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Consider the below drawings.
Do you notice any issues?
Here were our suggestions:
Our detailers identified & noticed that the roof rafter falls at the door opening which runs at 5.5° slope.
The Roof rafter is concealed inside the stud wall, also the Stud wall runs above the Rafter up to the top of parapet RL. The height of parapet wall is the same throughout, hence the top of the wall runs at the same 5.5° slope as the roof.
There is an access door near the lower end of the stud wall/Roof. We noticed that the rafter falls inside the door opening and suggested the client to move the door & increase the Stair landing length accordingly.
The suggestion is accepted and the door is moved in such a way that there is enough clearance between the top of door opening and the rafter soffit.
Please study the following drawing. The engineer has called for these details. But as detailers, can you see any issues which may come up? Consider the problem carefully and let us review the issues below. (Given information: the below is a drawing of a corrugated roof. There is a deck to be placed on top of the roof. Hint: waterproofing is the primary concern).
What is going on here?
The issue lies with water proofing. Corrugated roofing is not flat. It is bent and curved. In this case we have a beam that is penetrating through the roof. In these circumstances, water proofing is critical, and we need some type of Decktite (or equivalent) to be placed on the roof to ensure that water does not seep through. But then, what is the problem here?
To understand this issue, you would do well to watch these two videos first:
The problem lies in the fact that the drawing calls for a cap plate. That is extremely problematic when you are using Decktite. The usual and preferred practice is to pull some Decktite over a pole and slide it down – much like pulling a T-shirt over your head. You can think of the DeckTite as the T-shirt, and your head as a pole. The hole in the T-shirt fits snugly around your neck. But if you have a cap plate, the situation becomes different. In effect, to continue the analogy, having a cap plate is like expanding your head so that it is impossible large to be able to pull a T-shirt over it. You simply cannot put on a t-shirt if your head is too large! The only way to wear the garment is to use a jacket, which can be split and wrapped around – which in this case means using a split Decktite. The problem with using split Decktite on corrugated roofing is that it doesn’t seal as well, and is cumbersome to install.
In this case, you ought to confirm with the client how they want to handle this issue. If you bolt a cap plate on top of the column, then you are forced to use a split-Decktite. But if you want to weld on site, then you can use Decktite that is not split, and can largely avoid the complications of leaks occurring on the roof.
Attention detailers,
Take a look at the following below and see if you can identify the issue/problem at hand. Take careful note of what I have marked up, and try to identify the issue.
Here are the structural drawings:
Answer:
There is an unsupported hebel panel here. Without support, the panel will surely break off. Therefore it needs a PL to support that panel, notwithstanding the engineer’s omission.
Take a look at the mark up above.
We have modelers very nervous about someone has inadvertently changed their model once they saved and left for the day.
We can check the integrity of the model using MD5 checker.
We are using software from http://getmd5checker.com/
You take the .md5 file with you and next time you want to make sure of the file simply run the check again
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We have successfully used Moodle LMS to recruit and train.
While there are hundreds of thousands of engineering degree holders in India who is looking for a job for employers it is a big challenge to find the employable ones. Almost 95% of the young engineers passing out of engineering colleges in India are not employable as engineers. However, they will produce credentials and certificates showing that they have passed out with flying colors.
It is a recruiters nightmare if we have to screen all of the applicants one by one. Hence some sort of a method is required to screen out the un employable. That is what we have done using the Moodle LMS.
Now we are offering LMS services to whoever wants to take advantage of the expertise we have gained.
Try the following link
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We have successfully using moodle to recruit and train for the last 4 years.
We are now offering our expertise to set up your LMS whether it is for you school, company training or simply screening candidates in a cost-effective way.
Here is an example of our training system which we use to train our detailers. We have so many more which we have implemented but not made public
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This is a work in progress demonstrating our capabilities and what we can do re: shop drawing.
This is a work in progress. We will Improve and update these tools and code.
A lot of fabricators prefer D Nut bracing over cleat bracing because it is much simpler and cheaper. If the engineer has specified cleat bracing the detailer must investigate whether a D Nut bracing will be sufficient. If yes, then please RFI the engineer with D Nut bracing proposal. The fabricator could prefer this connection. Make sure the maximum angles of the D Nut is observed
