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Learn What’s New in Revit 2019 for Structural Engineers and Detailers

BIM & Beam

Building on Autodesk’s strategy to make Revit a robust model authoring tool for designing and detailing, the Revit 2019 release includes a number of new features that increase modeling versatility, accuracy, and productivity for engineers and detailers. We’re excited to share these features with you—take a look! Detailed Steel Design.

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COMMON STRUCTURAL FAILURE CAUSES

The Constructor

Even experience in extensive design in academic context can provide only limited perspective in engineering decision making. Most lessons in engineering decision making come from the cases of histories of failures of structures, which itself are the results of a bad judgement, thus making us understand the pitfalls in conceptual design.

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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management

Construction Marketing

This has obviously led to large-scale improvements in the way structures are designed and building materials are fabricated. All stakeholders have access to the same files, documents, drawing, and models. This includes everyone from architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors. It streamlines scheduling.

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FORMWORK AND GOOD FORMWORK PROPERTIES

The Constructor

Its importance is evident when you consider that the cost of fabrication, erecting and striking the formwork, often exceeds the cost of the concrete it is designed to shape and support. For anything other than most smallest of concreting jobs e.g. walls over 1m in height, a drawing should be provided, showing what formwork is required.

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Difference Between Sketching and Drawing | What Are Conceptual Sketches | Architecture Concept Drawing | Types of Drawings for Building Design

CivilJungle

Conceptual Sketches are freehand sketches that are used by designers such as architects, engineers, designers as a quick and simple way. Architecture Concept Drawing. An architecture concept drawing is a technical drawing of a building (or building project) that falls within the definition of architecture. Perspective.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Technological advancements in curtain wall design tools, materials, prototyping, and fabrication techniques offer new avenues for achieving these lofty design and performance goals. The architectural design of curtain walls must be developed alongside increasing demand for high-performing, energy-efficient solutions.

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SHOP DRAWING creates maximum benefits for construction companies

Construction Cost Estimating

The shop drawing is a drawing or collection of set of drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, and other data or information specifically generated or assembled by the contractor, supplier, manufacturer, subcontractor, or fabricator to demonstrate some portion of the work for the approval of architect or engineer.