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Mechanical Engineer lost on civil rebar drawings

Mechanical Engineer lost on civil rebar drawings

Mechanical Engineer lost on civil rebar drawings

(OP)
Hello Guys,
hopefully somebody can help me the internet hasn't been too helpful. I am doing a material takedown for rebar in a large bridge construction project. Never having been subjected to civil drawings before the progress is slow and painful.
I was wondering if anybody could direct me to a website describing Canadian drawing standards.
Thank you very much
Domenic

RE: Mechanical Engineer lost on civil rebar drawings

No offense meant here, but what is a Mechanical Engineer doing trying to do a structural rebar takeoff for a bridge?  Sounds like a gross misapplication of talent to me.

Do you have any experience in the proper placement of rebar in concrete bridge structures in order to do an accurate takeoff?  

Sorry, but this bothers me.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

RE: Mechanical Engineer lost on civil rebar drawings

(OP)
First of all it's a third takeoff for rebar i.e. third redundency and secondly I don't need to know how to place them . All I do is finger out quantities of types by going through drawings, which by now I have no more problems with.
Thirdly I don't see how a MTO should be concerning to you... no offence
 

RE: Mechanical Engineer lost on civil rebar drawings

Please go To the Web Site.  WWW.THESWAMP.ORG.  It is a good forum for Autocad and autodesk products.  But they also have a many members who also could help you with your question.   

RE: Mechanical Engineer lost on civil rebar drawings

I think the civil/structural types use aisc drafting standards.  AISC publishes a drafting manual.  That might help.  I doubt that Canadian standards are that different.

RE: Mechanical Engineer lost on civil rebar drawings

(OP)
Thank you very much guys. I sat down with manuals and a couple civil engineers and once I had done the first few I understood  it's not very hard, just tedious.
Regards

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