DRAWING REVIEW CHECKLIST INDEX

I. General Drawing Format

II. Architectural/Structural Coordination
III. Civil/Structural Coordination
IV. Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing/Structural Coordination
V. General Structural Drawings
VI. General Foundation Systems
VII. Driven Pile Foundation Systems
VIII. Drilled Pier Foundation Systems
IX. Concrete Systems
X. Masonry Systems
XI. Structural Steel Systems
XII. Steel Joist Systems
XIII. Metal Deck Systems
XIV. Wood Systems
XV. Pre-Engineered Building Systems

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DRAWING REVIEW CHECKLIST

Project: Project Manager: Reviewer:

Project No.: Engineer: Date:

I. GENERAL DRAWING FORMAT

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
A. Is there a Project cover sheet including:
1. Name of Project?
2. Address of Project?
3. Design team and Contact person?
4. Scope of Work?
5. Location and Project Site Plan?
6. Deferred Item List?
7. List of Governing Codes?
8. Drawing List?
B. Do the sheet titles in the Drawing Index match the
individual drawing titles?
C. Are the dates, commission members, revision
descriptions, and initials consistent from sheet to
sheet?
D. Do title blocks appear consistent between
structural and architectural drawings (project
name, fonts, text size, drawing numbering
convention, etc.)?

E. Are drawing scales shown correctly?

F. Do plans show north arrow for orientation?
G. Are match lines shown consistently from sheet to
sheet?
H. Are match lines consistent with locations shown
on architectural drawings?
I Are structural plans orientated to match
architectural drawings?
J. Are key plans correctly shaded or hatched?

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II. ARCHITECTURAL/STRUCTURAL COORDINATION

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
A. Do structural drawings address items shown on
demolition drawings?
B. Has the SER provided special direction on
demolition plans, particularly if phased or partial
demolition involves specific planned procedures,
including shoring?

C. Are all dimensions checked for consistency in

themselves and in agreement with architectural
drawings?

D. Are all column locations and orientations shown

the same on structural and architectural drawings?

E. Do perimeter slab edges agree with those shown

on architectural drawings?
F. Do depressed or raised slab limits agree with those
shown on architectural drawings?
G. Do floor and roof elevations agree with those
shown on architectural drawings?
H. Do structural drawings reflect additional structure
for folding suspended partitions, including any
deflection limitations?
I Do expansion joint locations agree with those
shown on architectural drawings?
J. Do control joints in walls agree with those shown
on architectural drawings?
K. Do architectural drawings specify adequate lintels
for non-load bearing wall openings?
L. Do architectural drawings adequately specify
design elements for stairs by others, including
stringer, post, and railing sizes?
M. Is all information noted as "See Structural" noted
on structural drawings?
N. Is information shown in wall sections in
agreement with structural drawings?
O. Are brick ledges and footing steps in agreement
with structural drawings?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
P. Are governing regulations and code references
coordinated between architectural and structural
drawings?
Q. Elevator Coordination
1. Do design loads include allowance for impact?
(typ. double static)
2. Are supports designed per ANSI/ASME allowable
stresses and deflections?
3. Are loads designed for points of application
indicated on drawings?
4. Does elevator up-pull reaction at pit included for
high speed elevators? Similarly for underslung
elevators?
5. Are intermediate elevator rail supports provided
where required?
6. Are Separator beams and intermediate rail bracing
designed for specified reactions including
horizontal?
7. Is elevator hoist beam provided over center of
shaft?
8. Is minimum clear overrun provided above top
floor served?
9. Is elevator sill support detail coordinated with
architect and elevator spec.?
10. Are clear hoistway dimensions coordinated?
R. Are references to Architectural drawings clearly
identified?
S. Are connections for architectural attachments
coordinated with structural requirements?
T. Are connections for equipment and systems
referenced to structural documents as applicable?

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III. CIVIL/STRUCTURAL COORDINATION

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
A. Do new or old underground utilities (power,
telephone, water, sewer, gas storm drainage, fuel
lines, fuel tanks) interfere with foundation
systems?

B. Do building foundations interfere with property

lines or foundation systems for existing adjacent
buildings?
C. Have utility inverts been coordinated with footing
elevations?
D. Do roadways result in the potential surcharge of
retaining walls or below grade building walls?

