
Learn to read footing drawings and follow construction stages using PDFs, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and site videos. Designed for civil and structural engineers and homeowners.
Explore two construction stages: substructure and superstructure, and 12-step workflow from clearing and grid marking to footing installation, backfilling, and plinth concreting, noting Nasu standards and Bangalore soil conditions.
Mark grids on site first, then mark footings, then mark columns using the grids, following boundary offsets such as one foot six inches or one foot nine inches.
Mark the site edges and secure points, lay out grid offsets in x and y directions, and use the 3-4-5 method to ensure right angles when marking footings.
Mark grids and footings, then excavate with a JCB to six feet. Lay aggregates, cure PCC 2-3 days, and re-mark grids for column marking.
Learn how to mark columns on PCC footings using grid lines, three-inch offsets, and eight-inch column dimensions, with techniques like plumb-bob transfers, SketchUp references, and offset grids.
Explain on-site bar bending and mesh construction for footings, with 150 center-to-center spacing, then place footing mesh and column reinforcement using ties, chairs, and securement before concreting.
In this course titled "Learn to Read Footing Structural Drawings with Site Videos" we will understand the sequence in which the construction work takes place. In this first phase of updates.
We have added content such as:
1. Clearing of site
2. Grid marking
3. Footing marking
4. Overview of Excavation and PCC work
Additionally, in the future, we will be adding content such as: (As much as possible under the free 2 hr mark on udemy)
1. Column Marking
2. Bar Bending Work on site
3. Casting of Footings
4. Neck Column Casting
5. Back Filling
6. SSM Work
7. Plinth Beam Casting
8. Back Filling
9. PCC Work on the Ground Floor Level
Almost all the content under the two-hour mark will be covered in this Part 1 Course, and the rest of the work will be carried out in the Part Two course where in which we will work the Super Structure Part of the construction. The Super Structure part of the construction usually deals with Column, Beam, Slab, and Staircase Construction.
The goal of this course is to help engineers get an idea about how the construction work is carried out on-site, and how we need to produce drawings for the construction purpose. We are confident that upon the completion of this course. The engineer will gain a fair amount of idea as to what goes on site, and how to deal with issues related to site as and when they appear.
All the best!