What is Steel Detailing and What are Steel Detailing Standards?
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drawings and structure erection plans from available architectural
drawings provided by the architect.
Professional Steel Detailer is an engineering drafter well versed with
fabrication and erection procedures. The Detailer must be familiar
with welding and installation process along with the knowledge of
various types of bolts and fasteners and their strengths. The Detailer
must have detailed information regarding finish and cleaning
specifications as well as about all kind of structures, bridges,
trusses, girders, handrails, bar joists, ladders, railings, stairs and
other miscellaneous structural steel members.
The Detailer must be a skilled draftsperson, expert in understanding
and analyzing structural design drawings and architectural plans, be
able to resolve geometry equations and prepare accurate and meaningful
fabrication details and erection drawings. The Detailer should have
knowledge of wind and gravity loads and material stresses. He must be
familiar with different type of steel and other materials,
architectural details of construction and be able to produce various
types of beam-beam or column-column connections.
Other issues that a detailer may address include:
# Quality of design drawings
# Documentation for bidding and order
# Participate in BIM Management
# Speed of fabrication process
# Erection & fabrication liaison
Some of the most poplar steel detailing standards are mentioned below.
US Standards:
-> American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
-> ASCE-American society of civil Engineers
-> ASTM:-American Society for Testing Materials
-> American Galvanizers Association
-> American Welding Society
-> Steel Erectors Association of USA
-> Steel Deck Institute
-> Steel Joist Institute
Canadian Standards: Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC)
European Standards: Euro Codes and British Standard Codes (BS)
Australian Standards: Australian Institute of Steel Construction
(AISC)
Steel detailers and checkers deliver effective detailing services in
compliance with AISC and country-specific steel detailing standards.
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