| In the rapidly growing of steel construction industry, | | | | structure. These particular rebar pieces are then |
| it is essential for any building contractor or structural | | | | registered or shown by plan on a detail placing |
| engineer to know basic function of rebar placing | | | | drawings. |
| drawings, duties of a rebar detailers, method of | | | | Typically for Rebars, the ACI (American Concrete |
| producing placing drawings and responsibility of the | | | | Institute) Building Code requires the design drawings |
| steel fabricator. | | | | to show location and size of all structural components |
| The ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) | | | | and reinforcement, location and type of welded |
| Manual on the steel construction guidelines has clearly | | | | splices, anchorage length and mechanical connections |
| explained the difference between the two types of | | | | of reinforcement. |
| Rebar detail drawings - Placing drawings for concrete | | | | Usually, Design information will be specific with regard |
| reinforcing steel & Shop drawings for structural | | | | to the structural dimensions, quantity of reinforcing |
| members. Although many engineers/fabricators still | | | | bars and bar sizes. This typical data is not specific |
| think that structural steel shop drawings and | | | | enough to be able to cut to length, fabricate, ship |
| reinforcing steel drawings are the identical in nature, | | | | and install reinforcing bars directly from the design |
| purpose and scope, which is not true in many | | | | drawings. Hence, the requirement that detail/placing |
| practical ways! | | | | drawings should be supplied. The detailer must have |
| A rebar detailer is generally a subcontractor of the | | | | good mathematical and visual skills with additional |
| steel fabricator. The detailer explores design data | | | | knowledge of CAD design or drafting systems to |
| shown on the design drawings and project | | | | furnish accurate drawings for cost-effective |
| specifications to detail or record all the reinforcing | | | | fabrication. |
| steel members required for a specific section of the | | | | |