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"Completely revised and expanded to reflect changes in the 2014 NEC, McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code?? 2014 Handbook, 28th Edition presents the trusted advice and analysis you need to accurately interpret 2014 NEC rules. In-depth coverage of the background and rationale for specific Code rules enhances your understanding of the meaning and application of those rules. This practical resource also points out important matters of discussion with inspectors. Designed as a must-have companion to the 2014 NEC book published by the National Fire Protection Association, this comprehensive volume features more than 1,000 detailed diagrams and photos. The authoritative information and insight contained in this on-the-job reference will help your work pass inspection the first time. This book doesn't duplicate the text of the NEC. Instead, it is entirely comprised of explanatory text, specifically addressing every single code article, providing the most analytical content available. Because this book is published completely independently from NFPA, it is free to--and frequently does--offer detailed analysis of technically questionable and editorially convoluted provisions in the NEC, along with strategies for discussing those issues in advance with owners and inspectors before financial commitments are made."--.

Examines different types of structures, how civil and structural engineers solve design problems, and what is required to become a civil or structural engineer.

A guide to remodeling a home that includes step-by-step instructions for the entire renovating process from beginning to end.

Explore the history and architecture of the Salt Lake City Mormon Temple from the exterior to the interior.

Explains how different parts of a building, such as columns, walls, beams, buttresses, rods, and cables, function to support great weight and stress.

Presents a discussion of the Lincoln Memorial, covering its importance, how it was designed and built, and more, with biographical information about Abraham Lincoln and photographs.

Tells the story of Fort McHenry, the place from which American troops successfully defended Baltimore from the British in 1814 in a battle that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the "Star-Spangled Banner.".

Presents a discussion of the Statue of Liberty, covering its importance as a symbol and how it was built and presented as a gift from France, and includes photographs.

An illustrated introduction to the White House, the official residence of the U.S. president, located in Washington, D.C.