SEB Drafting Manual for RC Structures 2017 Page 1.

1 File Name: Drafting manual_Section 1 Date: September 2017

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 THIS DRAFTING MANUAL IS PREPARED FOR DETAILING REINFORCED CONCRETE (RC) STRUCTURES FOR PROJECTS UNDER ARCHITECTURAL
SERVICES DEPARTMENT (ArchSD). IT COVERS DRAWING PRESENTATION, DETAILING DATA, CODE REQUIREMENTS, DETAILING METHODS AND
EXAMPLES OF COMMON STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO RELEVANT CODE OF PRACTICE, DESIGN STANDARDS, BUILDING
REGULATIONS AND IN-HOUSE INSTRUCTIONS, GUIDELINES AND MANUALS.

1.2 IN COMPILING THIS DRAFTING MANUAL, REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRUCTURAL USE OF CONCRETE 2013. WHERE
DIFFERENT DETAILING OPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE, PREFERRED DETAILS ARE SHOWN FOR STANDARDIZATION CONSIDERATION. DIAGRAMMATIC
PRESENTATION IS CHOSEN FOR EASY INTERPRETATION.

1.3 ALL DETAILS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL ARE BASED ON THE “STRONG COLUMN - WEAK BEAM” DESIGN PRINCIPLE.

1.4 USERS ARE ADVISED TO NOTE THE APPLICABILITY AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS DRAFTING MANUAL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE
STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLES AND LOGIC BEHIND THE DETAILS SHOWN IN THIS DRAFTING MANUAL. USERS SHOULD NEVER COPY ANY DETAILS
SLAVISHLY OR ADOPT ANY FIGURES FROM THIS MANUAL BLINDLY IRRESPECTIVE OF CIRCUMSTANCES. ADVICE SHOULD BE SOUGHT FROM
PROJECT STRUCTURAL ENGINEER (PSE) IN CASE OF DOUBT.

ArchSD