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Shop drawing

Meaning in civil engineering & construction, with examples

nounCommon term

In civil engineering & construction, shop drawing means: A detailed drawing prepared by the contractor, fabricator or supplier showing exactly how an item, such as steelwork, rebar or facade panels, will be made and installed.

In Turkish: imalat resmi, atölye çizimi, imalat projesi

How it is used

Shop drawings are prepared from the design drawings, submitted for approval and only then used for fabrication. Reviewers stamp them approved, approved with comments, or rejected.

Example sentences

  1. The steel fabricator has sent the shop drawings for the roof trusses.

  2. We can't order the curtain wall until the shop drawings are approved.

Common collocations

  • submit shop drawings
  • approve shop drawings
  • shop drawing review
  • steel shop drawings
  • drawingA scaled technical picture of a structure or part of it, such as a plan, section or detail, that shows the builder what to construct and where.
  • structural steelSteel made into standard shapes such as I-beams, H-columns, angles and hollow sections, used to build frames for buildings, bridges and industrial structures.
  • revisionA new, changed version of a drawing or document, marked with a letter or number such as Rev B so that everyone knows which version is current.
  • RFIRequest for information: a formal written question from the contractor to the designer or engineer when drawings or specifications are unclear, missing or in conflict.
  • as-built drawingA drawing updated at the end of construction to show what was actually built, including all changes and the final positions and dimensions.

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