How to Read Concrete Plans | The Basics

It is important to know How to read Concrete Plans, and it isn't something that is covered during university. When starting out reading concrete drawings can seem overly complex, however, when you break down the layers of concrete documentation it isn't that complex.
understanding concrete plan drawings is something you will use day in day out as structural engineering, and this video will cover you will need to understand how to dead concrete plans
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Chapter
00:00 Intro
00:26 Structural Drawing set Order
01:12 General Arrangement plans -Retention
02:29 General Arrangement plans - Piles and footing
03:49 General Arrangement plans - Slab on Ground
04:53 General Arrangement plans - Suspended Slabs
07:37 Bottom Reinforcement Plans
08:56 Post-Tensioned Plans
09:52 Top Reinforcement Plans

[@willcade5703]

Cannot tell you how much your helping me! I'm a former bartender of 17 years, covid and health issues have pushed me into office work. I have now become a project manager for a contracting company that does concrete and asphalt paving. I look like less and less of a fool, partly because of your videos. Thank you!

[@BrendanHasty]

I'm so glad to know my content has motivated you in some way, getting out of your comfort zone and be the better self! If there's any particular topic you would like me to cover, feel free to let me know. Thanks mate!

[@markpatterson2827]

Hi Brendan! I only stumbled across this channel yesterday. Nice work. It can actually be challenging to find decent structural engineering content online. It is almost like structure engineer enthusiasts don't exist!

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Mark, thanks for the support. There isn't much decent engineer content. Agree structural engineering enthusiasts is a untapped community, hopefully I can fill that gap.

[@remonbasheer3122]

Greetings from Sydney. I am in my final year of undergraduate structural engineering and this content is blowing my mind!!! Just when I thought I knew enough, I’ve still got lots to learn. Thanks for the awesome comment.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Remon, welcome and thanks for the support. Yeah engineering is constant learning and you are just starting your journey. Glad that I can open your mind.

[@nestoreleuteriopaivabendo5415]

It's nice to see that the standardization of drawings is still pretty understandable and translatable (does this word exists?) between our countries, and that even some of the methods of calculation are the same, as indicated by the general distribution of the steel bars. It's nice to see a channel like yours! Cheers from Brazil!

[@DeepakKrishna11]

Finally a video on the great topic which is surprisingly got neglected by many . Thanks Brendan keep going .

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Deepak, thank you for your continued support. agree this is often neglected skill but arguably it is one of the most important skill you can have.

[@DeepakKrishna11]

@@BrendanHasty exactly

[@karthikaustin5394]

Hello Brendan! This is hands down really useful stuff that is not taught in universities. Glad that structural engineers like you exist to help out fresh graduates. Also, I would like to make a suggestion for a new video, it would be really helpful if you analyse and design a simple residential/commercial structure and make a video out of it. And thanks for your videos, they are very helpful and informative!

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Karthik, thanks for your support.glad that I can help. Thanks for the suggestion and it is on the list, I just need to find a building I can use in the video.

[@TheunsGideonJudeel]

Great video! Very informative and practical. I enjoy looking at how different companies present their drawings. It doesn't matter how good your design is, at the end of the day our product is the drawings we produce. I like to use colors, as this makes it much easier, and quicker, to distinguish between different elements and highlighting important information.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Theuns, agree on using colour correctly can it easly tell the story for the building structure.

[@lazkajer8918]

Hey Brendan could u pls make a video on how to read formwork of the plans for second floor on residential housing

[@nicolasramirez3944]

Your visuals are getting really good! Thanks for the video, enjoyed it

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Nicolas, thanks for the support. I am always trying to improve, glad that your enjoyed it.

[@dickeseo6283]

Thanks for the explaination about structural ideas and construction.. Well done..

[@MoonyLuvsGreenDay]

Got my final structural design project due next week, great timing haha! Thanks!

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi MoonyLuvsGreenDay, thanks for the support. Hope it helps.

[@brianmugabi7516]

Hullo Brendan, thanks for the video. Good to see how different countries detail their drawings. I like how the complexity in the drawings can be broken down into simpler plans. That way, the builder is able to follow the drawings systematically without being perplexed.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Brian, building are hard to build at the best of times, the true art in engineering is simplifying and producting documentation to make the process easlier.