E. Do final site elevations correspond to elevations

used for design of retaining walls or below grade
building walls?
F. Is drain tile routing and slope coordinated with
footing elevations?
G. Have earthwork requirements regarding
compaction, imported fill materials and
engineered fill been specified in accordance with
the Geotechnical Report used as the basis for
design?

IV. MECHANICAL-ELECTRICAL-
PLUMBING/STRUCTURAL COORDINATION
A. Do footing elevations accommodate plumbing
inverts/elevations?
B. Are floor openings framed out to accommodate
ductwork and other penetrations?
C. Are lintel provisions included for all ductwork and
other penetrations?
D. Do toilet penetrations conflict with steel/concrete
beams and joists?
E. Does embedded conduit conform to ACI 318?
F. Has light fixture interference with structural
framing been checked?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
G. Are slab openings coordinated with risers (ducts,
hot and chilled water, conduit banks, bus ducts)?

Are slab openings and support for grease traps

provided?
Has punching shear been evaluated for conc. Flat
slabs/plates with mechanical openings?
Are there recesses required in the top of floors for
handicap access showers or tiled areas which may
require relocation of steel framing, rebar, PT
tendons, or punching shear reinforcing?
Coordinate location and dimensions of
penetrations in all lateral force resisting elements
including their foundations.
H. Are riser supports coordinated (every floor,
specific floors, base support)?
Do reactions account for expansion/contraction?

Are slab construction details provided around

conduit banks?
Is there a detail for minimum conduit size, spacing
and layering in slabs at highly congested areas?
I. Are beam web penetrations/notches and their
reinforcement coordinated with M.E.P. and with
other framing e.g. perpendicular beam
connections?

J. Do structural drawings account for heavy hanging

loads due to piping, particularly near mechanical
or boiler rooms?
K. Have reactions for mechanical or electrical
equipment been shown on the drawings where
necessary for the design of specialty structural
systems by others?

L. Do M/E/P drawings show special details for

piping, equipment, etc which crosses building
expansion joints?
M. Do structural drawings address vibration isolation
of mechanical equipment?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
N. Are acoustic criteria for structure surrounding
heavy mechanical equipment known and included
in design (addl. mass)?
O. Are cooling tower/generator/chiller/boiler support
criteria coordinated?
Is separate steel above vibration isolators
included?
Is coordination with support criteria for vibration
isolators incl.?
P. Is cellular deck required?
Are trench headers considered in design?
Q. Have transformer vaults/network protection rooms
been designed to address special requirements of
the local authority, such as blast loading?

R. Has structure been designed to support snow

drifting due to large mechanical rooftop
equipment?
S. Has the roof been designed to accommodate storm
water retention on roofs?
T. Are hold-down slabs required for buried tanks?
U. Are oil tank spillage retention basins required?
V. Have footings been stepped to accommodate sump
pits?
W. Have footings been stepped down to accommodate
rain water leaders coming down at columns?

V. GENERAL STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS

A. Is there a Structural Cover Sheet including:
1. Governing Codes?
2. Design Criteria?
3. Geotechnical Information?
4. Construction Material Specifications?
5. Inspection & Testing Programs?
6. Drawing Legends?
7. Abbreviation?
B. Do plans present proper information for:

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
1. North Sign?
2. Dimensions, grid lines, scale (need to be
consistent with others)?
3. Define elevations of floor?
4. Define all structural members & lateral load
resisting system
5. Locations of Openings, Mech. Units?
6. Cross Reference details?
C Are notes consistent with sections, details and
specifications.
D. Do drawings conform to design calculations and
sketches?
Do notes provide necessary design information for
prefabricated items?
E. Are special provisions for future expansion
shown?
F. Is the nomenclature consistent throughout all
drawings and specifications?
G. Are legend and abbreviation lists shown?
H. Are floor and roof elevations shown and in
agreement with architectural drawings?
I. Are typical details adequately referenced and
applicable?
J. Do scheduled items shown on plan correspond to
items in schedules?
K. Do all sections match the location and orientation
of section cuts on plans?
L. Are all scales indicated correctly?
M. Are drawings and specification coordinated?
N. Is there a clearly identifiable load path for gravity
and lateral forces?
O. Have design review comments been resolved?
P. Are all special details included and properly
referenced?
Q. Is there a clearly identifiable complete load path
for support of gravity loads and bracing of lateral
forces?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
R. Is lateral bracing dependent upon any sequence of
erection, or on a variety of building systems? Are
special construction procedures identified?
S. Are material tolerances considered and provided
for within materials, between different materials
and between structural and non-structural
elements?

