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Importance of High Quality Structural Steel Shop Drawings in Approval Process
- Major challenges while preparing precision steel shop drawings/detailing are:
- Missing drawings in contract documents
- Limitation of availability of DWG files
- Insufficient enlarge views and details of an important area
- Missing measurements and RLs (Levels) on drawings
- Missing structural member size in plan or elevation views
- Missing connection details between structural members
- Sequencing or connection requirements are not defined
- Specific details pertaining to the project is not furnished
- Design drawings and Specifications are in disagreement
- Mismatch between architectural/structural/mechanical drawings
- Non-compliance with industry codes for the production of drawings
- Recommendations to enhance the shop drawing process
- Complete contract documents are required
- Availability of DWG files to use in shop drawing preparation
- All necessary views shown on drawings to understand better
- All measurements and levels should be shown on architectural or/and structural drawings
- All structural member sizes should be shown on all views
- All connection details should be shown on drawings with clear instruction
- Specification and guidelines should be available at beginning of the project
- Drawings should be overlapped to avoid any mismatch
More clear inputs produce accurate and detailed fabrication drawings, while by raising queries and questions on confusion or doubt, solutions can be made at right time which helps to produce precise and error free steel shop drawings that increase speed of approval process. Overall if shop drawings are clear and represent all necessary information, they get approved faster and further action goes smoothly.
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