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Types of Construction Drawings
There are different type of drawing used for the construction process. Depending upon the purpose they serve, construction drawings are divided into 5 types,
1. Architectural Drawing
Architectural drawing can be termed as the mother drawing for all the other drawings used for construction. It contains all the details of the project such as location site plan, setting out plan, elevations, sections and other details.
1.1 Site Plan
This is primary drawing used for marking out the plan on the ground. It represents the location, orientation and information about the site’s topography, landscaping utilities ,and site work.
Fig 1: Layout Plan
1.2 Working Plan
This drawing gives the information of horizontal dimensions of the building, thickness of walls, clear spaces inside the building and column locations. it also shows the openings required in the building such as doors, windows and ventilators.
1.3 Section Drawings
Section drawings represents the material of construction to be used, heights and measurement of the different components of buildings, type of structural components such as type of slab , etc. Its represents the drawing when the building is cut through a vertical plane.
1.4 Elevation Drawing
Elevation drawing represents the information of openings, size and shape of external surface, height of building and finish of the building after completion. These drawings are made by having a aesthetic view of the building.
2. Structural Drawing
Structural drawings can be termed as the backbone drawing of the building. It consists all the information about the structural intervention that are coming on a building. It contains many type of drawing with very minute details and description.
2.1 General Note
This is more of a codes and by laws of the buildings. No drawing is found in this, but the details of all the structural drawings are mention in this such as concrete mix, lapping length, curing time, abbreviation, codes and other work procedures.
Fig 2: General Notes
2.2 Excavation Drawing
This drawing represents the footing excavation dimension, column position, footing plan and grid lines of column.
Fig 3: Excavation Layout
2.3 Column Layout
This drawing represents the position and orientation of columns and column reinforcement details.
Fig 4: Column Layout
2.4 Plinth Beam Layout
This drawing represents the dimensions, position and section of plinth beam and the details of reinforcement in plinth beam.
Fig 5: Plinth Beam Layout
Fig 6: Plinth Beam Details
2.4 Lintel Beam Layout
This drawing represents the dimensions, position and section of lintel beam and the details of reinforcement in lintel beam.
Fig 7: Lintel Beam Layout and Details
2.5 Roof Beam and Shuttering Layout
This drawing represents the details of reinforcement of roof beam, its section and shuttering details.
Fig 8: Roof Beam and Shuttering Layout
2.6 Roof Slab Layout
This drawing represents the details of reinforcement of roof slab, its section and openings in the roof for various purpose such as stairs or skylight.
Fig 9: Roof Slab Layout
3. Electrical Drawing
Electrical drawing represent the details of electrical fixtures, location of switches, fan, light and others. It also represents the load calculation, tapping for electricity, wiring path and other interventions such as AC and UPS and its components.
Fig 10: Electrical Drawing
4. Plumbing Drawing
Plumbing drawings give the location of sanitary, piping for water supply system, fixture, and the process to connect every fixture.
Fig 11: Plumbing Drawing