📚 Structural Plans (S-Plans) Study Page
This study guide covers all key elements found in Structural Plan sets used in construction drawings. Use the videos, notes, and questions below to reinforce your knowledge of structural framing, foundations, and coordination.
Module 1: Introduction to Structural Plans
Understand the role of structural drawings and how they interact with architectural and MEP plans.
Module 2: Cover Sheet & General Notes
Explore the design criteria, codes referenced, and general instructions that guide the structural set.
Module 3: Foundation Plans
Learn to identify footings, piers, pads, thickened slabs, and callout notes on structural foundation plans.
Module 4: Framing Plans
Review floor and roof framing layouts including beam, girder, joist, and shear wall configurations.
Module 5: Structural Details
Dive into reinforcement layouts, rebar detailing, weld symbols, and bracing methods.
Module 6: Schedules & Symbols
Interpret typical structural symbols and learn to extract steel and footing schedules for estimating.
Module 7: Coordination
Understand where structural framing intersects with plumbing, ductwork, and architectural components.
Module 8: Exercise
Find framing sizes, identify bearing walls, locate critical structural callouts on a sample sheet.