Structural Drawings – Plan, Design, Schedule and Connection Details
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connections and reinforcing of the structural members in appropriate
scale and detail to facilitate planning, fabrication, erection and
connection purposes. It helps contractor in putting the components in
a right sequence.
Structural drawings must designate the complete extent and detail of
the work. These drawings must include following details but may vary
depending on the requirements and available materials:
(a) Structural Notes:
• Design criteria indicating all superimposed vertical and horizontal
loads used in the design including live, snow, earthquake, wind and
dead loads not shown on the structural drawings.
• Brief material specifications;
• Absolute or relative deflection criteria for structural members;
• Pertinent design standards;
(b) Foundation Plans and Schedules:
• Allowable soil-bearing capacity and lateral earth pressures for
retaining structures;
• Sizes, locations, dimensions and details of all foundations;
• Assumed bearing strata or elevation(s);
• Estimated pile length(s) or source of this information;
(c) Roof and Floor framing plans and details:
• Sizes, locations, dimensions and details of all structural elements;
• Lateral load resisting system;
• Governing forces, moments or shears required for the preparation of
shop & detail drawings;
• Reinforcing bar sizes and details with fabrication and placing
criteria;
• Locations, sizes and reinforcing of significant openings;
(d) Schedules and Details for Columns, Beams and Walls:
• Element sizes;
• Elevation of bottom of columns;
• Reinforcing steel and splice details for concrete columns;
• Splice locations for structural steel columns;
(e) Connections:
• Where connections are specified to be designed by Specialty
Structural Engineers, indicate on the contract drawings all required
information and governing forces.
• The SER shall consider the design of the connections when sizing the
structural members,
• Show general arrangement and details at intersections of different
structural materials.
(g) Sequence of construction, if this is critical to the functioning
of the finished structure;
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