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DRFT 1352: Steel Trusses

Effective date Department

January 2020 Drafting

Description
This course prepares the students to read and interpret engineering drawing and tabular data
relating to structural steel trusses, and to generate from this information shop fabrication
drawings of welded and bolted steel trusses. This course is part of the full-time Architectural
Technician, Civil/Structural Technician, Steel Detailing Technician Certificate Programs.

Credits Year of study

2.0 1st Year Post-secondary

Prerequisites
None

Corequisites
None

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

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1. Read and interpret engineering drawings of structures containing steel trusses
2. Describe and illustrate the relationship of engineering data to the fabrication drawing
3. Prepare a fully-detailed steel truss, complete with appropriate notes and bill of material.

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

None

Hours
Lecture: 60
Lab: 0

Instructional Strategies
Lectures, handouts, and worksheets are used to teach the principles, with group work being
employed to gain appreciation of some of the more complex connection issues. Analysis of
the project requirements leads to the creation of the shop drawings, which occupies the
majority of the course duration.

Grading System Passing grade

Letter Grade (A-F) C-

Evaluation Plan

Type Percentage Assessment activity

Project 70 Creation of 3 drawings

Quizzes/Tests 15 Quizzes/Tests

Participation 15 Participation

Course topics

History and development of truss types, with examples

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 History and development of truss types, with examples
Reading steel truss engineering drawings and data
Conventions used in truss fabrication drawings
Truss geometry (including camber adjustments)
Dimensioning, labelling and notations
Truss welding
Use of multiple drawing sheets for one component

Learning resources
None

Note:
Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.

Broadway campus
1155 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5T 4V5 Tel 604.871.7000

Downtown campus
250 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6B 1S9 Tel 604.871.7000

Annacis Island campus

1608 Cliveden Avenue, Delta, B.C. Canada V3M 6P1 Tel 604.871.7000

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