Learn To Read Structural Drawings: With Real Site Videos

This video gives an introduction to the course on 'How to Read Structural Drawings"

This video talks about the different kinds of drawings that are followed for the construction of the building. In this video, you will learn what architectural drawing is, how it is useful and how to read the architectural drawing. You also learn about the structural drawings and how to read them.

This video explains how you can read electrical and sanitary drawings required for the construction of a building. In this video, you will learn how the wiring of a room is done. How the switches and the lights and power sockets are connected in a drawing. You will also learn how the distribution box looks like and you will learn how a keycard switch works. In the latter part of the video, you will learn how the pipeline is arranged in a bathroom. You will see how the soil and waster water pipelines are taken out of the building. You will also learn to read the fire hydrant drawings.

Footing is one of the major part of a building which transmits the loads from the building to the ground. This video describes how an isolated footing is designed (not the process). It also explains how its reinforcement is placed at the site.

Footing is lowermost part of the foundation constructed of brickwork, masonry or concrete for the purpose of distributing load over a large area. Footing is provided on the basis of nature of the soil.
Types of Footing
• Isolated Footing
• Combined Footing
• Raft or Strap Footing
Footing may be in square or rectangular in shape.

The tie beam is a terminology used for a beam whose 

function is not to carry the slab load but just to act as a
stiffner to the columns and thereby reduce the long column
effect. Sometimes it also acts as a damp proof course at
the plinth level and as a seperator for ventilators and
doors when placed at the lintel level.

This video explains how you can read the drawings of column stirrups. Column stirrups are the lateral ties that hold the vertical rebars together.

This video explains how you can do ductility detailing of column. Ductility detailing is very important while placing the rebars at the site.

This video explains how the reinforcement of the staircase is detailed. This video shows the reinforcement of staircase from the footing level. It shows the reinforcement of both the open well and dog-legged staircases.