Structural, civil, and pipe drafting for CAD technicians

For nearly twenty years, David Goetsch has provided a one-of-a-kind information resource with his book, Structural Drafting. Now, for a broader audience, he has developed a new and complete introduction to structural drafting with related coverage of civil and piping drafting that has complementary software. Structural, Civil and Pipe Drafting for CAD Technicians is organized into seven sections. The first section of the book supplies readers with an overview of structural drafting, from the organizational structure of the typical department through product fabrication and shipping. Later sections invite readers to hone in on the specifics of structural steel, pre-cast concrete, poured-in-place concrete, and structural wood drafting. Section six includes chapters on pre-fab metal buildings, civil engineering drafting, and process piping to ensure that readers gain all of the expertise they need to become highly competent, professional drafters.

Author Notes

David Goetsch is Provost and Professor of Design, Drafting, Quality, and Safety at Okaloosa-Walton Community College in Florida

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xii
Introduction--Overview of Structural, Civil, and Pipe Drafting	p. xiii
Section I Overview of Structural Drafting	p. 1
Unit 1 Introduction to Structural Drafting	p. 2
Structural Drafting Defined	p. 2
Types of Structural Drawings	p. 2
Employers of Structural CAD Technicians	p. 8
Review of Drafting/CAD Techniques	p. 8
Engineering Lettering and CAD	p. 8
CAD Systems in Structural Drafting	p. 17
Summary	p. 21
Review Questions	p. 21
Unit 2 Typical Structural CAD Department	p. 22
CAD Department Organization	p. 22
Summary	p. 25
Review Questions	p. 25
CAD Activities	p. 26
Unit 3 Drawing, Checking, Correcting, and Revising Processes	p. 28
Objectives	p. 28
Original Drawing	p. 28
Checking	p. 28
Correcting	p. 32
Revising	p. 32
Summary	p. 37
Review Questions	p. 37
CAD Activities	p. 37
Unit 4 Product Fabrication and Shipping	p. 40
Objectives	p. 40
Structural Steel Product Fabrication	p. 40
Precast Concrete Fabrication	p. 43
Poured-in-Place Concrete Fabrication	p. 49
Glued-Laminated Wood Fabrication	p. 50
Shipping Products to the Jobsite	p. 50
Summary	p. 51
Review Questions	p. 51
CAD Activities	p. 52
Unit 5 Structural Connectors	p. 56
Objectives	p. 56
Connecting Structural Members	p. 56
Summary	p. 62
Review Questions	p. 63
CAD Activities	p. 63
Section II Structural Steel Drafting	p. 65
Unit 6 Structural Steel Framing Plans	p. 66
Objectives	p. 66
Structural Steel Drawings	p. 66
Structural Steel Framing Products	p. 66
Heavy-Load/Long-Span Framing Products	p. 70
Structural Steel Framing Plans	p. 71
Summary	p. 77
Review Questions	p. 77
CAD Activities	p. 78
Unit 7 Structural Steel Sections	p. 82
Objectives	p. 82
Structural Steel Sections Defined	p. 82
Section Conventions	p. 84
Drawing Structural Steel Sections	p. 84
Summary	p. 89
Review Questions	p. 89
CAD Activities	p. 90
Unit 8 Structural Steel Connection Details	p. 92
Objectives	p. 92
Structural Steel Connection Details	p. 92
Summary	p. 99
Review Questions	p. 100
CAD Activities	p. 100
Unit 9 Structural Steel Fabrication Details	p. 103
Objectives	p. 103
Structural Steel Shop Drawings Defined	p. 103
Structural Steel Fabrication Details Defined	p. 103
Constructing Structural Steel Fabrication Details	p. 103
Summary	p. 109
Review Questions	p. 109
CAD Activities	p. 110