T. Are the joint locations, on the architectural

drawings, for accommodating the vertical and
lateral building movement coordinated with the
various skin systems as well as interior non-
structural elements?
U. Are the connection points, assumed loading, and
associated details shown for bidder designed items
to be connected to the primary structure?
VI. GENERAL FOUNDATION SYSTEMS
A. Is any shoring required for stability of structure
during construction specified as the responsibility
of the Contractor?
B. Is shoring required to maintain stability of
adjacent buildings clearly shown on demolition
and building plans or specified as the Contractors
responsibility?

C. Is shoring required to maintain stability of

excavations specified as the responsibility of the
Contractor?
D. Are submittals regarding shoring design and
construction requested for proof of meeting design
requirements, but not for review and approval by
the SER?

E. Is shoring design provided on drawings?

F. Are earthwork requirements clearly explained in
the specifications – Do they include requirements
of the geotechnical report with regard to
compaction, imported fill materials and
engineered fill?

G. Are details provided to address issues associated

with running utilities under foundations?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
H. Are special requirements for sequencing of
earthwork operations identified in drawings or
specifications?
I. Are dewatering requirements indicated in the
specifications?
J. Are requirements for footing cuts shown on
drawings?
K. Is backfill and drainage fill properly indicated?
L. Are existing soil conditions shown in drawings or
specifications for bidding purposes?
M. Do the foundation plans clearly show the locations
of all foundation elements: footings, walls, piers,
caissions, cofferdams, mat foundations, pier caps,
grade beams, slabs-on-grade?

N. Are foundation schedules used as needed?

O. Are all footing conditions completely detailed and
properly reinforced?
P. Are final elevations of foundations shown (top of
footing or bottom of footing)?
Q. Are foundations placed at proper depth for frost
line?
R. Are all footing steps shown?
S. Is standard footing step shown?
T. Are footing elevations set to distribute bearing
pressure below adjacent pits or other foundations?

U. Are sumps shown and detailed?

V. Are waterstops shown?
W. Will foundations be expected to resist secondary
loading associated with future construction and is
it so noted?
X. Is bracing specified for basement wall backfill if
placed prior to final bracing?
Y. Do drawings indicate the maximum allowable soil
stress for DL, DL+LL and Gravity Loads +
Lateral Loads?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
Z. Are base courses and capillary water barriers
shown under slabs-on-grade and do they conform
to recommendations of the geotechnical report?

AA. Is the Geotechnical Report properly referenced in

the General Notes and Specifications?
BB. Are slab-on-grade reinforcing, slab thickness,
construction joints, contraction joints, flatness
requirements, finishing and curing properly
specified?

VII. DRIVEN PILE FOUNDATION SYSTEMS

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
A. Are pile driving limitations listed in the
specifications including hours of operation, energy
delivered, etc.?
B. Are bid lengths and quantities established?
C. Are unit prices called for variation from bid?
D. Is final layout for piles indicated on foundation
drawings?
E. Do driven pile schedules or notes specify driving
lengths, pile diameter and thickness, splices, cut-
off elevations, etc.?
F. Is test pile program shown on the drawings and is
detailed information provided in the
specifications?
G. Is the interface between the top of the pile and the
bottom of the pile cap/foundation clearly detailed
on the drawings?
H. Is pile cap reinforcing shown?
I. Are pile caps interconnected?
VIII. DRILLED PIER FOUNDATION SYSTEMS
A. Are drilled piers shown on the Foundation Plan,
showing relationship between piers and other
foundation elements?
B. Are requirements for drilled hole casings shown
on the drawings and described in the
specifications?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT

C. Do drilled pier schedules specify shaft diameter,

bell diameter, length, reinforcement, confinement,
etc.?
D. Pier vertical reinforcing:
1. Are size, quantity & length shown?
2. Are splices permitted?
3. Are splices staggered?
4. Are splices required?
5. Dowels - are size, quantity, length and embedment
length into pier shown?
E. Are pier dowels and/or anchor rods shown?

F. Is the interface between the top of the pier and the

bottom of the pier cap/foundation clearly detailed
on the drawings?
G. Is pier cap reinforcing specified?
H. Are pier caps interconnected?
I. Are test holes specified and referenced to the
geotechnical report?
J. Are pier bid quantities and lengths shown?
K. Are methods of acceptable hole drilling clearly
explained in the specifications?
L. Are dewatering requirements for drilled holes
shown on the drawings and listed in the
specifications?
IX. CONCRETE SYSTEMS
A. Do structural drawings or specifications reference
all applicable ACI & CRSI standards, including
ACI 301, 315, 318, and the CRSI Manual of
Standard Practice?

