ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
MY longtime colleague Joseph Iano, who prepared many
of the drawings for this book, also reviewed the entire
manuscript and most of the illustrations. His comments
and ideas have strengthened the book in many important
ways, At John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Everett Smethurst, senior
‘editor, guided all phases of the preparation and publication
ofthis book with wisdom, patience, and good humor; Karin
Kincheloe applied her limitless talent and resourcefulness
to its design and production. The production of the book
‘was managed with style by the unflappable Diana Cisck. Lu
Wendel Lyndon, Maynard Hale Lyndon, and Mary M.
Allen were my informal advisors throughout the writing
and illustrating of the book. To all these friends and co-
workers, lextend my sincere thanks. I would like to express
‘my gratitude also tomy many studentsin detailing classes at
the Massachusets Institute of Technology and Yale Univer-
ity, who helped sharpen the focus of this book.
‘Anumber of he drawings in this book are based on illus-
trations in my previous book, Fundamentals of Building Con-
struction: Materials and Methods (2nd ed), 1990. They have
been adapted for this volume with the permission of the
publisher, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
E. Allen
South Natick, MA
Apri 1992DISCLAIMER
‘THE drawings, tables, and descriptions in this book are
presented in good faith, but the author, illustrator, and
publisher, while they have made every reasonable effort to
make this book accurate and authoritative, do not warrant,
and assume no liability for, its accuracy or completeness or
its fess for any particular purpose. Itis the responsibilty
of users to apply their professional knowledge o the use of
information contained in this book, to consule original
sources for additional information when appropriate, and
to seck expert advice when appropriate.