in the fundamentals of construction print reading. You will learn about building layout procedures; framing details of substructures, superstructures, and roofs; kinds and properties of timber; and planning and estimating material and labor requirements for frame construction.

Concrete and Masonry

Concrete and Masonry is a training course and reference for engineers using concrete and masonry materials in field construction. Part One covers the physical characteristics, properties, and ingredients of concrete; mixtures, design and construction of forms; and reinforced concrete and field construction procedures. Part Two addresses the mason's tools and equipment as well as the physical characteristics and properties of concrete blocks, bricks, and structural clay tiles. It further explains construction procedures and methods for these masonry units.

Design Forms for Concrete Walls

This training course addresses the principles of designing wooden forms for a concrete wall. One of a carpenter's most important concerns is to ensure that all wooden forms for concrete walls are designed for strength and durability. In this training course you will be taught how to select the proper materials and how to space these materials to gain the desired strength. As a carpenter, you must be able to construct these wall forms to support the concrete during placement and the initial set period.

Design Forms for a Concrete Column

This training course addresses the procedures used to design a wooden form for a concrete column. The primary purpose of a form is to support the concrete during its placement and initial set period. An engineer carpenter must understand the basic principles concerning the design of wall forms for concrete columns to ensure that they are designed for the necessary strength and durability.

Design Forms for an Overhead Concrete Slab

In this training course you will learn to design forms for an overhead concrete slab.

Estimate Materials for a Wall Form

In this training course you will learn to estimate material for each of the five components needed to construct a wall form for concrete. You will estimate the amount of sheathing, the number of studs, the number of walls, the amount of bracing, and the amount of tie wire.

Painting

This training course covers the subject of painting. It begins with a review of those aspects of safety practice that are of continuous importance to you, the painter. This is followed by instruction on the selection and mixing of paints, the operation and maintenance of paint equipment, and the proper storage of paint supplies. In addition, a lesson is devoted to the identification of metals and to the methods employed to detect and prevent corrosion.

Use and Care of Handtools and Measuring Tools

The purpose of this course is to increase your knowledge of the use and care of handtools and measuring tools.