Jump to content

Autocad drawings help!


voodoowky

Recommended Posts

Hey! Does anyone know where I can get autocad drawings of pad foundation and free downloads of beams and columns. Thanx!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 5 months later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...