Unit 10 Structural Steel Bills of Materials	p. 116
Objectives	p. 116
Bills of Materials	p. 116
Preparing Bills of Materials	p. 119
Summary	p. 121
Review Questions	p. 121
CAD Activities	p. 122
Unit 11 Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings	p. 126
Objectives	p. 126
Applications	p. 126
Products Used in Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings	p. 126
Anchor Bolt Plan	p. 131
Rigid-Frame Cross Sections	p. 134
Roof Framing and Sheeting Plans	p. 134
Sidewall and Endwall Framing and Sheeting Plans	p. 137
Connection Details	p. 137
Summary	p. 141
Review Questions	p. 141
CAD Activities	p. 142
Section III Structural Precast Concrete Drafting	p. 143
Unit 12 Precast Concrete Framing Plans	p. 144
Objectives	p. 144
Precast Concrete Framing Plans	p. 144
Drawing Framing Plans	p. 151
Summary	p. 161
Review Questions	p. 161
CAD Activities	p. 162
Unit 13 Precast Concrete Sections	p. 166
Objectives	p. 166
Precast Concrete Sections Defined	p. 166
Section Conventions	p. 169
Drawing Precast Concrete Sections	p. 169
Summary	p. 174
Review Questions	p. 174
CAD Activities	p. 175
Unit 14 Precast Concrete Connection Details	p. 179
Objectives	p. 179
Precast Concrete Connection Details Defined	p. 179
Column Baseplate Connections	p. 179
Bolted Beam-to-Column Connection Details	p. 180
Welded Connections	p. 183
Haunch Connections	p. 185
Summary	p. 188
Review Questions	p. 189
CAD Activities	p. 189
Unit 15 Precast Concrete Fabrication Details	p. 192
Objectives	p. 192
Shop Drawings Defined	p. 192
Fabrication Details Defined	p. 192
Constructing Fabrication Details	p. 192
Summary	p. 205
Review Questions	p. 205
CAD Activities	p. 206
Unit 16 Precast Concrete Bills of Materials	p. 214
Objectives	p. 214
Definition and Purpose	p. 214
Constructing Bills of Materials	p. 215
Counting Material Quantities	p. 216
Summary	p. 218
Review Questions	p. 218
CAD Activities	p. 219
Section IV Structural Poured-in-Place Concrete	p. 229
Unit 17 Poured-in-Place Concrete Foundations	p. 230
Objectives	p. 230
Poured-in-Place Concrete Construction	p. 230
Poured-in-Place Concrete Drawings	p. 230
Sheet Layout and Scales	p. 230
Symbols and Abbreviations	p. 231
Mark Numbering Systems	p. 231
Schedules	p. 233
Poured-in-Place Foundation Drawings	p. 233
Summary	p. 239
Review Questions	p. 239
CAD Activities	p. 239
Unit 18 Poured-in-Place Concrete Walls and Columns	p. 241
Objectives	p. 241
Poured-in-Place Concrete Walls and Columns	p. 241
Wall and Column Engineering Drawings	p. 245
Wall and Column Placing Drawings	p. 245
Summary	p. 251
Review Questions	p. 251
CAD Activities	p. 252
Unit 19 Poured-in-Place Concrete Floor Systems	p. 254
Objectives	p. 254
Poured-in-Place Concrete Floor Systems	p. 254
Poured-in-Place Concrete Floor System Drawings	p. 257
Summary	p. 260
Review Questions	p. 260
CAD Activities	p. 260
Unit 20 Poured-in-Place Stairs and Ramps	p. 261
Objectives	p. 261
Types of Stairs	p. 261
Stair Design	p. 261
Poured-in-Place Concrete Ramps	p. 262
Summary	p. 264
Review Questions	p. 264
CAD Activities	p. 265
Section V Structural Wood Drafting	p. 267
Unit 21 Structural Wood Floor Systems	p. 268
Objectives	p. 268
Joist and Girder Floor Systems	p. 268
Plywood Floor Systems	p. 270
Bridging	p. 270
Floor Truss Systems	p. 270
Floor Joist Selection	p. 272
Summary	p. 273
Review Questions	p. 273
CAD Activities	p. 274
Unit 22 Structural Wood Walls	p. 276
Objectives	p. 276
Structural Wood Walls	p. 276
Bracing	p. 278
Summary	p. 281
Review Questions	p. 281
CAD Activities	p. 282
