Function of the Structure Steel Detailer
                     Function of 
the  Structure 
Steel  Detailer
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detailer works for the fabricator, their duties 
can  be categorised as follows.
The first function is to prepare a list of steel  
materials from the layout drawings provided by 
 the consulting engineer, enabling the 
contractor  to reserve the items from stock or 
to place  orders with steel merchants or steel 
mills.
The detailers proceed with the preparation of the steel  
detailing drawings, providing an accurate representation of  
components of structures, namely, beams, girders, ,  
columns, bracings, stairways, platforms, rails, brackets, 
girts,  purlins, etc., and where other structures such as 
bridges,  towers, tanks, etc., are involved, these will follow 
broadly the  same pattern.
An experienced senior detailer must carefully supervise  
drawings and carefully scrutinize them as a checker. It is  
essential to correct the errors at this stage, as the 
correction  of errors during fabrication in the shop or 
during erection on  site will be infinitely more expensive.
Draughtsmen should be critical of their own work  
subconsciously acting as their own checker, to ensure that, to 
 the best of their ability, their drawings are error-free.
The detail drawings are sent to the fabrication shop, where 
 work is put in hand, drawing the material from stock, 
cutting  it to exact length, drilling or punching the 
necessary holes  and assembling the various parts by 
means of bolting or  welding to make up the components 
or subassemblies ready  for transport to site.
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The drawing office, whether using a manual system or  
computer aided facilities, must now proceed with the  
preparation of erection drawings, showing steel framework 
in  skeleton. These drawings should be checked by the 
senior  detailer and endorsed by a qualified structural 
engineer. The  steel detailing services erector will refer to 
these drawings  for the assembly of the structure on site. 
The position of  each component is identified by a 
distinguishing erection  mark. In the fabrication shop, such 
erection marks are hand-  marked, painted or tagged onto 
the steel components.
All drawings are updated to incorporate any revisions 
that  have occurred during the progress of the job and a  
complete set of prints is handed to the engineer for 
filing.  These serve as a record of the work and are useful 
for  future reference
Undoubtedly, we have seen great change and growth over 
the  past 20 years. I am very much confident about that 
the years  ahead will be just as remarkable.
I thank D05 Design and engineering staff past and present 
for  being part of the growing D05 family and for their 
efforts and  their contributions
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