Architect's Handbook of Construction Detailing

David Kent Ballast, FAIA, CSI, a registered architect, has owned Architectural Research Consulting since 1981. The consulting firm provides applied research, technical advice, specifications, and information management services to architects, interior designers, and others in the construction industry. Since 1987, Ballast has been an instructor in interior construction and basic drafting at Arapahoe Community College. He is the author of a number of books on construction technology, including Handbook of Construction Tolerances, Second Edition (Wiley).

List of Tables xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii How SI Units Are Used in this Book xix Abbreviations xxi 1 Concrete Details 1 1-1 Concrete Slab-on-Grade Tolerances 03 05 03 1 1-2 Cast-in-Place Concrete Sectional Tolerances 03 05 04 4 1-3 Cast-in-Place Concrete Plan Tolerances 03 05 05 5 1-4 Waterstops 03 15 13 7 1-5 Slab-on-Grade Control Joint 03 30 07 9 1-6 Slab-on-Grade Isolation Joint 03 30 08 12 1-7 Slab-on-Grade Construction Joint 03 30 09 14 1-8 Cast-in-Place Concrete Wall with Insulation 03 30 53 16 1-9 Architectural Concrete 03 30 00 19 1-10 Precast Concrete Spandrel with Insulation 03 40 01 22 1-11 Precast Concrete Beam and Double Tee Tolerances 04 41 00 25 1-12 Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Panels 04 22 23.1 27 1-13 Architectural Precast Concrete Panel Tolerances 03 45 13 30 1-14 Architectural Precast Panel Size and Configuration 03 45 14 32 1-15 Architectural Precast Concrete Forming 03 45 15 34 1-16 Architectural Precast Corners 03 45 16 36 1-17 Architectural Precast Joints 03 45 17 39 1-18 Architectural Precast Weathering Details 03 45 18 40 1-19 Architectural Precast Panel Connections 03 45 19 42 1-20 Architectural Precast Spandrel Panels 03 45 20 44 1-21 Architectural Precast Parapet 03 45 21 45 1-22 Cast-in-Place/Precast Connection 03 45 90 47 1-23 Precast Floor/Beam Erection Tolerances 03 45 91 49 1-24 Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Panels 03 49 00 51 2 Masonry Details 55 2-1 Vertical Concrete Masonry Expansion Joint 04 05 23.1 55 2-2 Vertical Brick Expansion Joint 04 05 23.2 58 2-3 Vertical Masonry Expansion Joint in Composite Wall 04 05 23.3 62 2-4 Brick/Masonry Cavity Wall at Grade 04 21 10.1 65 2-5 Brick/Masonry Cavity Wall at Spandrel 04 21 10.2 69 2-6 Brick/Masonry Cavity Wall at Roof/Parapet 04 21 10.3 71 2-7 Masonry Grouted Wall 04 21 10.4 74 2-8 Brick Veneer, Wood Studs 04 21 13.1 78 2-9 Brick Veneer, Steel Stud Backing Wall 04 21 13.2 82 2-10 Brick Veneer, Steel Stud Backup Wall at Opening 04 21 13.3 87 2-11 Brick on Shelf Angle 04 21 13.4 91 2-12 Shelf Angle on Steel Framing 04 21 13.5 96 2-13 Interior Masonry Bearing Partition 04 22 01 99 2-14 Wood Joists on Interior Masonry Bearing Partition 04 22 02 101 2-15 Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Masonry 04 22 26 102 2-16 Reinforced Concrete Masonry Wall at Grade 04 22 23.1 104 2-17 Reinforced Concrete Masonry Wall at Floor 04 22 23.2 107 2-18 Reinforced Concrete Masonry Wall at Parapet 04 22 23.3 109 2-19 Glass Block Wall at Sill and Head 04 23 13.1 110 2-20 Glass Block Wall at Jamb and Vertical Joint 04 23 13.2 113 2-21 Glass Block Wall-Alternate Details 04 23 13.4 115 2-22 Anchored Stone Veneer with Concrete Masonry Unit Backup at Grade 04 42 13.1 116 2-23 Anchored Stone Veneer with Concrete Masonry Unit Backup at Spandrel 04 42 13.2 120 2-24 Anchored Stone Veneer with Concrete Masonry Unit Backup at Parapet 04 42 13.3 122 2-25 Exterior Stone Veneer at Base 04 42 13.4 125 2-26 Exterior Stone Veneer at Spandrel 04 42 13.5 129 2-27 Exterior Stone Veneer at Parapet 04 42 13.6 130 2-28 Cut Stone on Concrete Backup Wall 04 42 13.7 132 2-29 Interior Stone Veneer 134 2-30 Interior Stone Veneer at Vertical Joint 04 42 16.2 135 2-31 Exterior Stone on Steel Truss Frame 04 42 23 136 2-32 Exterior Stone on Framing System 04 42 26 139 3 Metal Details 143 3-1 Structural Steel Column Erection Tolerances 05 05 03 143 3-2 Steel Column/Beam Connection Tolerances 05 05 03.1 145 3-3 Structural Steel Column Plan Tolerances 05 05 04 146 3-4 Structural Steel Column Location Tolerances 05 05 04.1 148 3-5 Structural Steel Support for Masonry 05 12 23.1 150 3-6 Structural Steel Support for Precast Concrete 05 12 23.3 152 3-7 Steel/Precast with Insulation 05 12 23.3 153 3-8 Struc