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BOOKS & FILMS
"Adobe Unit Masonry," a specifications guide, addresses products found in the Southwestern United States which account for the majority of adobe unit masonry construction. $16. The Construction Specifications Institute, 601 Madison Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
"Stadium and Arena Seating," a specifications guide, covers those items associated with fixed seating for sports facilities. It does not address auditorium, theater, or lecture room seating. $16. The Construction Specifications Institute, 601 Madison Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
"Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings," demonstrates the application of structural design for earthquake resistance. Using practical experience, illustrated examples and how to guidance, it emphasizes design not analysis. $84.95. American Concrete Institute, Box 19150, Detroit, MI 48219.
"Concrete Masonry Design Tables, a 655 page soft cover book, includes resisting moments, resisting shears, design loads, section properties, and moment, shear, and deflection diagrams and equations. The tables were developed based on the criteria of AC1530/ASCE 5/TMS 402. $40. National Concrete Masonry Association, 2302 Horse Pen Road, Herndon, VA 22071.
"Accessible Design for Hospitality, provides updated information on how hotels and motels can be designed to comply with the American with Disabilities Act and better meet the needs of travelers with disabilities. It includes extensive revisions to the 1988 edition to address recently enacted federal legislation. $49. The Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006.
"MCAA Jurisdictional Disputes Manual, covers all phases of a jurisdictional dispute while providing a complete directory of all NLRB regional offices and indexes of all NLRB cases. $7.50. Masonry Contractors Association of America, 1550 Spring Road, Oak Brook, IL 60521.
"Service Success!," presents the management philosophy developed by Daniel Kaplan while managing Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation. His core idea is that the ultimate success results from doing thousands of little things just a bit better than the competition. $24.95. John Wiley and Sons, 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158.
"The State of Small Business," this 1993 annual report by President Clinton provides data on small business financing, procurement from small firms, small business entry into franchising, small business pension plans, and minority business ownership. It also covers small business employment contributions to the American economy. $16. U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250.
"OSHA Handbook for Small Business contains information needed to comply with federal occupational safety and health law. Publication number 029-016-00144-1. $4. Superintendent of Documents, Box 37154, Pittsburgh, PA 15250.
"Simplified Employee Pensions: What Small Businesses Need to Know" provides information on setting up an easy, low-cost retirement plan for your company. Publication number 045-000-00256-0. $1. Superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20402.
METRIC
THE ADOPTION of the use of the metric system rather than the English foot-pound system will necessitate a number of basic changes in dimensions and measurements. The following is provided to assist mason contractors in making the conversion to metric.
Length-Linear distances will be indicated in meters or millimeters and will be identified as "m" or "mm," respectively. To convert from feet to meters, multiply by 0.3048. To convert from inches to millimeters, multiply by 25.4.
Area-Areas will be indicated in square meters or square millimeters and will be identified as "m²" or "mm²," respectively. To convert from square feet to square meters, multiply by 0.092 903. To convert from square inches to square millimeters, multiply by 645.16.
Volume Volume will be indicated in cubic meters, liters, or cubic centimeters and will be identified as "m³," "L," or "cm³," respectively. To convert from cubic feet to cubic meters, multiply by 0.028 317. To convert from cubic inches to cubic centimeters, multiply by 16.387.
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