Construction Documents Flashcards
What drawing shows how the design was actually built.
As-Built (Record Drawings)
All trees, shrubs, rock outcrops, slabs, structures, and utility lines within the project area are to be abandoned or moved
Clearing, Grubbing, Demolition
(1) Preliminary Surveying (2) Tree Protection, Temporary Conditions (3) Clearing, grubbing, and Demolition (4) Topsoil stripping and stockpiling (5)Rough Grading (6) Finish Grading (7) Installation of Site Improvements (8) Planting and Seeding
Construction Activities
What is the purpose of Construction Documents?
Graphic and verbal instructions to a contractor for the purpose of bidding and constructing a proposed design. Provide the contractor with information concerning linear and aerial dimensions, volumes, and location of proposed elements. (1) Scale (2) Date (3) and North Arrow are required on all plans
Contractors use Construction Drawings and Specifications to put together bids
Cost Estimate
Project Title, Sponsor, Consultants Names, Index to Drawings by Title and Sheet Number, a Project Location Map, a graphic key to the drawing symbols
Cover or Index Sheet
The plan that displays Information often overlaid the existing condition plan. Shows the items to be demolished, removed, relocated, or transplanted
Demolition Plan
A reproduction of a registered survey plan for the site, drawn to or spliced into the standard sheet size of the working drawing set.
Existing Conditions Plan
What elements are required on the Existing Conditions Plan?
Scale, date, and North Arrow(True Magnetic North)
What should be included in the existing conditions plan?
Shows (1) Property Boundary line lengths and bearings (2) the total acres (3) the Topographic configuration illustrated with the contours and (4)significant spot elevations (5) existing structures (6)vegetation type and size (7) utilities (8) easements (9) adjacent roads (10) geodetic or DPW survey grid at 500 or 100 ft stations (11) a Location Map (12) and Boring Data.
Erosion Control
Prevent Silting of Streams and drains as regulated by the EPA specifications
Establish finished elevations
Finish Grading
Grading and Drainage Plan
Enables the contractor to establish vertical controls for the location of all site and building elements
What elements are included in a Grading and Drainage Plan?
Spot elevations, Contour Lines, locations and rim elevations of structures receiving runoff, Limit of grading (no-cut/no-fill line)
What plan(s) needs to be coordinated with building elevations, finished floor elevations, and all utility drawings?
Grading and Drainage Plan
Grubbing
Grubbing or clearing denotes the removal of trees, shrubs, stumps, and rubbish from a site, often from the site on which a transportation or utility corridor, e. g. a road or power line; an edifice, e. g. a home or office; or a garden is to be constructed
Layout and Materials Plan
Shows the Proposed development superimposed on existing conditions plan
Drawing from which quantities and materials are calculated by the contractor
Layout and Materials Plan
Show detailed layouts in courtyards or entrances
Plan Enlargements
Show locations of all proposed plant materials, their names, sizes, and any other characteristics that will assist the designer
Planting Plan and Details
What should be included in the plant list?
quantity, botanical name(genus, species, variety), common name, size (height, spread, caliper, etc), spacing, and special requirements(Multistem, first branch height, etc)
A note or clause in the Planting Specifications should state that which of the following shall take precedence; plan or the list?
The Plan takes precedence over the Planting List
What constitutes the Primary Drawings?
(1) Cover or Index Sheet (2) Existing Conditions (3) Demolition Plan (4) Site Preparation Plan (5) Site Preparation (6) Grading and Drainage Plan (7) Planting Plan and Details (8) Utility Plan (9) Site Details and Sections
Show a profile section along a roadway centerline and designate finish and existing grades at 50 to 100’ stations along that line
Road Profiles and Sections
What is Stationing?
A station is a Horizontal measurement along the Survey Center Line of a project.
How is Station Number 1 at a 100-foot interval written?
1+100
What is the difference in distance between Station 650(650+00) and Station 920(920+00)?
(920-650) x 100 = 27,000’
What is two feet ahead of station 500+00
500+02
Find the distance from the Station 20+60 to Station 12+80?
2060-1280=780’
The distance from Station 80+10 to 85+20?
8520-8010 = 8010
How many feet are in a half station?