B. Are concrete compressive strengths at stated ages

specified for all structural elements? Are key
requirements for concrete mixes specified?
C. Is strength and grade of all reinforcement clearly
specified?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
D. Are all structural elements, such as slabs, beams,
girders, columns, walls and foundations, clearly
identified, located, dimensioned and detailed?

E. Are sections and details complete and are they

referenced?
F. Are reinforcing steel requirements adequately
detailed for all structural elements?
G. Are columns completely identified on plans,
schedules and details, showing?:
1. Locations?
2. Sizes and orientation?
3. Grade and size of reinforcing steel; strength of
concrete?
4. Number of reinforcing bars for each column type.-
Plan details of each type?
5. Details of ties or spirals for each column type?
6. Splice locations and details; dowels?
H. Are slabs, joists, beams and girders, completely
identified on plans, schedules and details,
showing:
1. Member identification and location?
2. Sizes?
3. Complete reinforcing details for each member
type, including number and size of straight and
bent bars?
4. Number, size and spacing of stirrups and stirrup
ties.
5. Identify number of layers of steel?
I. Are beam/column joints adequately detailed?
J. Are minimum steel requirements met?
K. Are typical reinforcing steel hooks and bends
clearly defined?
L. Are lap splice and development length
requirements clearly identified?
M. Are type and location of mechanical and welded
splices of reinforcement properly specified and
detailed?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
N. Are any special coating requirements for
reinforcing steel called out?
O. Is required concrete cover for reinforcing steel
called out?
P. Are sleeve locations and details called out?
Q. Is special trim reinforcement identified around
sleeves or openings?
R. Are construction joint details provided?
S. Are slab depressions identified and detailed?
T. Are finishing and flatness requirements specified?

U. Is lightweight concrete properly identified and

specified, including maximum density used in
design calculations?
V. Have provisions of ACI 318, Chapter 21, Special
Provisions for Seismic Design, been applied?

W. Have possible reinforcement congestion problems

been evaluated?
X. Are camber requirements identified?
Y. For post-tensioned concrete:
1. Is minimum concrete compressive strength at time
of post-tensioning specified?
2. Have tendon material properties been identified?

3. Are magnitude and location of prestressing forces

given?
4. Do drawings clearly indicate effective force
requirements for all uniform and banded tendons?

5. Do drawings clearly indicate tendon profiles and

minimum concrete cover requirements for all post-
tensioned elements?
6. Is stressing sequence given for post-tensioning
tendons?
X. MASONRY SYSTEMS
A. Is value of f'm specified?
1. Specify all masonry materials?
2. Specify all required testing and inspection?

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3. Specify bond type?
4. Specify cold/hot weather requirements?
5. Specify grouting procedures?
6. Is Special Inspection required?
B. Are control joints specified, and are they:
1. Spaced as required?
2. Placed to avoid concentrated loads?
3. Do they allow for arching at openings?
4. Are they placed to coincide with floor joints for
wall supported slabs?
C. Will all walls with reinforcing have cells at least
2"x2"? Are cells with reinforcing required to be
filled with grout, not mortar? Is extent of grouting
of cells clearly identified?
D. Is all reinforcing steel clearly shown? Are bond
beams shown for horizontal steel?
E. Are non-structural walls isolated to allow for
relative movement, yet braced for out of plane
forces?
F. Are locations of intermediate bond beams shown
on sections and wall elevations?
G. Are walls designed and connected for out of plane
forces?
H. Are lintel details provided for all openings?
I. Are shelf angles required for brick support
properly located and anchored?
J. Do shelf angle joints allow for deflection,
shrinkage, creep and brick expansion?
K. Are brick expansion joint locations coordinated
with brick lintels?
L. Are brick ledge details coordinated with
architectural elevations?
M. Are anchors for floor/roof joists, beams, etc.
properly located and detailed?
N. Are there joints to permit seismic drift or for walls
subjected to differential vertical movement or
settlement?
O. Are veneer tie details appropriate?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
P. Where masonry walls serve as shear walls to resist
lateral forces:
1. Have all stresses been checked and is reinforcing
adequate?
2. Are connections of diaphragms and collectors to
walls properly detailed?
3. Has overturning been properly considered?
4. Has reinforcing been provided at opening jambs,
heads, and sills to meet seismic or wind load
requirements?
Q. Have construction tolerances been considered?
XI. STRUCTURAL STEEL SYSTEMS
A. Is the AISC Code of Standard Practice referenced
and amended as necessary?
B. Are sizes and material grades clearly identified for
all framing members, bracing members, plates,
bolts, studs, etc., including special material
requirements?

