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Structure
2.1 Introduction
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2.1 INTRODUCTION
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In the previous unit, you learut about tlle site plaluling alld were inroduced to site
organisation. Once a site 1las been so identified for collslruclion ant1 thc design has been
completed adecluately by the architectlengineer, the construclion work is awarded Lo a
contractor. The initial phase of construction ilivolves mobilisntioll illcludilig site
clearance and organisation. 1'Liis is then followed by the aclual conslruction. I11 all these
construction activities starting site pl'anning, site clearance and sile organisation to those
of construction implementation, have one aspect conunon and lllat pertains to
requirement of reading and interpretating the drawings received fronl the design ol'l'ice.
Therefore, in this section, you will study the preparation uld interpretation of different
types of drawings. Drawing can be defined ns the language nl'the engineer and the
architect. You can understand the construction drawings by interpreting both the graphic
language and the written text accomnpanying it. The graphic language js composed of
pictorial and multi-view drawings. These drawings are prepared at various scales and use
architectural symbols to convey informalion relating to size, shapc and materials to be
ysed in conslruction.
In this mit, working drawings, and uchitectural symbols will be explained to you. The
method of reading simple plans will be explained. An intrriductioil to computer aided
design and drafting is illso included.
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Objectives
This unit will help you to-develop a clear idea of tlle inuportance 6f drawings in
construction. ~ l ' i e studing
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this unit, you sbsuld be able lo
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distinguish between pictorial drawing and multiview drawing,
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W ~ R K I N GDRAWINGS ;
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types of drawings are required to provide all the inii,mition required to consttuct
what the architects nnd engineers have designed. Tilree-dimp;rsional objects ctmbe drawn
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Site Plrurlrir~g
on a drawing sheet using two methods : (1) Pictorial drawings, and ( 2 ) Multi-view
drawings. These are briefly explained below :
Pictorial Drawing
A pictorial drawing represents how the object looks to the eye. Figure 2.1 sbows a
pictorial drawing of a building. This type of drawing is useful lo show the client
will look like. This type of drawing is esl,c.cially useful
how Ule proposed buildi~~g
projecls to ordinary people.
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Multi-view Drawing
Although pictorial drawings are very effeclive in showing at a glancc,lhe general .
design ol'a structure, they are not sufficicntly precise to accuralely qesc 'heall
elements of the design. For example, tllcy generally will not have ady tlil ensions
111arked on tl~em.For this reason, multi-view (meaning several v ~ e w drawings
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provided for use in the aclual collstruction of buildings. Multi-view drawings are
also called orthographic drawings. Orhographic drawings represent ll~ecxact form
wld size of each side of an objecl in two or more views (or planes) usu:~llyat right
angles Lo each other.
y TOP VIEW
PROJECTION PLANE
Zf you draw the outline of the structure on the imaginary transparent plit~les,you
create
orthographic views : the front view on the front plan&, tl~cs ~ d e
- - view onthqthevarious
side plane and the top view on the top plane. Now inlagine'Ulat the
front plane is hinged on all tlie four edges. When the planes of the top, boltom and
the sides are swung out born the front plane ilS shown in Figure 2.1. Lq six views
of the object are shown exact1y.a~Uley are pnsitio~led?n an orlhographpc drawing.
Study the position of each view as it relates t t i the front view : the rig111 view is to
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the right of the front view, the left view is to the lel't,.the top ( roof ) view is on the
top, the botto~llview is on the bottoln and the rear view is to the left of the left-side
mew, si11cc when U~isview hinges around t o the back, it would f d l into thls
p,oSition.
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All the six views discussod above are rarely used U) depict architectural structures.
The Ulree drawings colmllo~llyused are Lhe plan, section and elevation. They arc
briefly explained below :
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The plan view is very importalt, as it gives the rn:lximu~n inlormation rtbout Ihe
building. The plan view is obtained as follows. Figure 2.4 (a) shows the
iso~netricview of a building.
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Figure 2.5 shows the plan, section :uid elevdion 01' a simple one hetlroomed
building. Where sufficient detail callnot be shown o n a regular plan, secllon ant1
elevation drawing, detail drawings tire madc. These are draw11to larger scale
and include information about the constructio~lof Lh;tl part o f the buiiding.
Figure 2.5 (c) shows the delzul drawing of a lintel-curn-sunshade.
Besides the above, tllere are other drawings which ;He also importiult. Two of
them nanlely structural clrawing uid survey drawing will he introduced here imd
otl~erswill be inlroduced later.
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Structul-a1Drawings
Structural dri~wingssl~owthe structural details of an elenlcnl. They can'be plan
views, sectional views or elevation views. They call also he :I con1hinatic')n c:)f Ihe
above. The7it: drawings provide information about the ~nalerial,size, specificatic)ns
etc. required for its n1aluf;lcturc or fabrication. Figure 2.6 shows the derails of n
sinlple steel truss.
