Publisher's Synopsis
A practical text suitable for students studying the BTEC Level 2 Structural Detailling syllabus. It is also designed to be a basic text for students who become involved in computer-aided detailing and as a general reference book in structural design offices.;It brings together all aspects of structural design and drawing procedures and covers general structural drawing techniques, reinforced concrete and strcutural detailing, using the latest British Standards BS8110 and BS5950. An overview of the relevance and importance of construction practice in relation to the structural detailer is provided and it acknowledges the increasing value of computers in design, particularly computer-aided draughting.