CE 100

LECTURE -8
BUILDING DRAWING

Drawing of Sectional Views of Building

SECTION VIEW

• Section is also known as vertical section/sectional elevation/cross

section.

• It is imagined that a finished buildings is cut vertically along a line

so that the building is separated into two portions along the
imagined vertical plane from top of the building to the lowest part
of foundation.
• The line, which is drawn on the plan to indicate the section,
is called sectional line and represented by A-A, B-B, A-B or X-
X, X-Y etc.

• The arrow heads shall be marked to indicate the way in

which the sectional view is to be drawn.
Major Elements to be Shown in a Section View
The necessity of the section is to indicate all the vertical
dimensions
– Foundation details (total breadth, thickness of each consecutive
layers)
– Details of flooring (thickness of each layer comprising the floor)
– Height of super structure
– Sizes of doors, windows, almirahs and other openings
– Thickness of roofing (slab thickness, lime concrete thickness etc.)
– Width and depth of parapet wall
– Lintels height and thickness
– Stair(s)/ steps details (flight section details if stair lies along the
section line and flight elevation if stair is in front of section line)
– Sunshade length, depth and other details.
Sectional Details of Roof
Sectional Details of Window
Sectional Details of Door
Sectional Details of Ground Floor
The plan of a single
room one storied
building is given.
Assume
plinth height = 1ft.
Foundation depth and
width below GL = 2 ft
and 2 ft 6 inch
respectively.
Draw sectional view of
section X-X.
Section: X-X
Actual Plan Plan w.r.to your position

Section Y-Y (Try Yourself)