Structural steel shop drawings are usually calculated to the nearest ½ inch.

More Questions from Structural Drawing

• Brick and tile are some of the less common forms of building construction.
• AISC recommends one standard connection for attaching beams.
• Due to wood loss in surfacing, the nominal size of structural timber is larger than its dressed thickness.
• Structural steel is available in two standard shapes.
• Reinforced concrete has embedded steel reinforcing bars.
• A piece mark should be shown wherever a separately handled member appears on the drawings.
• Riveting is seldom used as a connection method in structural steel.
• Shop drawings consist of detail drawings of all parts of the entire structure showing exactly how the parts are to be made.
• Many different types of wood are used as structural timber.
• Symbols are seldom used to indicate requirements for finished surfaces on wood.

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