voodoowky Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hey! Does anyone know where I can get autocad drawings of pad foundation and free downloads of beams and columns. Thanx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Are you working in Imperial or Metric units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoowky Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 I don't know. I'm new to autocad. Any drawings for pad foundation. Would be very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Steel sizes vary depending upon the country you're working in. So, it does make a difference. What's going on the pad foundation? A cooling tower? A chemical storage tank? A garage? A house? A little more information would be helpful don't you think? Is it a "floating" pad or will there be footings? Will the pad require piles? How about grade beams? Is this being drawn in 2D or 3D? Are you including any details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Re: Imperial (US) vs. Metric (British). 1" = 25.4 millimeters. In the US the structural engineer can spec a 2x2x.1875 angle (as measured in inches). There is no such equivalent in England. There, the engineer could order a 50x50x5 angle (as measured in millimeters). It would be close but not exact. To get the exact dimensions equal to the angle produced in the US, the British structural engineer would have to spec a piece of steel with the dimensions 50.8x50.8x4.7625. This just isn't going to happen. He'd be laughed right out of the office. In this case, size, and how it is measured and specified would definitely matter depending on which side of the Atlantic you're working on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 An example of placement of steel reinforcement, in a slab, can be seen on page 170 of Architectural Graphic Standards by Ramsey and Sleeper, 9th edition, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. of Somerset, New Jersey. Any good library college library would have a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cad_student Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Intresting:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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