A proprietary steel spacer for use with trench mesh in raft slabs beams and strip footings. This spacer is manufactured by Bogar Enterprises. The common application is to space top and bottom trench mesh with the correct design height. It also holds the trench mesh securely so cover is maintained at concrete pour. Bogar spacers are commonly used in the Australian construction … [Read more...] about Bogar: Steel Trench Mesh Spacer for Raft Slabs
Technical Dictionary
Surcharge: Extra Load on Retaining Walls and Sewers
An additional load placed atop existing earth or dead loads. Often used in connection with retaining walls.An extra excessive vertical load or weight caused by spoil, overburden, vehicles, equipment, or activities that may affect stability.An extra and usually excessive burden or supply.To overload or make beyond capacity a sanitary sewer system. If large enough, a surcharge … [Read more...] about Surcharge: Extra Load on Retaining Walls and Sewers
Soffit Level on a Drawing: Slab, Beam and Pipe
Soffit is the underside of a structural element — a slab, a beam, an arch, a flight of stairs. A soffit level on a structural drawing is the level of that underside. On a drainage drawing the same word means something almost opposite: the highest point inside a pipe. And to a builder pricing a house, a soffit is the board under the eaves. Three trades, one word. This … [Read more...] about Soffit Level on a Drawing: Slab, Beam and Pipe
Draftsperson: What the Job Is and Its Disciplines
A Draftsperson It is an artist skilled in technical drawing. The 'skill' is to draw complex instructions precisely and accurately. The 'art' is to arrange that information in an beautiful, eye pleasing way. Combine these two factors and you have accurate drawings that are easy to use. DRAFTING includes any task that utilizes graphics to convey instructions to another … [Read more...] about Draftsperson: What the Job Is and Its Disciplines
Engineering Drawing Abbreviations – A-Z List of 369
What does that abbreviation on the drawing actually mean? Below are 369 abbreviations and acronyms used on engineering and construction drawings, with the meaning, the discipline it belongs to, and a note on how it appears in practice. Use the filter box to jump straight to the one you are after. The list leans Australian — it was compiled in an Australian drawing … [Read more...] about Engineering Drawing Abbreviations – A-Z List of 369
Fly Brace: What It Does, Where It Goes + Free DWG
A fly brace is a short brace — usually a small steel angle — running from the bottom flange of a portal frame rafter up to the roof purlin, restraining the rafter laterally. The same detail is used from a column’s inside flange across to a wall girt. A steel angle around 50x50x5mm is commonly used. Its job is to stop the flange that is in compression from … [Read more...] about Fly Brace: What It Does, Where It Goes + Free DWG