CE 49800 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4-5: Engineering Drawing

• School: Purdue University
• Department: Civil Engineering
• Course: CE 49800
• Professor: Robert Jacko

Document Summary

Chapter 4 discusses about the civil engineering drawings. Design drawings are graphical tools that designers use to depict their concepts and communicate the design concept to the builder (contractor). These elements are divided into groups, such as civil drawings, structural drawings, mechanical drawings, electrical drawings, and architectural drawings. The chapter also discusses the levels of civil engineering drawings. Planning-level drawings are developed and used at the beginning of a project to illustrate a particular concept or idea being considered. Conceptual-level drawings for each project option are developed primarily to compare construction costs, to evaluate advantages and disadvantages, and to identify potential fatal flaws so that a preferred concept can be selected for final design. Final design drawings, or construction drawings, are used for construction. Survey controls and grade, sequencing, conflicts and interference, schedules and tables. The most interesting aspect of the chapter was the illustrated example of the hdpe liner. Chapter 5 discusses about building a set of construction drawings.