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More about design drawings and model planning

Construction Cost Estimating

Plans are like a set of drawings or two-dimensional diagrams that are used to narrate a place or object or to communicate building or fabrication instructions which are drawn or printed on paper and can take the form of a digital file. So these design drawings can be categorized as: • Feasibility studies. Concept drawings.

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Rebar Projects in Revit

BIM & Beam

ABT Netherlands, a multi-disciplinary consultancy firm, focused on the structural engineering, civil engineering, architectural engineering, moved to BIM-based 3D rebar for concrete reinforced design and fabrication as a result of client demand.

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COMMON STRUCTURAL FAILURE CAUSES

The Constructor

The most common causes of structural failures are: (1) Poor communication between the various design professionals involved, e.g. engineers involved in conceptual design and those involved in the supervision of execution of works. (2) 2) poor communication between the fabricators and erectors. (3)

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Race to the Top

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Dennis Poon, vice chairman of the Thornton Tomasetti architectural firm and chief structural engineer of some of Asia’s tallest buildings, told The New York Times that Zhang’s design is feasible but has significant drawbacks.

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CAD Shack: Add Structural Steel with Revit MEP

CAD Shack

You know this if you have tried adding a ceiling grid with Revit Structure, duct with Revit Architecture, or structural steel with Revit MEP. This week I needed to create some structure from the structural engineers AutoCAD plans since they were not using Revit. 2 weeks ago. Whos afraid of the Big Bad BIM?

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How Pre Engineered Building Is Better Than Conventional Building | Advantages & Disadvantages of Pre Engineered Buildings | Use of Pre Structure

CivilJungle

The pre-engineered buildings are widely used for the construction of industrial buildings and warehouses metro stations factories and bridges etc. PEB buildings are the steel structures which are fabricated at the factory to the required size and dimensions. PEB construction is economical and easier in fabrication.

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BIM for Reinforced Concrete – From Design to Detailing in One Model

BIM & Beam

This is the third blog post in a series that discusses the advantages of working on concrete projects in a BIM process for structural engineers. Segmentation is dictated by engineering, architectural, or fabrication requirements, and its reinforcement is determined by the structural engineer.