[@Clark-Mills]

Watching a few of your videos, they're great, thanks. Have another coffee...

[@BrendanHasty]

Thanks so much Clark, your support is greatly appreciated. I'm sure I will enjoy the coffee...thanks mate!

[@vigneshbalaji1307]

Really very useful content sir. Understanding the drawings is most important aspect of Structural engineer. Thank you for your content

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Vignesh, thanks for the support. I agree drawing and documentation is the most important task as a structural engineer.

[@shanochalliday6930]

Very comprehensive, job well done.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Shan, thanks for the support. glad that you enjoyed it.

[@Fo3Addict]

Great stuff, Brendan. Keep up the good work. I'm transitioning from academia to industry next month and I've found your content to be very helpful and informative.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Boozil, thanks for the support. Wish you luck on your transition. Glad that my content had been helpful.

[@cameronvan6875]

Thank you and excellence

[@user-pu6fm6ee8p]

I'm always confused about how to read the span of reinforcement on layout, there are combined 2 arrow-like left & right, top & bot. with different reinforcement sizes. So sometimes I'm confused on which direction is the reinforcement referring to. Any tips, please.

[@timoomo5944]

Good one. Keep the good work up. Thanks.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Timo Oni, thanks for the continued support. Hope to keep delivering

[@AlexanderKoshmanov]

Thank you for your videos! It is very interesting to watch how drawings looks in Australia. We make a lot more detailed shop drawings in Russia. For first view I can not even imagine how to build a building with so "hollow" blueprints.

[@Timiscool1321]

Thank you, I really like your videos. From a civil engineering student 🤓

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Timmayye, thanks for the support.

[@alligodfreyukuni]

Good presentation.

[@BrendanHasty]

thanks for the support

[@Aussie_Engineer]

Great content Brendan.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Anuhav, thanks for watching and continued support.

[@smpconsulting7056]

Hi Brendan, another great video, keep them coming. I think your videos on drawings should also give credit to the highly skilled practioners who prepare drawings. As we know, behind every good engineer there is an even greater designer and/or drafter. Without these highly skilled professionals the engineering world would ceast to exist. I'd like to see you do a video that champions designers, modellers and drafters and the incredibly imporatant role they play in engineering, especially designers who qualify as engineering associates with Engineers Australia and bring an incredible about of complimentary design and engineering skills sets to the engineering workflows.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi SMP, I agree great modellers/drafters is invaluable. They pick up on design issues and help design buildings. It doesn't matter how good your engineering is, drawing are where all the value comes from. Agree on the video idea, I will just need work out a way to make it interesting.

[@adubwildcat]

I was hoping you went over how to read post tensioned beam schedule and how to find sizes on the schedule.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Aaron, something for future videos. thanks for watching.

[@kimmypush9898]

Thank you so much for this topic👍 I just start my master's degree in structural engineering.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Kimm, thanks for your continued support. Nice wishing you luck in your studies hopes videos can help.

[@saidmehdi7723]

Could you please make a video on contour line and how does it works on slope area?

[@video.daniel]

As a concrete junior foreman, this was fun to watch since I see this stuff everyday I’m curious if you can do a video on how structural engineering firms estimate and produce bids. How many hours do executives guess a project will take to design, design by parts ? Exclusion of certain scope that was not part of the contract ?

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Daniel, Thanks for the support. Did you think I missed anything? Thanks for the suggestions, I will add it to the list. It is really helpful to get suggestions of topics to cover.

[@GeorgeGoosen]

Hi Brendan, any chance you consult for residential? Looking for someone that can help me interpret drawings.

[@adrianuslahiwu1002]

Mr Brendan, what do you think about RC column (150x300 mm) using for 2 storey building (house) ? Are those strong enough for gravity loads and seismic loads ?

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Adrainus, that seems very small and maybe new it's buckleing capacity. typically it will not be taking seicmic loads as it should not be a stiff enought element.

[@nseer1]

Hi , very impressive thank you

[@BrendanHasty]

Thanks for the response.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Ihsan also thank you for the support

[@architadas5538]

Amazing content sir

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi ARCHITA DAS, thanks for the support.

