Reinforcement Detailing: By Engineer or Contractor
Reinforcement Detailing: By Engineer or Contractor
(OP)
One of the possible reasons that the UK Steel framed building industry has a major share of the building frame market is that the Contractor carries out all connection design and detailing for the steel frame structure........ saving on the Consultant design time and fees.
The Concrete framed industry is now going down the same route, whereby the contractor is being asked to carry out the reinforcement detailing and scheduling.
Is this the norm elsewhere in the world, and if so, what are the problems experienced with this split approach to the concrete frame design and detailing responsibility?
The Concrete framed industry is now going down the same route, whereby the contractor is being asked to carry out the reinforcement detailing and scheduling.
Is this the norm elsewhere in the world, and if so, what are the problems experienced with this split approach to the concrete frame design and detailing responsibility?






RE: Reinforcement Detailing: By Engineer or Contractor
RE: Reinforcement Detailing: By Engineer or Contractor
I believe there are several reasons for this change - firstly because the reinforcement detailers specialise in this stuff they should be able to do a more efficient job than the consultant. Also, where there are different approaches to detailing the same thing, the choice should be with the contractor to ensure best value (subject to design requirements of course). Also, with consultants doing the detailing there is much greater potential for extras - which consultants like to avoid.