LIN ISA100 75 x 6
MAlN TIE 60 6 0 K 6
PRINCIPAL RAFTER 21SA906086
2 I S A 30 6 0 r 6
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DETAIC- E
( b ) T Y P I C A L D E V S OF JOINTS
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Survey Drawing
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CAST S T O N E
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PARTITION BLOCK
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FIBRE BOARD,
INSULATION BOARD
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Figure 2.12 shows a drawing where some of the symbols Sro~nFigures 2.8 and 2.9 11:~ve
been incorporated. It is important to note that the list of symbols given are 1~71
exhaustive
but only represent the conmlon ones used in practice.
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FUSE B O A R D M a l n
BATH TUB
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SYMBOLS FOR
S Y M B O L S FOR
SANITARY FITTLNGS ELECTRICAL FITTINGS
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Name l'ivc i ~ n p o r i ~ m
drawings
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Site Planning
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General-design floor plans are used only to show the basic layout, arrangenlent of
areas and design features. They do not show full details. They arc not fully
dimensio~lcd.General-design plaiis are also called line plans. Plans of this type
rzige fro111 very simple floor plan sketches to very detailed ones. For exanlple,
Figure 2.11 (a) s11ows a simple free hand line skelcl~of a residential building,
whereas Figure 2.11 (b) sl~owsa detailed dimensioned line sketch of the same, but
without indicating any wall thicluiess.
A l l DIMENSIONS A R E IN
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Figure 2.13 (a) shows how a sectional view of a buildi~lgis oblained. It shows how a
imaginary vertical cutting plane is used to cut througli the entire building. ('Inekut portion
is removed and the remaining portion gives the sectional view of the building. f i e
position of the cutting plane is normally shown by a cutlilig plane linc drawn on t l ~ eUoor
plan as show11 in Figures 2.13 (b) and (c). Figure 2.13 (b) shows a simple cutting plane
line, which is a straight line passing tlirough the plan. The portio11 left of the cutting plan
is removed and the section is viewed in the direcliori o C the uraws. Figure 2,13 (c) sllows
an offset cutting plane line. Figure 2.13 (d) shows a longitudinal section and a transverse
section across a plan.
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CUTTING-PL A N E LINE
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Landscape plans
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Survey plans
Sectional drawings
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(o) Air-cc:)nditic>l~iiig
plans
(p) Piurnbing plans
(il) Door ruld Wintlow schedules
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Finish schedules
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Specifications
2.6
CAD has made a major change in the way draw~ngsare prepared. Using CAD, tile
designer enters i~lforrnalioninto the compuler one lime, tlien recalls and revises 111;~~
information to produce the l'inal desigll drawings. A CAD workslation consists of il
compuler, computer peripherals and sof'tware.
A CAD system can store, all the data necessary to c o ~ ~ ~ p l e tdesign
e l y a conslruclion
project. It thus offers solne big advantages over manual methods. Designs c i hc
~ chanpcd
without having to be conlpletely redrawn. Parts of a drawiilg done l'or one proiecl cilll he
saved, then retrieved for use in a later prc~ject.'Drawingscall be done in Iaycrs so that a
basic design outline can be used lor several purposes. In some large consl~.uctionprojecls,
drawings are directly supplied as CAD compuler files.
CAD systems are available on various hardware and soi'lwarc plalforins. The most
popular software on the PC platform is AUTOCAD. The s~rnplerCAD sysleitis are
limited to drafting of drawings. The more advanced syslellls help in 3-D visualisi~tionand
interference checking. Interference checking is parlicularly useful when, nunibcr of
in Uie design process. This woul[l
designers w i t h differen1 specificnlions are i~~volved
identify interference problems before tlie drawings are released f o ~construc[ion i ~ l d
preveut re-work.
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(a) Defiiw the ter~lw: I'ull scale, :11111 reiluction scale.
SAQ 3
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Dclirlc flooa plan. Nilme aud 1)1idly cxplain lbc two bau~ctypL5s
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Activity 1
Measure the plan dimensions of your house. Draw to a suitable scale, the plan of
your house. In the plan, mark all the architectural sylnbols that you have learnt in
this unit. Sllow the drawing to your counsellor.
2.7 SUMMARY
In this unit, we have discussed the i~nportailceof drawings a~xlhow to read them. We
have seen that whereas a pictorial drawing shows how t l ~ eobject looks to llle eye,
multi-view drawing describes all the elements of the design. The plan view givcs the
maximum information about tile building. The sectiollal view gives details of
foundations, the various heights and verdcal dimensic>usof the building. Elevalions are
drawings of a building as it is seen from different sides. Structural drawings show tile .
structural details of the element. The main funclion of a scaled drawing is to enable the
designer to draw a building to a convenient size and to enable the builder to think in
relation to the actual size of the structure as he uses the drawing to COllSErUCt llle building.
General-design floor pl'ans are used only to show the basic layoul, itrrangelncnt o f areas
and design features wl~creasworking drawing floor plans shows nil accurate plm
complete wilh dimensions and material symnhols. When llle desiguer needs to
communicate more detailed informalion to tile builder than is possible on basic plans,
specialised drawings are prepared. Finally we have tried to understaild llle use of
computers in drawings.