Maricopa Community Colleges  ABC206   19936-19956 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/28/95
ABC206 19936-19956 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Sheet Metal Blueprints and Specifications
Techniques for reading blueprints, specifications, and shop drawings. Includes problems and techniques of field measuring for lay-out and installation of duct sections and offset. Prerequisites: (Indentured status with Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., and ABC115), or permission of the apprenticeship coordinator.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ABC206   19936-19956 Sheet Metal Blueprints and Specifications
1. Interpret architectural and mechanical plans. (I)
2. Compare mechanical plans with installations of ductrun fittings and sections. (I)
3. Identify specific kinds of information located in specifications documents. (I)
4. State the purpose of shop drawings and list the types and components of shop drawings. (I)
5. Explain the process for developing cut sheets for selected ductruns. (I)
6. Describe the function, make-up and development of a submittal. (I)
7. List the steps required to develop an as-built drawing. (I)
8. Describe the procedure for transferring design information to component production. (I)
9. Use trigonometric functions for solving angular problems. (II)
10. Calculate the layouts of round elbows, round offsets, plain offsets, and lengths of straight sections of pipe, or rectangular and square ducts. (II)
11. Calculate the miter angle for rectangular duct sections and offsets, and the layout of plain offsets for rectangular ducts. (II)
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ABC206   19936-19956 Sheet Metal Blueprints and Specifications
    I. Blueprints and specifications
        A. Architectural plans
          1. Categories
          2. Contents
          3. General make-up
          4. Location in a set
          5. Reading blueprints
        B. Mechanical plans
          1. Identification of ductrun fittings
          2. Special conditions
          3. Applications
        C. Interpretation of specifications documents
          1. Routing
          2. Purpose of specifications
          3. Information found in the specifications
          4. Reading specifications
        D. Shop drawings
          1. Purpose
          2. Types
          3. Components
          4. Symbols
        E. Cut sheet development
        F. Submittals
          1. Function
          2. Make-up
          3. Development
        G. As-built drawings
          1. Definition
          2. Use
          3. Location
        H. From design plan to production
          1. Transfer of design information
          2. Production process
      II. Field measuring and fitting
          A. Trigonometry
            1. Definition
            2. Analysis of triangles
            3. Sine
            4. Cosine
            5. Tangent
            6. Cotangent
          B. Calculations
            1. Round elbow segments
            2. Miter rise constants
            3. Round offsets
            4. Transistions
            5. Miter angle - straight rectangular duct
            6. Layout patterns for plain offsets
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