Category: Steel Detailing Blog
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Can it be built? Holes near the flange
Erection Feasibility must always be considered when creating shop drawings. Consider the diagram below: Pop-quiz: What is wrong with the above drawing? (Scroll down for the answers) (Scroll down for the answers) (Scroll down for the answers) The Answer: Drilling a hole so close to the flange is not easy, neither…
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Which way should the purlin be oriented? (Detailing Tips: No. 5)
Have you ever considered a purlin’s orientation while detailing? Pop-Quiz: In the pic above, the structural engineer shows the purlin direction along the roof slope. Is this the correct way of orienting the purlin? i.e. Has the engineer made a mistake, and if so, why? (Answers below) (Keep scrolling down…) (Keep scrolling down…)…
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How to Export a Tekla Drawing to PDF (Using the PDF Forge’s PDF creator) (Detailing Tips: No. 4)
To export Tekla drawings to PDF, various converter applications are available in the market. One of them is PDF creator by PDF forge. This is a free product and can be downloaded and installed directly to your system. The following is the step by step procedure for pdf creator which can be used to set…
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BIM review from Strumis (Detailing Tips: No. 3)
BIM review from Strumis BIM review is a desktlop software application by Strumis. It is similar to to Trimble’s Tekla BIMsight, having features such as: (i) clash checking capabilities, (ii) camera path viewpoints, and multiple format are supported including ifc xml step etc. However we have to work to our clients requirements and at many…
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Is it supported? (Detailing Tips: No. 2)
We continue our “Lessons learned” series. Can you spot the snake in the grass, in the following problem? There are a million gotchas when detailing, which can trip up even the most experienced detailer. Here’s an issue that snagged us. Hopefully you can learn from our cock-up. Generally, roof sheets are provided by the roof…
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Does it Fit? An Example of an Erection feasibility check against particular steel profiles (Detailing Tips: No. 1)
As a detailer, we should constantly inspect and second guess the drawings and the details given to us by engineers and architects (well, mostly architects, because as a general rule, engineers are competent). The Pop-Quiz If you wish to engage in a pop-quiz: see the drawing attached here: Spigot Connection. What problems can you see…
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T-Bars, Cut from UB, use fabricated or use ready made
How to manufacture the T Bar is a question which frequently comes up. The various options are Make T-Bar from plates. (Involves welding plates together) Cut from UB. (Might include wastage) Buy Standard T-Bar. (May have its own constraints like minimum quantities) Up until now we were detailing T bars as fabricated using T Plates.…
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What is the cost of drilling a web hole in a Beam in Australia
While detailing structural steel, one could add a lot of web holes willy nilly on structural steel. Detailers are blissfully unaware of the costs most of the time, especially when detailing offshore. In Australia, it costs approximately $2 to drill one inaccurately positioned web hole. So do not put holes willy nilly
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Top Plate in Framing
What is the purpose of top plate in framing? A single top plate can decrease lumber use and boost energy efficiency, but less lumber also decreases the bearing capacity of the top of the wall. … The tolerance requirements ensure adequate bearing capacity by directing the loads from the framing above the top plate directly into the studs below. A Top Plate is the continuous timber…