C. Has the following dimensional information been

provided and checked?
1. Geometry and working points necessary for
layout.
2. Location of all members, based on column grid
lines, including offsets from column lines and
point locations for sloping members.
3. Slab edge distances and girt lines with respect to
grid lines.
4. Floor, roof and top of steel elevations.
5. Camber requirements, including cantilever ends
and backspan.

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D. Are steel connections and details complete,
including:
1. Permanent bracing.
2. Column stiffneners and web doubler plates.
3. Bearing stiffeners in beams and girders.
4. Openings in steel and web reinforcement.
5. Sizes and dimensions of all connection materials
and welds and number of connectors.
6. Column splice details.
7. Truss details and end connections?
E. If connections are to be designed by the
Fabricator, are the following provided:
1. Shear, moment and axial forces necessary for
design.
2. Are forces given at service load or factored load?

3. Is LRFD or ASD to be used in design of

connections?
4. Any dimensional limitations or restrictions on
connection type?
5. Bolted or welded?
F. Are base plates and anchor rod requirements
complete, including:
1. Base plate elevations.
2. Type of leveling system and details.
3. Plate dimensions and orientation, rod diameter and
embedment, size of holes, weld requirements. (4
minimum)
G. Have specific members or portions thereof to be
painted been identified, along with required
surface preparation?
H. Have specific requirements for architectural
exposure been specified?
I. Have fireproofing requirements been clearly
specified on architectural drawings and
specifications?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
J. Are force diagrams given for trusses that are not
shown with detailed connections? Do they include
truss geometry and applied loads?
K. Are structural steel connections to concrete or
masonry shown?
L. Have the AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural
Steel Buildings, including Supplement No. 2 been
reviewed?
M. Is the Structural Welding Code of the American
Welding Society properly referenced, recognizing
that certain provisions of the code are mandatory
only when specified by the SER? Have the
following items been specifically addressed?

1. Has non-destructive testing been specified? -

extent and degree?
2. Has verification inspection been required?
3. Have special weld acceptance criteria been
required?
4. Are toughness criteria clearly specified?
5. For non-tubular applications, has cyclical loading
been identified?
6. Are there additional requirements not addressed in
the AWS Code?
7. Where some of the usual responsibilities of the
SER are to be performed by Contractor, are they
clearly identified?
N. Are slab edge conditions detailed? Is there
torsional restraint for perimeter beams?
O. Are shear connectors identified, including
quantity, diameter, and length?
P. Are moment frames and braced frames shown and
referenced to elevations?
Q. Are openings for M.E.P. shown and dimensioned?
Are locations of penetrations or notches in steel
beams identified?
R. Are curtain wall support details accommodated
and coordinated with architectural?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
S. Are any special restrictions on shop or field
assembly clearly identified?
T. Have construction tolerances been considered and
provided for?
U. Are secondary members sized for efficiency by
using fewer different sizes?
V. Is structure constructible/erectable? Are pieces
sized to permit connection?
XII. STEEL JOIST SYSTEMS
A. Where HVAC or major plumbing is run through
webs is the requirement to align panel points
specified?
B. Ceiling extensions (bottom chord) required?
C. Is depth of the bearing seat shown?
D. Are joist size and spacing shown?
E. Have type of bridging and spacing been specified?

F. Are special connections detailed when joist frames

into column flange or web?
G. Are bracing and bracing loads for continuous
beams at bottom flange required by extending
bottom chord angles?
H. Is joist bridging specified, including cross
bridging at discontinuities?
I. Is width of support for steel or masonry bearing
adequate?
J. Is depth of joist consistent with fire rating
requirements?
K. Are joists and girders with top chord axial forces
or applied end moments properly designed to
transfer load into the chord?

