1. CEE 578 Senior Capstone Design Types of Construction Drawings
Michael D. Doran, P.E. DEE
Professor of Practice
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison

2. Cover

3. Cover Name and designation of project Name of Owner Name of Engineer
Date
Project Location

4. List of Drawings

5. List of Drawings Drawings listed by number and title
Drawings organized by type (general, architectural, mechanical, electrical)
Professional seals are normally affixed on same page as drawing list

6. Standard Symbols and Acronyms

7. Standard Symbols and Acronyms
Drafting
Topographical
Architectural
Underground utilities
Piping
Electrical
HVAC

8. Site Plans

9. Site Plans Show existing and new topography and features
Locate “Area of Work’
Locate existing features, structures
Locate and describe areas of demolition
Locate new structures
Locate and describe new site work
Locate and describe new site utilities
Construction notes
Separate site plans are commonly used for demolition, grading, landscaping, roads and walks, structures, utility piping, and electrical.

10. Building Elevations

11. Building Elevations Elevations of footings Elevations of ceilings
Roof details
Door and window details
Architectural details

12. Floor Plans

13. Floor Plans Building and room dimensions Structural details
Room numbering
Location and type of openings
Location of furnishings and equipment
Separate Foundation Plans, Framing Plans, individual floors, individual rooms, etc., as necessary to show construction

14. Section Views

15. Section Views Structural notes Equipment notes Key elevations
Slab and component thicknesses
Equipment, piping and valve arrangements

16. Structural Drawings

17. Structural Drawings Reinforcement size and location
Wall and slab thickness
Details and notes

18. HVAC Drawings

19. HVAC Drawings Duct sizes and locations Fan locations
Louver and Damper locations
Wall penetrations
Equipment locations, numbers and Control system interconnections

20. Schedules

21. Schedules Doors Windows Flow control gates HVAC equipment
Electrical loads
Instruments
Etc, etc.

22. Plumbing Plans and Schematics

23. Plumbing Plans and Schematics
Location and size of piping
Location and description of piping appurtenances
Isometric schematic drawings
Construction notes

24. Electrical Wiring and Panel Drawings

25. Electrical Wiring and Panel Drawings
1-line diagrams for load and power
Interconnection diagrams for data and control
Panel layouts for motor and supervisory control centers

26. Standard Details

27. Standard Details
Used for a host of small and often repeated items such as:
Connections
Penetrations
Sealing
Reinforcing
Road and walk sections
Curb, gutter
Hydrants
Etc, etc.
Engineering organizations keep a vast library of standard details that are ‘tried and true’ for use on projects. The standard is used whenever possible because they are known to work – minimizes errors and problems

28. Plan and Profile

29. Plan and Profile
Location with respect to survey stationing and topography
Manhole numbers and pipe invert elevations
Piping diameter, length and slope
Profile has exaggerated vertical scale – such as 1” = 2’

30. Roadway Profile and Sections

31. Roadway Profile and Sections
Existing topography
New road topography
Typical and special road sections and dimensions

32. Process and Instrumentation Diagrams

33. Process and Instrumentation Diagrams
Individual drawing for each system or process
Equipment interconnection schematic
Direction of process flow
Valves and flow controls
Instrumentation
Control system connections
Consistent designation system for equipment, valve and instrument numbering