Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Steel Detailing requires generation of detailed drawings for steel fabricators and erectors, containing building plans, estimates, reports and other important construction documents for manufacturing and erection of steel components.

It involves a wide range of steel components such as beams, columns, trusses, decking, joists, stairs and even handrails.

Steel detailing is very critical process for various construction and manufacturing businesses like
  • Ship-building
  • Marine
  • Aerospace
  • Building construction and
  • Other related structures.

Steel Detailers are not the only people who are responsible for the success of the steel structure, structural engineers as well as architects also need to review each and every detail drawings before it is approved for final manufacturing or fabrication.

Steel detailing is generally divided into two types of drawings: shop drawings and erection drawings.

Structural steel detailing involves complete collaboration among different professionals like
  • Owners
  • Engineers
  • Fabricators and
  • Erectors.

Shop drawings are provided to steel fabricator for manufacturing steel members and parts of the structure.

Erection drawings are used to show its users the correct way and location of placing fabricated steel components. These often require detailed specifications and information on all construction stages such as bolting or welding of anchors.

Detailing job shows construction materials, specifications, sizes, dimensions and other required information. Steel detailing has to be done with precision and efficacy. It has to fulfill regional standards and building codes such as AISC, CISC or BS codes.

Nowadays the process is carried out with sophisticated 3D modeling and detailing softwares such as
  • Tekla
  • AutoCAD
  • StruCAD, etc.

The steel detailer should be a highly skilled professional creating the drawings, from concept to drafting, to dimensioning, to visualization, as well as immense communication ability to deliver on time within demanding budget.

Thanks to outsourcing now you can get this done at low cost with the help of certified steel detailers located in countries like India, China, etc.

Contact us for more information about Structural Steel Detailing Services.

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