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APPENDIX C
DRAWINGS
1. General. This appendix prescribes the
requirements, procedures and drafting standards
for the preparation and approval of drawings for
military construction and/or HTRW projects. It
includes drawings, other than shop drawings,
prepared at all stages of design and construction.
2. Standard Drawings. Standard drawings are
developed under the guidance and criteria issued
by HQUSACE (CEMP-E). A listing of current
standard drawings is available from the TECHINFO
system accessed through the USACE Home Page
on the Internet,
http:/www.hnd.usace.army.mil, or
by direct telephone dialing the system data line at
(205) 895-1826. The purpose of standard
drawings is to aid in project planning and design,
and to reduce the cost and time for the preparation
of project drawings.
a. Types of Drawings. Types of standard
drawings are described as follows:
(1) Standard Design Drawings. Standard
design drawings can range in completeness from
definitive or sketch level, to completed construction
documents with the drawings of sufficient detail as
to materials and methods of construction to serve
as project construction drawings after the
necessary field modifications covering site
adaptations and deletion of inapplicable materials.
(a) Standard designs generally provide for site
adaptation in widely separated geographical areas
with design data for different climatic and seismic
conditions, and building materials. Alternate wall
sections, details and building elevations are
included as required to illustrate
these variations.
(b) These drawings are sometimes
accompanied by a standard technical guide
specification.
(2) Definitive Design Drawings. Definitive
design drawings delineate functional layouts,
space allowances, special features or
requirements, and the configuration of elements
both horizontally and vertically. Definitive design
drawings usually recommend basic building
systems; materials and construction details;
architectural treatments; and structural,
mechanical, electrical and fire protection systems
with criteria and guidance necessary for making
selection. These drawings typically include floor
plans, elevations and cross sections with
controlling and critical dimensions, gross and net
area tabulations. Definitive design drawings also
address the most likely and alternative site support
facilities and utility requirements for mechanical
and electrical systems. These drawings are
sometimes accompanied by a design analysis.
(3) Department of the Army (DA) Facilities
Standardization Program Standard Design
Packages. The drawings in these packages are
normally developed to a level of design that is
similar to definitive design drawings. The basic DA
Standard Design Package includes both standard
design drawings and design analysis. Additional
requirements and information on the DA Facilities
Standardization Program are contained in ER
1110-3-113 and AR 415-15.
(4) Sketch Design Drawings. Sketch
designs are usually single-line
drawings
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and the basic features of a facility type. These
drawings typically include plans, and elevations
and cross sections with controlling dimensions and
area tabulations.
(5) Design Guide Drawings. Design guides
are published and issued in printed form with both
narrative and graphic data to describe the
functional layout, space allowance and special
features of a facility type. Design guides typically
include drawings delineating individual space
requirements, and drawings showing the
organization of spaces into alternative facility
layouts and designs. These designs are usually
illustrated further by plans, and elevations and
cross sections with controlling dimensions and
area tabulations. Perspective sketches may be
included to illustrate recommended interior designs
and exterior design treatments. Drawings are
reduced to manual size for publication.
(6) Project Design Drawings from the CADD
Library. These drawings are completed facility
specific project documents available for site adapt
use to reduce cost and time for the preparation of
project drawings.
b. Modification of Standard Drawings. The
design agency responsible for the development of
a project design is authorized to modify standard
drawings, except those drawings contained in the
DA Facilities Standardization Program standard
design packages, to meet local siting, foundation,
topographic, climatic and seismic conditions,
energy and utility availability, and life cycle cost.
Criteria and waiver request procedures for DA
Facilities Standardization Program designs are
governed under ER 1110-3-113, and DAIM-FDR
memorandum, 7 Oct 95, SUBJECT: Request for
Waivers from the Use of DA Standard Design and
Space Planning Criteria.
(1) Modifications.
Modifications to
standard drawings are authorized to avoid
unnecessary construction features or costs, to
correct errors, and to adapt the drawings to local
materials and methods of construction, metric
measurements (when originally prepared in IP unit
measurement), or CADD techniques.
(2) Directed Modifications. Other
modifications may be directed by HQUSACE
(CEMP-E) in AEI or design directives.
Modifications and changes may be promulgated
through Engineer Technical Letters (ETL) or
revisions to guide specifications.
(3) Deviations. Modifications that cause
deviations from functional and operational
requirements, space criteria or cause significant
increases in cost shall be avoided. Deviations to
the functional and operational requirements
contained in DA Facilities Standardization Program
standard design drawings are unauthorized.
c. D e f i c i e n c y R e p o r t s a n d
Recommendations. HQUSACE (CEMP-EA) will
be promptly informed of any errors or omissions in
DA Standard Designs, including drawings. Under
the provisions in ER 1110-345-100, ENG Form
3078 may be used for this purpose or the
deficiency may be reported directly to HQUSACE
(CEMP-EA), Washington, DC 20314-1000.
3. Project Drawings.
a. Concept Design Drawings. Concept
designs are used to define the functional,
technical, and architectural and engineering
aspects of a project, and to help verify project
costs in order to provide a firm basis upon which to
initiate the final project design. Completion of
concept design drawings, together with a design
analysis, outline specifications and cost estimate,
normally represents about one-third of the total
design effort. Concept designs will be prepared in
accordance with AR 415-15, utilizing the ER 1110-345-700
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project requirements documents and applicable
standard drawings.
(1) When standard design drawings are used,
the drawings for the new project will include
appropriate sheets from those drawings modified
to depict site adaptations and other essential
requirements. Duplication will be avoided except
as required for clarity.
(2) Concept design drawings will generally
include the following information:
(a) Project site plan showing existing and
proposed buildings, roads, parking, landscape
planting masses, contours, and the utilities in the
immediate vicinity of the project.
(b) Building floor plans, cross sections and
elevations showing the functional layout, space
configuration and form, and building system
characteristics, to include the required properties
and/or performance of the construction materials
and methods.
(c) Design details of exterior and interior
elements; schedule of windows, doors, and
finishes and colors; details related to architectural,
structural, mechanical, electrical and fire protection
systems; and energy usage and other special
requirements.
(d) Foundation plans and details showing
geotechnical investigation results, boring data,
subsurface soil classification, allowable soil
bearing capacity, ground water elevations, etc.
b. Final Design Drawings. Final design
drawings will be prepared from the approved
concept designs. When standard design drawings
are used, additional sheets will be incorporated as
appropriate. Final design drawings together with a
complete design analysis, construction
specifications, and a cost
estimate
covering all technical, architectural and
engineering details will form the basis for
construction contracting. The drawings will be
sufficient in detail to provide for fair and
competitive bids from contractors, and to provide
for the construction of the project without additional
drawings, except for shop drawings or as may be
required to deal with unforeseen conditions
encountered during construction.
c. Shop Drawings. These are drawings
submitted by a contractor, manufacturer, vendor or
others, which show in detail the proposed
fabrication and assembly of specific building
components or which show the installation details
(i.e., form, fit and attachment) of materials or
equipment. Preparation, approval and transmittal
of shop drawings are outside the scope of this
regulation.
d. As-built Drawings. As-built drawings will
be prepared as part of the completion records
transferred to the using service upon completion of
the project. The contract drawings will be revised
and corrected to indicate the actual construction of
the project, including all change orders. Site plans,
building plans, cross sections and elevations,
schedules