[@rhedom.7008]

Great video Brendan! Would love to see how one designs such irregular two way slab using computer software. Thanks

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Rhedo, thanks for the support. You can design irregular slabs by hand as well. Thanks for the suggestion. Will add it to the list.

[@rhedom.7008]

@@BrendanHasty wish hand method can be utilise to design irregular slab? Im currently studying slab design in general. Im familiar with elastic frame method but when there is significant offset in column then I dont know how to go about it.

[@BrendanHasty]

Look at yield line

[@murtaza6542]

An off topic question, do you recommend to start working for residential structural companies, mixed or commercial companies for bigginner?

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Murtaza, the right residential company can be good, make sure they are working on architectural award buildings, mixed is good if you can get them. I do have a video on companies size kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYOxiGCjrNebedE

[@binishah3136]

Give pdf of this structural drawing plz

[@esau101]

Hi Mr Brandon, is Revit Structure good for RCC detailing and drawing generation?

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Essau, I just Revit I think it does it well.

[@kebabonyejohn8901]

Hello, can you please send the link of the plan.

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi John I don't have a link to the drawings.

[@structureera]

Hlo sir I'm Pintu from India, sir please guide about making a job oriented structure engineer portfolio. If possible please show a sample 👍

[@zmatx12345]

Hi Brendan love your videos !! Im an international civil engineering student who is just about to graduate from the univeristy of Sydney. Im wondering if u can also have a video about international students getting jobs in australia? Thanks !!

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi jv c thanks for your support. It should not be harder then anyone else. I work with a mix, it is harder at the moment to find graduate positions, but it is starting to pick up now. But I will be making a video on job hunting.

[@zmatx12345]

@@BrendanHasty thank you brandon for your reply. Hope to see u in the work place one day ! Appreciate all ur vidoes.

[@leonardpeposhi5154]

Hi Brendan, Great video, and you make it very easy to understand. I live in Uk, do the engineers in the UK follow the same procedures when they design ?

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Leonard, Thanks hope it helps. Design procedures shouldn't change much; physics and engineering are the same; just how you come to your answers will be different. Drawing is different worldwide and even at different companies, but they should still convey the same information.

[@leonardpeposhi5154]

Thanks for your answer Brendan, what book do you suggest for concreting, reinforcing and steel frames

[@BrendanHasty]

For the UK?

[@leonardpeposhi5154]

Yes for the Uk

[@BrendanHasty]

Do you have the pocket hand book

[@neteroissac8391]

"It's beautiful!!!!!!!!!............"

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Netero, thanks for watching.

[@kytddjj]

What's your opinion of car shock absorbers (45 deg brace) being used to absorb earthquake energy (timber house)?

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi I design NZ, there would be some benefit in it if tuned correctly. It would also need to be detailed The cladding for the movement. However timber house are already very flexible so The benefits are limited.

[@kytddjj]

@@BrendanHasty Thank you.

[@Viscous_Dampers_For_Houses]

@@BrendanHasty Taylor devices make small dampers for timber houses that have been tested on a shake table.

[@jaweeddarbar7716]

The title should be " How to read construction drawings".

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Jaweed, agree that title would be good will just need to check the SEO score. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@scottgarner628]

Is this in the US?

[@BrendanHasty]

Australia 🇦🇺, is there big differences to what you do?

[@OlusholaAyoade]

You're too fast in your explanation

[@dimvoly]

"SOG plan" made me lol, what are you Aussies doing to the English language

[@BrendanHasty]

Lol Slab On Ground or SOG for short.

[@monicabui4181]

N bbb A1

[@brettaustinoutdoors5805]

Good video. But two ads within 1 minute of the video makes me not want to watch your videos.

[@BrendanHasty]

Sorry to hear it had soo many adds, I will need to check it out

[@brettaustinoutdoors5805]

@@BrendanHasty ads aren’t a bad thing. But maybe find a way to space them out.

[@rereloluwaakintayo3872]

Are all the drawings from a bird's eye view?

[@BrendanHasty]

Hi Rerloluwa, plans are birds eye view, then you have elevations which are side video and sections that cut through critical sections.