Maricopa Community Colleges  IRW110   19952-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
IRW110 19952-20086 L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Structural Blueprint Reading I
Reading and interpreting drawings for structural steel construction, elements of drawings, and steel frame construction drawings.
Prerequisites: Apprentice status or permission of the Apprenticeship Coordinator.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
IRW110   19952-20086 Structural Blueprint Reading I
1. Describe the construction principles addressed by architectural design and by engineering design. (I)
2. Describe the function of architects, engineers, and draftsmen on a project both independently and cooperatively. (I)
3. Describe the purpose and contents of architectural working drawings and identify the five plans included in engineering drawings. (I)
4. Define dead load; live load; load distribution; soil bearing capacity; and uniformly distributed; concentrated and eccentric loads. (I)
5. Name and describe the four types of stress encountered in construction. (I)
6. Define stiffness and strength of a structural member and name and describe the function of the four main structural members and give examples of each. (I)
7. Name the necessary elements for a construction project to be completed. (I)
8. Describe the general sequence of steps followed when constructing a building or group of buildings. (I)
9. Name and describe the five major materials used in building construction. (I)
10. Describe the responsibilities of job management. (I)
11. List the types of construction drawings and plans used in iron working. (II)
12. List the types of drawings representations and views used in construction drawings. (II)
13. Define scale and dimension and describe their purpose in construction drawings. (II)
14. Identify steel member, riveting, exterior, section material, and plan symbols used in drawings. (II)
15. Read and interpret the alphabet of lines. (I)
16. Describe the functions of note, title blocks, specifications, bill of materials and bolt lists on drawings. (II)
17. Identify a single-rolled shape of structural steel given the steel, the symbol for the shape, or the sectional view on a drawings. (III)
18. Name the parts of a piece of structural steel and identify a sectional symbol for structural steel and the parts represented. (III)
19. Name and describe the steel framing systems used in construction. (III)
20. Describe general plans for steel construction and the characteristics of stress diagrams and shop drawings included in general plans. (III)
21. Describe the characteristics of erection plans, framing plans and falsework plan, and when they are used. (III)
22. Read the symbols and orthographic representations on framing plans for columns, girders and beams, joists and tie rods for structural steel buildings. (III)
23. Read the symbols and orthographic representations for rivet or high strength bolt connections on design detail drawings. (III)
24. Identify welding symbols used on design detail drawings. (III)
25. Describe the duties of the steel detailer and the references and tools they use. (IV)
26. Decode the symbols and erection marks in steel members and identify directional indicators and columns. (IV)
27. Read and interpret shop and field drawings for a job application. (IV)
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IRW110   19952-20086 Structural Blueprint Reading I
    I. Drawings and Construction
        A. Construction Principles
          1. Architectural Design
          2. Engineering Design
        B. Personnel
          1. Architects
          2. Engineers
          3. Draftsmen
        C. Drawings and Plans
          1. Architectural Working Drawings
          2. Engineering Drawings
        D. Structural Members
          1. Load types
          2. Stress Types
          3. Stiffness and Strength
          4. Functions
        E. Job Management
          1. Elements
          2. Steps for Construction
          3. Materials
          4. Responsibilities
      II. Elments of Drawings
          A. Types of Construction Drawings
            1. General
            2. Detail
            3. Shop
          B. Plans
            1. Elevations
            2. Sectional Views
            3. Details
          C. Representations
            1. Perspective
            2. Isometric
            3. Oblique
            4. Orthographic
          D. Views
            1. Top
            2. Front
            3. Side
          E. Scale
          F. Dimensions
          G. Symbols
            1. Steel Members
            2. Riveting
            3. Exterior
            4. Section Material
            5. Plan
          H. Lines
          I. Notes
          J. Title Block
          K. Specifications
          L. Bill of Materials
          M. Bolt Lists
        III. Steel Fame Construction
            A. Single-Rolled Shape
            B. Parts of Structural Steel
            C. Drawings Symbols
            D. Framing Systems
              1. General
              2. Wall-Bearing
              3. Beam-and-Column
              4. Long-Span
            E. Plans
              1. General
                a. Stress Diagrams
                b. Shop Drawings
              2. Erection
              3. Falsework
              4. Framing
            F. Orthographic Representations
              1. Columns
              2. Girders and Beams
              3. Joists
              4. Tie Rods
              5. Rivets
              6. High Strength Bolts
            G. Welding Symbols
          IV. Job Applications
              A. Steel Detailer
                1. Duties
                2. References
                3. Tools
              B. Steel Members
                1. Symbols
                2. Erection Marks
                3. Column Directional Indicators
              C. Shop Drawings
              D. Field Drawings
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