50 feet
Invert elevations, pipe sizes, types, and locations
Surface drainage
Topsoil Stripping and Stockpiling
Contractor removes all topsoil within the grading limits and stockpiles the soil in an area that is convenient for future respreading
Moving trees to avoid construction damage
Tree Transplanting
Wrapped or enclosed. As described in the Specifications
Tree Protection
(1) Stormwater Drainage (2) Subdrainage (3) Sewerage (4) Water Distribution (5) Electrical layout (6) Buried cables (8) Steam and heat lines (9) Fuel Lines are included in what plan?
Utility Plan
What plans are laid over a half-toned grading plan?
Utility Plan
Preparation of all subgrade surfaces for footings and subbase materials for below or on-grade structures
Rough Grading
Detailed descriptions of (1) General Conditions (2)Special Provisions (3) Materials (4) Quantities (5) Information on Installation
Specifications
Procedure and performance standards
Specifications
Provided by a contractor when required by Designer
Shop Drawings
Convey specific methods of construction to the contractor
Site Details and Sections
Illustrates the proposed development and indicates the location of stockpiling areas, trees to be removed and thinned, limit of the work line, employee parking and construction road access, erosion control methods, concrete truck washout areas, staging areas, storage areas, stockpile areas, trees to be protected, and location of dewatering trenches or construction siltation ponds
Site Preparation Plan
Contractor verifies major dimensions, roadway geometry, property boundaries, construction limit line, stockpiling areas, and horizontal measurements
Preliminary Surveying
Major Source of General Construction Specifications
CSI Construction Specifications Institute
Legal Responsibilities of Costruction Documentss
Formal Legal Documents
Construction Activities
Each Drawing represents a class of operations Organized by Activity
Installation of Site Improvements
Contractor installs fixtures, benches, pavements, steps, trash, receptacles, planters, equipement, and finished amenities
Planting and Seeding
Contractor plants trees, shrubs, and other plant materials; mulches and edges beds; harrows, rakes, conditions, fertilizer, and seeds or sods
What part of every sheet contains (1)Sheet Title, (2)Client’s Name, (3)Name of Consulting Firm(s) info (4)Date, (5)Drawn by, (6)Checked by, (7)Revision Block, (8)Job Number, (9)Sheet Number
Title Block
What information is included on each sheet?
(1)Title block, (2)Border, (3)North Arrow, (4)Written and Graphic Scale, (5)Registration Seal, (6)Appropriate legend, notes, and labels, (7) References to copyright
What are some Additional Drawings that may be included in a package?
Plan Enlargements, Road Profiles, and Sections, Shop Drawings, Record (as-built)drawings
What sheet displays the Project Title, Sponsor, Consultants Names, Index to Drawings by Title and Sheet Number, a Project Location Map, a graphic key to the drawing symbols?
Cover or Index Sheet
Forms the basis for Horizontal Controls formed presented in the layout plan and the vertical controls shown in the Grading Plan
Existing Conditions Plan
What drawing shows: Property Boundary line lengths and bearings Total acres The topographic configuration illustrated with the contours and significant spot elevations Existing structures Vegetation type and size Utilities Easements Adjacent roads Geodetic or DPW survey grid at 500 or 100 ft stations A Location Map Boring Data
Existing Conditions Plan
Shows the Proposed development superimposed on existing conditions plan
Layout and Materials Plan
The plan that shows the proposed design is located horizontally on the ground by using bearings and distances, station offsets, and coordinate points
Layout and Materials Plan
What plan(s) show the limit of grading is usually indicated by the no-cut/no-fill line?
Grading and Drainage Plan
What plan requires coordination with building elevations, finish floor elevations and Utilities?
Grading and Drainage Plan
True or False; A note or clause in the specifications should state that the plan shall take precedence over the list in the event of a discrepancy
True
The following is included in what document?
Property Lines Match lines Limit of contract Buildings and overhangs Paved areas, terraces, and walls Surface and sub-surface utilities Location and size of existing plant material Location, type, and size of proposed plant material Areas to receive seed or sod Planting list or schedule Existing and proposed topography Location of decorative lighting fixtures Irrigation
Planting Plan and Details
The plan that must be coordinated with other plans, specifically for major plantings or hard-surfaced areas?
Utility Plans
In some cases the Contractor is given latitude to design special features that require craftsmanship
Shop Drawings
What drawing must be drawn after the contractor notifies the landscape Architect so that changes can be added?
As-Built (Record Drawings)