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ITEM Yes No N/A COMMENT
L. When defining loads on special joists are the
following considered?:
1. Define gravity and lateral loads separately.
2. Identify or estimate self weight.
3. Indicate net wind uplift.
4. Do not specify a standard joist designation with
special loading.
5. Consider constant shear joists where location of
loading is uncertain.
6. When joists are on a bias (not plumb), consider
effects of gravity forces on bracing.
XIII. METAL DECK SYSTEMS
A. Are gages, depths and types of metal decking
shown on the plans?
B. Do drawings specify that decking must be
continuous over two or three supports?
C. Have minimum required structural properties of
floor and roof decking been specified and
coordinated with the project specifications?
D. Is deck attachment pattern and fastener type
specified, including sidelap, support, and
perimeter conditions?
E. Does deck attachment pattern and fastener type
provide required shear diaphragm strength?

F. Is special inspection required for all diaphragm

attachments?
G. Have deck support details at columns been
provided?
H. Is continuous edge angle provided at perimeter of
metal roof deck?
I. Is deck finish indicated?
J. Are sheet metal pour stops shown?
K. Are deck opening supports detailed?
L. Have the Steel Deck Institute Design Manual for
Composite Decks, Form Decks and Roof Decks
and the Steel Deck Institute Diaphragm Design
manual been referenced?

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XIV. WOOD SYSTEMS
A. Are species and grades of timber specified and
shown in the notes?
B. Is nailing schedule shown or reference made to
governing code requirements or applicable
criteria?
C. Are sizes and types of bolts, screws, nails,
engineered wood products and wood framing
connectors clearly identified and specified?
D. Are adequate details shown, identifying all
framing members and connections, including
details for diaphragms and shearwalls?
E. Are required lateral bracing, blocking and bridging
details called for on the drawings, including
blocking at bearings?
F. Are bolt spacing, end distances and edge distances
adequate?
G. Are beams, blocking lintels or headers detailed at
roof, floor and wall openings?
H. Are walls properly attached to foundations, floors
and roof?
I. Are typical details provided for wall construction?

J. Has wood shrinkage been accounted for?

K. Has deflection criteria been checked?
L. Have the following been checked or identified for
shearwalls and diaphragms?
1. Plywood panel thickness and grade.
2. Panel orientation and placement.
3. Blocked or unblocked.
4. Fastening patterns at edges and interior supports.

5. Adequate chords to resist flange forces.

6. Adequate collectors and drag struts.
7. Connection details for transfer of forces from
diaphragm to wall and wall to wall.
8. Adequate wall anchor bolts.
9. Provision for overturning forces through floors
and at foundation.

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K. For wood structural elements engineered by others
(i.e., Glu-lam systems, pre-fabricated trusses, etc.):

1. Are design code and criteria identified?

2. Do plans show appropriate geometry for others to
determine shape, span, etc.?
3. Are design loading requirements shown or
specified?
4. Are shop drawings and calculations required to be
submitted by others?
5. Are calculations to be signed and sealed by a
licensed engineer?
L. Have nail spacing in general, and nail spacing on
straps or ties specifically, been coordinated with
pre-manufactured joist systems to make sure they
do not exceed manufacturers recommendations for
the various products used?
M. Have typical details been provided to show
allowable notching and boring of solid sawn studs
and solid sawn joists/beams?
N. Has large plumbing and sprinkler piping been
located and provisions made for routing through
beams, studs and sill plates?
XV. PRE-ENGINEERED BUILDING SYSTEMS
A. Are the design criteria and applicable code or
standard specified, including all design loads and
serviceability limitations?
B. Are building geometry and clearance requirements
specified?
C. Is responsibility for foundation design clearly
identified?
D. Is effect on existing adjacent buildings
considered?
E. Is there a requirement for a letter of design
certification and the design calculations to be
signed and sealed by the building Manufacturer's
Engineer who is a Specialty Structural Engineer?

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F. Is the end use of the building identified, along
with project specific conditions such as
importance factors, side sway criteria and
environmental conditions?

G. Is a note included that foundations for pre-

engineered buildings or for equipment shall not be
placed until the design loads and anchor bolt sizes
and arrangement have been submitted on shop
drawings and approved?

H. Is the MBMA, Design Practices Manual

referenced for metal buildings?
I. Are metal buildings required to be designed for
unusual dead loads such as ventilation equipment,
sprinkler system piping, ceilings, cranes?

J. Are design reactions shown on plan?

K. Is manufacturer required to submit loads for their
building?
L. Is erection required to be under the observation of
the SER or other registered engineers?

B-23