All About Software Engineering And Development

are engineering, known as SE, is the development, design, maintenance and documentation of software by applying practices and various technologies from fields such as computer science, engineering, application domains, project management, digital asset management and interface design.

The conception, development and verification of a software system is what software engineering is all about. It is necessary to identify, define, realize and verify the resultant software's required characteristics. Necessary testing is required for attributes such as reliability, functionality, testability, maintainability, ease of use, availability and portability. In software engineering, software can be verified to meet these requirements by having design and technical specifications prepared and implemented correctly. The characteristics of the software development process are also important in software engineering. Development itself, development duration and risks in software development are examples of such characteristics.

A computer uses software as part of its system that allows the hardware to operate properly. Software can be system software or application software. System software includes the main operating system and a variety of other utilities that enable the computer and its applications to run. Application software includes the computer programs and relevant documentation responsible for end-user data processing tasks. This kind of software is developed for such tasks as word processing, payroll, inventory and production control.

What Are Shop Drawings?

By Brian M. Curran

I started back in the AEC industry in the late nineties, and it probably wasn't long after that when I first heard the phrase "shop drawings". I'm sure the phrase conjured up pictures in my imagine as I thought about the meaning of that phrase, and now many years later I'll answer the same question that put my imagination in gear back then, namely "What are shop drawings?"

Since I have years of experience in the AEC Industry, through which hands-on I have learned a thing or two about shop drawings, for this article I think the best way to answer the question at hand is to: Do a short web query on the topic, then to quickly parse through a few of the results, and finally to offer up a consolidating statement by tying together my experience and web query results.

With having just mentioned my web search method to collecting some definitions, I actually didn't start on the web, if that makes sense! Rather I first started on my bookshelf and found that The Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary Third Edition Unabridged defined shop drawings as, "Drawings created by a contractor, subcontractor, vendor, manufacturer, or other entity that illustrate construction, materials, dimensions, installation, and other pertinent information for the incorporation of an element or item into the construction."

Then I moved onto the web as I said I would, and dug up two more definitions. The first of my web definitions was from the online AIA Document Commentary, A201-2007 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction which stated in section 3.12.1, "Shop Drawings are drawings, diagrams, schedules and other data specially prepared for the Work by the Contractor or a Subcontractor, Sub-subcontractor, manufacturer, supplier or distributor to illustrate some portion of the Work."

Lastly, my web query results turned up Wikipedia's site. They externally cited R Pietroforte (1997)(PDF), Construction Management & Economics, Taylor & Francis Retrieved 2007-02-23, which gave a definition of, "A shop drawing is a drawing or set of drawings produced by the contractor, supplier, manufacturer, subcontractor, or fabricator."

With these three definitions I have a mini sample set of definitions, so that I can check for consistency amongst them, and compare them to my life's experience within the AEC Industry. Considering just that I think the definitions are fairly consistent, and do pretty good job of explaining what shop drawings are without needing any extra explanation. Regardless though, let me further clarify what the definitions are saying through a hypothetical example.

Lets say that there is a man who wants a 20 story building constructed, and so he hires an Architecture / Engineering firm to put together the construction documents for doing so. Well, the construction documents, which will be taken in hand by a Contractor who will actually construct the building, some times don't have all the information that the Contractor will need in order for him to complete the construction of the building. This is where shop drawings come in. They act as the bridge that fills in the gap between the contract documents and the Contractor.

This example admittedly doesn't cover all the varying scenarios in which shop drawings are used, but I do hope it can be extrapolated upon in order to better understand a different shop drawing situation.

About the author: From New York City Brian M. Curran runs a CAD drafting service that provides outsourced AutoCAD drafting services to AEC industry companies, homeowners and others with CAD drafting needs throughout the entire United States. His CAD services include, but are not limited to: Building Surveys / As-built drawings of: building systems, building elevations, roof plans, floor plans, and reflected ceiling plans. Also, hand sketches converted into AutoCAD format, Paper-to-CAD conversions, structural drawings, steel detailing, rebar placing drawings and construction logistics drawings

Structural Drawings - On Demand Structural Engineering Services

Written by Harvesh Modh
Construction is one of the finest and most fruitful business sectors these days. Perhaps that's why it is gaining more and more popularity. Structural engineering services are most widely used by professionals to get huge benefits in short amount of time. Amongst such structural engineering services, structural drawings are most demanded of all.

What are structural drawings? How can we use them to get effective building designs? - Most common questions in anyone's mind. Structural drawings are set of diagrams, graphical representation of pre-fabricated building components. These drawings illustrate detailed technical specifications about almost every important building component/ part. This includes height, width, angles and dimension specifications.

Pre-fabricated building components are the components that are to be used in construction. Main aim behind preparing structural drawings is to get clear idea about complete information about measures, different dimensions and specifications of various building parts. With such bunch of information in your mind, you will definitely be able to build your proposed building structure in an effective manner.

Structural drawings are useful in many ways such as:
• Structural steel drawings with structural drawings symbols
• Steel fabrication drawings
• Structural steel fabrication
• Structural steel dimensions
• Structural steel framing and structural steel erection
• Custom steel shop drawings, structural building drawings
• Structural drafting drawings, structural steel detailing drawings
• Structural CAD drawings
• CAD drafting and design drawings

Structural engineering services like these structural drawings are generally performed by expert structural engineers. They have excellent domain expertise and relative experience to provide superb structural drawings for professionals such as builders, architects and contractors.

Residential Steel Buildings Will Stand the Test of TimeBy Jordan Laurent

Using steel as the structural element for any kind of building especially a residential building is actually a revolutionary thought considering that man has been programmed to think of a house being built only out of bricks and stone. However, steel has qualities that can beat any kind of building material over the centuries as far as safety and durability as well as aesthetic appeal goes. Residential steel buildings will be able to pass the test of time because of the anti corrosion feature that steel as a material has. This means that you can be rest assured that your home will be safe from all kinds of weather hazards and environmental issues that we are all currently fretting about which might very easily harm other buildings.

That feature is only about the exterior superior quality that residential steel buildings command. But on the interior as well, steel has the strength in its very core and structure that enables it to stand erect and stand strong for much longer than buildings made of any other material. Not only will the steel building be structurally strong, but steel is a material that will surely not be affected by termites and other degenerating influences that eat away a building from the inside, thus making residential steel buildings immune to this kind of a break down as well. It is no wonder therefore, that steel has become now the most sought after material for building construction as a substitute to bricks and stone.

Commercial Steel Buildings - The Thing of the Present

For most builders today, commercial steel buildings are proving to be the most preferred kind of construction because of two very important reasons; because they are structurally very strong and also because they look great after they have been completed. The best part about building commercial steel buildings nowadays is that the local industries are actually helping the latest technology to cost a lot lesser than it used to. However, that does not stop technology from advancing itself; consequently while the cost of building such a construction goes down the advantages of it only keeps going higher.

In fact, commercial steel buildings give that aesthetic look of being a thing of the future and in the business world it gives the company inside the building the edge that it needs over its competitors. These kinds of buildings seem to exude a sense of seriousness and the look of meaning business and in a tough world of the business, you got to be made of steel! So whether it is a new and upcoming business or an old one, the building itself gives a look of durability and seems to be doing a lot for the business itself. Not only that, but these steel buildings can actually be customized to suit tastes like no other kind of building can be. Colors and textures and angles and designs can all be played with to personalize a building and therefore make it one unique piece in the world if it is so desired.

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