The course “Civil Engineering Structural Shop Drawing in AutoCAD” is a comprehensive program designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to create professional shop drawings in the field of civil engineering. The course covers a range of topics, including the fundamentals of AutoCAD, structural drafting techniques, and industry-specific standards and practices.
Through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises, students will gain a thorough understanding of the principles of structural shop drawing and be able to create accurate and detailed drawings for various construction projects.
Upon completion of this course, students will have a strong foundation in AutoCAD and the ability to create high-quality shop drawings that meet industry standards.
Civil Engineering Structural Shop Drawing in AutoCAD Course Description
Part 1: Introduction for beginner civil engineers in manual calculation of structural elements
Manual calculation of :
1- Slab thickness ( How we can determine manually the thickness of all types of slabs: waffles slabs type 1 and type 2, Ribbed slabs, Solid Slabs , and Flat Slabs + Show the properties advantages and disadvantages of these slabs)
2- Beams thickness interior and exterior beams in all types of slabs and how we can choose the optimized design of Slab- beams system
Part 2: Learn the basics commands in AutoCAD to be ready to the shop drawing practice ( How to draw lines, How to draw polyline, Copy, Move, How to draw X-line, How to draw circle, How to draw Hatch in AutoCAD, How to do match properties in AutoCAD, How to print a sheet in AutoCAD.
Part 3: Students will learn how begin the shop drawing of a civil engineering project in the following steps:
1- How to draw the structural Axes
2- How to distribute the columns
3- How the draw the Column’s details and Column’s elevation.
4- How to draw the reinforcement of the columns + table.
5- How to draw the slabs layout and reinforcement.
6- How to draw the beams layout and reinforcement.
7- How to draw the details of beams and sections.
8- How to draw the draw the foundations layout.
9- How to draw the sections of the foundations.
10- How to draw the reinforcement of the foundations.