Audel Questions and Answers for Plumbers' Examinations, All New (eBook)

Rex Miller, Mark Richard Miller, Jules Oravetz (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2004 | 4. Auflage
384 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-7645-7546-4 (ISBN)

Infos

What's the best way to study?

The best guarantee of exam success is to know the material and be
prepared for the questions you're likely to encounter. This book
provides hundreds of questions and answers to help you review, tips
for more productive studying, advice on how to approach the exam, a
valuable chapter that outlines state licensing requirements for
apprentice, journeyman, master, and inspector, and more-all
designed to help you face the license exam with confidence.

* Study plumbing drawings, material takeoff pro-cedures, and
typical system layouts

* Check your knowledge of plumbing mathematics

* Understand what plumbing installation inspections involve

* Become familiar with regulations for both the uniform and
international codes

* Review residential trailer plumbing standards and private sewage
treatment facilities

* Refresh your understanding of steam and hot water heating
procedures

* Study the specific licensing requirements for your state and your
experience level

Autor

Rex Miller was a Professor of Industrial Technology at The State University of New York, College at Buffalo for more than 35 years. He has taught on the technical school, high school, and college level for more than 40 years. He is the author or coauthor of more than 100 textbooks ranging from electronics through carpentry and sheet metal work. He has contributed more than 50 magazine articles over the years to technical publications. He is also the author of seven Civil War regimental histories. Mark Richard Miller finished his B.S. degree in New York and moved on to Ball State University, where he obtained his master's and went to work in San Antonio. He taught in high school and went to graduate school in College Station, Texas, finishing the doctorate. He took a position at Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas, where he now teaches in the Industrial Technology Department as a Professor and Department Chairman. He has coauthored seven books and contributed many articles to technical magazines. His hobbies include refinishing a 1970 Plymouth Super Bird and a 1971 Roadrunner. Jules A. Oravetz was a professional engineer and the author of numerous books for the plumbing and pipefitting trades, as well as those for building, grounds, and garden maintenance.

Inhalt

Foreword.

Acknowledgments.

About the Authors.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Basic Plumbing Installation Principles.

Chapter 2: Plumbing Drawings, Material Takeoff Procedures, and
Typical Plumbing System Layout.

Chapter 3: Mathematics.

Chapter 4: Materials and Fittings.

Chapter 5: Joints and Connections.

Chapter 6: Traps, Cleanouts, and Backwater Valves.

Chapter 7: New Flush Valves, Showers, and Faucets.

Chapter 8: Fixtures.

Chapter 9: Interceptors and Special and Indirect Plumbing
Wastes.

Chapter 10: Drainage, Vents, and Vent Piping.

Chapter 11: Water Supply and Distribution.

Chapter 12: Private Sewage Treatment Facilities and Residential
Trailer Plumbing Standards.

Chapter 13: Plastic Pipe and Fittings.

Chapter 14: Plumbing Installation Inspection Tests.

Chapter 15: Steam and Hot-Water Heating.

Chapter 16: License Requirements and Applications.

Appendix A: Miscellaneous Information.

Appendix B: Professional and Trade Associations.

Appendix C: Exercise Answers.

Glossary.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.7.2004
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Handwerk
• Schlagworte: lifestyle • lifestyles • Ratgeber u. Praktikerbücher • Ratgeber u. Praktikerbücher • Technical & How-To (general)
• ISBN-10: 0-7645-7546-5 / 0764575465
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-7546-4 / 9780764575464