GENERAl ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGS

What is general arrangement drawing of the steel frame?

General arrangement drawing (GA drawing) of the steel frame
is a document with graphical representation that helps to understand the general arrangement of the steel frame elements in the project.
The general arrangement drawings are developed at the earliest design stages.

GA drawing contains the following information:

Floor plans and sections of the steel frame in coordinate axes

where the position of the steel frame components towards each other in space are shown
Local sections, view, structural steel connection

and other images that give a complete picture of how the steel frame components (beams, columns, braces, etc.) interact with each other
Profile type/mark and steel grade

of steel frame elements

Connection type of steel frame elements

bolted, strength grade, standard and sizes of bolts, nuts and washers, or site welding showing the type of the weld and its dimensions
Dimensions

snapping of steel frame elements to coordinate axes, distances between steel frame elements, snapping of connection elements, dimensions of openings etc.
Technical instructions
be followed in designing, manufacturing and assembling steel frame elements frame elements

What is general arrangement drawing of the steel frame?

The aim of the general arrangement drawings is to help a official static engineer, customer or contractor to get an overview of a steel frame, bearing capacity and stability, interaction of the elements, technical solutions, connections of separate elements in structure of the building and to check if everything is correct.

Eneca team includes experienced structural engineers, calculation specialists and steel structure designers. We design steel structures for different types of facilities, such as commercial buildings, industrial plants, boiler houses and CHPs, in accordance with Eurocodes.

Our Services for steel structures design:

Static calculation
Calculation of connections
3D modeling
General arrangement drawings,
Workshop drawings, assembly drawings, erection drawings.

Erection drawing

Erection drawings Steel structures erection drawings contain the information about assemblies (beams, columns, braces) connectections

Assembly drawings

Detailed drawings of single steel frame elements (assemblies), such as anchor bolts, columns, beams, braces, staircases, handrails, gratings, etc.

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