Unit 23 Structural Wood Roofs	p. 284
Objectives	p. 284
Common Roof Classifications	p. 284
Roof Slope and Pitch	p. 284
Eave and Ridge Details	p. 284
Wooden Roof Framing	p. 284
Roof Configuration Diagrams	p. 290
Summary	p. 291
Review Questions	p. 292
CAD Activities	p. 292
Unit 24 Structural Wood Posts, Beams, Girders, and Arches	p. 293
Objectives	p. 293
Post-and-Beam Construction	p. 293
Laminated Arches	p. 293
Laminated Beams and Girders	p. 293
Post, Beam, Girder, and Arch Drawings	p. 296
Summary	p. 299
Review Questions	p. 299
CAD Activities	p. 299
Section VI Civil Engineering Drafting and Piping	p. 301
Unit 25 Property Maps and Plot Plans	p. 302
Objectives	p. 302
Fundamentals of Civil Engineering Drafting	p. 302
Location, Direction, and Distance	p. 302
Legal Descriptions	p. 310
Plot Plans	p. 314
Summary	p. 316
Review Questions	p. 317
CAD Activities	p. 317
Unit 26 Contour Lines, Profiles, and Roadwork	p. 324
Objectives	p. 324
Contour Lines	p. 324
Profiles	p. 326
Plan and Profile Drawings	p. 332
Highway and Road Layout Drawings	p. 332
Earthwork Drawings	p. 338
Summary	p. 341
Review Questions	p. 342
CAD Activities	p. 342
Unit 27 Geographic Information System (GIS)	p. 348
Objectives	p. 348
Geographic Information System Features	p. 348
Key GIS Concepts	p. 349
How a GIS Is Used	p. 352
GIS Capabilities: Spatial Analysis	p. 353
GIS Capabilities: Attribute Queries	p. 353
GIS and CAD	p. 353
Other Common Applications of GIS	p. 355
Summary	p. 356
Review Questions	p. 357
CAD Activities	p. 357
Unit 28 Pipe Drafting	p. 358
Objectives	p. 358
Pipe Drafting Components	p. 358
Types of Pipe	p. 358
Types of Joints and Fittings	p. 359
Types of Valves	p. 365
Pipe Drawings	p. 373
Pumps, Tanks, and Vessels	p. 377
Summary	p. 383
Review Questions	p. 383
CAD Activities	p. 383
Section VII Employment in Drafting	p. 385
Unit 29 Finding a Job	p. 386
Objectives	p. 386
Employment in Drafting	p. 386
Primary Employers of CAD Technicians	p. 386
Secondary Employers of CAD Technicians	p. 387
Locating Potential Employers	p. 387
Summary	p. 388
Review Questions	p. 388
CAD Activities	p. 389
Unit 30 Getting and Keeping a Job	p. 390
Objectives	p. 390
Letter of Introduction	p. 390
Resume	p. 390
Portfolio of Drawings	p. 391
The Interview	p. 391
Interview Follow-Up	p. 391
The Wise Job Seeker	p. 391
Summary	p. 394
Review Questions	p. 395
CAD Activities	p. 395
Unit 31 Advanced Drafting Projects	p. 396
Objectives	p. 396
Overview	p. 396
Reinforcement Activity 1 Bleacher Addition	p. 396
Reinforcement Activity 2 Pedestrian Bridge	p. 396
Reinforcement Activity 3 Middle School Additions	p. 396
Reinforcement Activity 4 Radar Building	p. 396
Reinforcement Activity 5 Beam Detail	p. 401
Reinforcement Activity 6 Column Detail	p. 401
Reinforcement Activity 7 Flat Slab Detail	p. 401
Reinforcement Activity 8 Double Tee Detail	p. 401
Reinforcement Activity 9 Complete Set of Plans	p. 401
Reinforcement Activity 10 Steel Fabrication Details	p. 401
Reinforcement Activity 11 Steel Connector Details	p. 401
Reinforcement Activity 12 Steel Beam Details	p. 401
Reinforcement Activity 13 Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings	p. 401
Reinforcement Activity 14 Property Maps	p. 410
Reinforcement Activity 15 Plot Plans	p. 410
Reinforcement Activity 16 Plan and Profile Drawing	p. 410
Reinforcement Activity 17 Pipe Drawing	p. 410
Glossary	p. 411
Appendix A Dimensions	p. 414
Appendix B Use of the Span Tables	p. 430
Index	p. 439

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