Steel detailing should always be performed with the application of accurate detailing standards!

Detailing standards are not same for all the countries, or different countries comply with different detailing standards depending upon their requirement. Structural Steel detailing is the process of producing detailed drawings which are utilized by steel fabricators and erectors and hence it becomes genuinely very important to follow detailing standards since they provide safety assurance. To make it clear to the readers of this blog let me say that across the world different techniques are utilized to construct buildings since different countries have different geographical conditions, and such things can drastically impact construction.

The strength of the building depends on a lot of factors such as its design, the quality of its structural framework and the geographical conditions of the area and hence detailing standards are developed to tackle all these issues. Some of the common detailing standards are specified by prominent organizations such as Australian Institute of Steel Construction, Euro Codes and British Standard Codes, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, National Institute of Steel Detailing (NISD), and American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) etc.

Strength and integrity are two very important attributes of a building which can be maintained to a great extent if effective structural design is created by structural engineer with the effective consideration of design standards.

Steel shop drawings and erection drawings which are the responsibility of detailers, must get the approval of structural engineers and architects. Detailers should be capable of analyzing minor design problems and they should also come up with the solutions for them which can boot their productivity. Detailing standards become utmost important when steel fabrication drawings and erection drawings are prepared as they are used for highly important purposes. Fabrication of steel components is a highly uphill task and hence fabrication drawings should include everything in details.  Steel components such as braces, trusses, handrails and joists etc are manufactured by fabricators only with the availability of fabrication drawings which contain details regarding dimensions, sizing, material specifications and welding etc.

Last but not least application of detailing standards is very important during steel detailing process for providing required accuracy in the drawings.