Maricopa Community Colleges  ABC107   19936-19956 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/28/95
ABC107 19936-19956 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Electrical Blueprints, Schedules, and Specifications
Symbolic language of blueprints and their different components. Includes examination of construction drawings, schedules, and specifications. Prerequisites: Indentured status with Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., or permission of the apprenticeship coordinator.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ABC107   19936-19956 Electrical Blueprints, Schedules, and Specifications
1. Differentiate between a plan and a blueprint and explain an electrical plan. (I)
2. Identify specific different types of working drawings. (I)
3. Read and interpret a set of architectural plans. (I)
4. Interpret specific symbols in different construction plans. (I)
5. Use a scale and add specific dimensions. (I)
6. Identify the different types of schedules that pertain to the electrical trades. (II)
7. Explain the relationship of specifications to a blueprint. (III)
8. Identify the items that would be included in the electrical take-off. (III)
9. Explain the importance of specifications and schedules used with different plans. (I, II, III)
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ABC107   19936-19956 Electrical Blueprints, Schedules, and Specifications
    I. Blueprints
        A. Overview
          1. Main service panel
          2. Subpanels
          3. Service entrance
          4. Plans vs. blueprints
        B. Responsibility for drawings
        C. Types of drawings/plans
          1. Architectural plans
          2. Floor plan
          3. Elevation drawings
          4. Section drawings
          5. Detail drawings
          6. Shop drawings
          7. Site plan
          8. Electrical floor plan
        D. Blueprint reading
          1. Electrical plans
          2. Wiring diagrams
          3. Electrical symbols
          4. Scale Drawings
      II. Schedules
          A. Types
            1. Panel board schedules
            2. Material schedules
          B. Contract legalities
        III. Specifications
            A. Relationship to blueprints
            B. Electrical take-off
            C. Electrical specifications
            D. Load Calculations
            E. Wiring calculations
            F. General lighting
            G. Branch circuits
            H. Demand factor
            I. Electrical control of climate
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