Diploma Introduction to Steel Detailing

Course code DRFT 2291

Credit 1.0

Length 30.0 hours

Course outline View

The course introduces the students to the structural steel sections used in steel construction, the processes used in the fabrication shop to manufacture the building components, and the drawings used and created by the steel detailer.

This course is part of the full-time CAD and BIM Technician Diploma.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Structural steel production
  • Structural steel shapes, features and uses
  • Shop fabrication equipment and processes
  • Symbols, terminology and abbreviations used on construction drawings
  • Steel detail drawing features
  • Steel erection drawing features

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

Select your program to see the available course schedules.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.