How To Read Structural Drawings For Beginners: Construction Blueprint Reading

Reading construction drawings is such a big part of being in the construction and engineering industry. Construction drawings or construction blueprints are your bible and today I'll show you how to read structural drawings for concrete, rebar and structural steel.

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0:00 Let's Read Some Drawings!
0:23 The Almighty General Notes
3:23 The Almost Almightier Typical Details
7:43 Intro To Structural Plan Views
15:37 Intro To Structural Steel
18:07 Slightly More Advanced, But Important
21:19 Please Comment Your Questions Below!

The idea behind reviewing construction drawings is that you need to get enough information out of it to ensure that you can build it on your own. I suggest going deep into small areas on each project and then pulling back and looking overall. Don't worry if you don't have the experience reading these drawings right off the bat, I didn't either but after a months of consistent work and effort, I was able to get the hang of it.

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I do not own the rights to these drawings and they are not formal documents that a project was constructed to. The drawings reviewed do not necessarily reflect the work that was eventually put in place; they were used here for entertainment and educational purposes only. The drawings were done by Design Partners, Inc. for the owner, Punahou Schools and G70, Kai Hawaii.

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