ME2421 – Mechanical Engineering Drawing and Graphics

Lecture7:

Structural Drawing, Types of Steel

Sections, Welding & Riveting

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Contents:

• Structural Drawing
• Structural Steel Shapes
• Structural Steel Drawings
• Structural Connections
• Large Rivets
• JOINING PLATES WITH RIVETS
• Riveting Symbols
• Small Rivets
• Blind Rivets
• A Riveted Truss, Example
• Basic Welds and Symbols
• Welding Symbol
• Welding Symbol, Examples
• Dimensioning of Welds
• Dimensioning of Welds, Example
• Detail of Welded Beam, Example

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 Structural Drawing
Structural Drawing:
the design and working
drawings for structures
such as buildings,
bridges, dams, tanks,
and highways. Usually
prepared by a
structural engineers
(civil engineers).

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 Structural Steel Shapes
Steel is produced in mills to standard shapes:
i) plates & bars of standard thickness
ii) pipe, tubing etc of standard diameters
iii) various rolled shapes of standard dimensions
iv) Designers ordinarily select standard shapes that best suit their purposes and
adapt their designs to conform to the shapes that are available.

Letter designations of cross sections

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 Structural Steel Shapes

Bar side Bar Width x Thickness Bar Diameter

PL Thickness x Width L wider leg x smaller leg x Thickness

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 Structural Steel Shapes

Nomenclature: The W-, S-, and C-shape

structural members are designated by
a letter and two numbers. The letter
refers to the type of cross section; the
first number refers to the nominal depth
in inches, along the web (web height
plus flange thicknesses). The second
number refers to weight, in pounds, per
foot of length.

· Thus W 14 x 53 refers to a wide flange

beam, with a 14” nominal depth
weighing 53 pounds for each foot of
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 Structural Steel Shapes

In the bearing pile, the

web and flange
thickness are equal,
whereas the W-shape
has unequal web and
flange thickness.

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Structural Steel Shapes

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 Structural Steel Drawings
Example: Typical Steel Floor Design Plan.

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 Structural Connections
Steel members must be connected to form a structure such as
bridge, building etc.
It can be connected by the given method :
a) Riveting
b) Welding
c) Bolting
d) High Strength Bolts

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Large Rivets

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JOINING PLATES WITH RIVETS

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Riveting Symbols

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Small Rivets

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 Blind Rivets

The pin of the rivet is pulled. As

this happens the pin head is
pulled into the rivet and the end
of the rivet is expanded.
Eventually the pin will break off.

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A Riveted Truss, Example

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Basic Welds and Symbols

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Welding Symbol

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Welding Symbol, Examples

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Dimensioning of Welds

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Dimensioning of Welds

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Dimensioning of Welds, Example

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Detail of Welded Beam, Example

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